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Subject: Re: Gandalf against the others ... (not so fantastic results)!

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 03:54:32 11/13/00

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On November 13, 2000 at 05:55:18, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>You can find a lot of Gandalf 4.32f games from different people with longer time
>controls on fast systems, see my News Ticker !

A very nice and factual statement, Frank, but it's a waste of time IMO. Anyone
who looks at the SSDF list to establish if they've bought the right program have
a serious problem. The only important thing is to enjoy the software you own,
whether it be strong, weak, commercial or free.

If we have to talk about the program itself. Then it's obvious that Gandalf has
made a lot of progress from the previous version and has caught up with the old
generation within reason. The next generation doesn't look menacing in any way
as it's mostly SMP versions. I doubt that Nimzo will improve significantly and
that a new Hiarcs version will see the light of day anytime soon. The major
"competitors" will be the Tiger series and Shredder, which are also knowledgeble
programs. A good development IMHO.

All in all, I'm quite optimistic about the future for Danish design :o). I still
enjoy playing games with Gandalf, but the same applies to Inmichess. Go figure.

Mogens.



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