Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 18:27:19 10/30/00
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On October 30, 2000 at 21:22:34, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On October 30, 2000 at 20:51:41, stuart taylor wrote: > >There is a program for every purpose out there, it all depend what you are >looking in a P.C.Chess program, For instance, if you are looking for the >stongest program available now, then you have a choice between Gambit Tiger or >Rebel Century 3.0 which is offered on the same CD. But if you want to wait for >Fritz 7 or even better Shredder 5, they should be around christmas time. Now if >you are looking for the program with the most features you don't need to go any >further CM 8000 is almost available, plus it also has the best Graphics >available yet, and it ended in 2nd place in the strong Dutch Open. Now if you >are looking for the program that play closer to a human , then your choice again >is with Rebel Century or Nimzo 8,Plus Rebel play the strongest against humans so >far. > >Pichard. > >>Isn't it most sensible to wait until another 2 or 3 top programs are on the >>market, and are tested, and then get the one(s) with the strongest results? >> As I wrote below, Surely the STRONGEST program, even if it seems dull, will >>never be dull, if the most effective line is adventurous and brilliant. It will >>play that! But you can be confident that whatever it does is RIGHT and best. >> >> What interest is interesting if it might be wrong? That would make me spend >>hours and days testing interesting sacrifices to see if they are perfect or not, >>and I will never know what to expect, since sometimes they will be and sometimes >>not. If they are sometimes not, then in 5 years from now, that program will be >>wiped off the board by any other program, in a match, if not in every game, >>whereas Chess Tiger 13(e.g.)might remain quite competitive even long after then! >> Maybe CT 13 will now be the successor of HIARCS which seems to be quite >>resilient. Or will it be Shredder? >> But best competetive results must surely be the best buy, and the most >>authentic both positionally and tactically, and, when interesting--VERY >>interesting! >>S.Taylor >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>On October 30, 2000 at 17:07:57, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >> >>>Daniel, >>> >>>Get the Rebel 11 CD. Next in line would be Shredder 5. Last, but not least I >>>would recommend Chessmaster 8000 because it can probably beat 99.99% of the >>>players at this site on a consistent basis and is only $25.95 for the upgrade >>>from CM6000/7000. >>> >>>Tim Frohlick >>> >>>On October 30, 2000 at 16:58:47, Daniel Chancey wrote: >>> >>>>What to buy? I'll probably have 4 or 5 choices. Chessmaster 8000, Shredder >>>>5, Fritz 7, Rebel Century 3, or other. >>>> >>>>Chessmaster 8000 might be more like a learning program. It stil has a small >>>>book and secondary time controls still not available. Shredder 5 is the world >>>>computer champion. Hope to learn more about this. Rebel Century 3 is a strong >>>>positional computer. Fritz 7 is a fighting one I believe. Way too early to >>>>decide. >>>> >>>>As for my book, I'll plan to put in 1 last update before the year is over. >>>>Also (to Chessmaster fans) I'll try to put in a few G/60 matches. >>>> >>>>Castle2000
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