Author: Chessfun
Date: 03:05:37 12/09/00
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On December 09, 2000 at 04:34:07, Mike S. wrote: >There was also a windows version before VC II, called "Virtual Chess" (for >Windows), which was much better than the DOS (Virtua) version. I had even better >test results from this 1st windows version than from VC II in tactics and >endgame positions. Maybe this is one of the reasons why it is discontinued; they >couldn't achieve progress (more of the opposite). > >Nevertheless, there were other releases like "Virtual Chess Platinum" (a >collection of various versions), and Virtual Chess for the Nintendo 64, which >was cheap; a disappointment. See CSS 4/99. > >I would estimate the 1st windows version to have about the same strength as >Genius 5 or Nimzo 98, for example. It would have had a reputation, if it had >appeared in the SSDF list, but AFAIK it has no autoplayer capabilities (rating >list thinking strikes again). So, it remained "virtually" unknown. > >I believe that Virtual Chess II is approx. 50 elo weaker - but this is an >opinion based on 40 test positions only. > >Regards, >M.Scheidl I have Virtual Chess Windows 1.02 and considering the date 1995 it is a very strong programme. It has no autoplayer support but from the games I remember playing with it, IMO it is at least equal to Genius 5. Sarah.
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