Author: Ralf Elvsén
Date: 03:06:39 05/17/01
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On May 16, 2001 at 12:50:30, Peter Berger wrote: >On May 13, 2001 at 22:39:43, Dana Turnmire wrote: > >> I noticed Genius 5 scored 2632 on an Athlon 1330. I tested Genius 2 on an AMD >>K6/500 and got a score of 2640. (80 x 8 + 2000 = 2640) >> > >In this test it might the strongest of the Genius' it seems ;-) . > >In fact Genius2 was one of the programs I used to love very much - it played >like some Petrosian - strong but _extremly_ passive . I was always under the >impression to be able to hold or win only to find out that I somehow missed >something _again_ ... :-); the endgame was superb - I think it was the first >program I ever pitted against another chessprogram btw - it had to play against >Mephisto 2 ( which it punished badly ) and against Mephisto MM V ( interesting >challenge ; I think Genius 2 was on a 286 then ( my first ever computer ) . For me Genuis 2 is a nightmare opponent. It has a style which evades my anti-computer chess. The few wins I have have always been due to poor endgame from the program though... I would rather play Hiarcs or Crafty in a serious match. They are more predictable. Ralf > >I skipped Genius 3 and got Genius 4 next ( probably quite similar to 3 from what >I have heard ) . > >In the meantime I had upgraded my computer to a 486 and it seemed Genius had >changed its style completely :-) - it seemed to be much more agressive than >Genius 2 ( which might very well be the effect of the 486 , too , I know ;-) ). > >It still was strong - but I never had the same respect for it than I had had for >the Genius 2 - I reinstalled Genius then and never was quite sure which of them >was stronger - at least they seemed to be quite different beasts to me . > >Thanks again for posting your results, Dana . > >pete
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