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Subject: Re: Does Nimzo98 is a positional program?

Author: Thorsten Czub

Date: 14:57:03 03/12/98

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>I have made a note of the score of the programs after 1 min (on P-120):
>
>CSTal 287c = -4.32
>Zarkov 4.2b = -3.14
>Nimzo98 = -3.06

I guess the position measures the positional-value-range.
It shows that CSTal's positional range can be drastical.
I don't tell you a secret when I say that the above value is only the
peak of the iceberg. Tal can value much higher...

The position also shows very good from my point of view how much John
has increased the strength of Zarkov ! I can only congratulate him for
the progress in Zarkov ! I remember that I always bought Zarkov from
Gambit-Soft. I don't remember the versions. Long time ago. Zarkov was
always very high valued by us because of its many freak-features (The
learning feature was sometimes misused by us when we cheated for fun
when Herr Haumann visited us. He often came with special positions very
difficult to find the key move. We tuned Zarkov by enter the key move
and giving a high-value to help it a little !) , e.g. the link to
dedicated machines (saitek link) and and and
Although the old versions played very often strange way positionally
(Bd6 and strange structures), we had much fun.
Today Zarkov is a very good playing program, also positionally. maybe in
a few years zarkov is the champion on a world-chamionship ?!



>M-Chess 7.1 = -3.03
>Shredder 2 = -2.81

The position seems to measure positional playing strength very good.

>Comet A85 = -2.33

Also Comet is stronger in the last time. Maybe it has increased
positionally terms and your position measures it, Torsten !


>Gromit 1.2 = -2.12
>CM5000 = -2.07
>Hiarcs 6 = -1.96

I like the way your position rankes the programs !



>Kallisto AEGON = -1.75
>Patzer 2.99z9 = -1.59
>Diogenes 4.11 = -1.40
>Rebel 9 = -1.36
>Genius 5 = -1.30
>Corel Chess 1.0 = -1.28
>Junior 4.6 = -1.20
>Socrates 3 = -1.13
>Fritz 5.01 = -1.06
>W-Chess 1.04 = -0.96
>TCB 0035 = -0.72
>Crafty 14.5 = -0.68
>Tjes 0.1.02 = -0.57
>
>
>Obvioulsy Nimzo98 is fast but not stupid.

"stupid" is a very indifferent word.
Surely the positional values Rebel9 gives is less than e.g. Nimzo gives.





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