Author: Uri Blass
Date: 06:41:33 11/15/00
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On November 15, 2000 at 08:49:57, Martin Schubert wrote: >On November 15, 2000 at 08:23:37, Bob Durrett wrote: > >>On November 14, 2000 at 10:32:33, Martin Schubert wrote: >> >><snip> >> >>>I don't think it's possible to say "This is the best engine". It depends on the >>>purpose for what you are using the engine. For example if Fritz is leading at >>>the SSDF rating lists, it doesn't mean that Fritz is the best engine for >>>analysing my games. I have absolutely no use for Fritz's analyses. >>> >>>Martin >> >><snip> >> >>I have used Fritz a lot for this purpose. I thought Fritz was doing quite well. >> But if there's something better, I'll go out and purchase it today and quit >>using Fritz. >> >>What is better for this purpose? >> >>What makes it better? >> >>I am all ears! > >What program is the best depends in my opinion on the style of the game. If you >have closed positions, Fritz doesn't help much. Tiger for example is better in >my opinion. If I have a tactical position, it doesn't matter if the program is a >bit worse or better in tactics than the other. Every top programm is far better >in tactics than me and is far enough. So I need a program that has a better idea >of playing in closed positions. I disagree. The fact that the program is clearly better than you in open positions does not mean that it is not important to find the best move. If you play a correspondece game then it is important to get the best move in every position that you get into. Uri
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