Author: Martin Schubert
Date: 09:04:53 11/15/00
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On November 15, 2000 at 09:41:33, Uri Blass wrote: >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 The best move must not necessaryly be the best move for me. If the best move needs exakt play for many moves that I will never see, than this move doesn't help me. I was talking about my games, not about correspondence games. That'a another thing. It depends what you're using a program for. The best program for analysing your (already played) games must not be the best program for correspondence games. Martin
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