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Subject: Re: Are any programs good at analyzing closed positions?

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 14:38:12 12/31/00

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On December 31, 2000 at 16:26:23, Andy Serpa wrote:

>It seems most programs are getting better and better at avoiding blocked
>positions.  Does that mean that are getting worse and worse at analyzing blocked
>positions that are presented to them?
>
>In other words, if I want to use a computer to help analyze my own human - human
>games in which I might get into very closed positions on purpose, and where
>trying my best to unblock it might not be the best thing to do, is a computer
>any use to me here?  Is it just going to come up with unblocking moves no matter
>what, or is there any program that can do a decent analysis of such positions?
>(Positions that the computer would never find itself in had it played the game)
>

>Andy Serpa

Deep Fritz was programmed to play better at blocked positions and it is an
improvement on the current SSDF leader Fritz 6a. Therefore, it will play better
overall.

Pichard.
http://www.chessbase.com/newproducts.htm#deep




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