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Subject: Cheap thrills in computer chess

Author: Joe McCarron

Date: 19:19:05 04/20/98


I have read posts from people who say that learning to play chess
against a computer by taking cheap shots is not going to improve your
chess strength blah blah blah.  If thats your view you may be disgusted
by his request.  I want to know what the best ways to beat some of the
older programs are.  I realize there is no set way to beat the best
programs now but what about the older ones?  What are the latest and
strongest programs that still fall for some traps? how many fall pray to
the stonewall attack?  Could someone list these programs and which
really botch it so bad that a patzer like myself could win?
What about chessmaster 2000?  how strong is that program on a 486 or
even a p2 or k6? anyone have any idea?

I really hope this post gets some responses because I really want to
play a program *at full strength* and win.   I hven't played any of the
older programs besides CM2000 what are some of the traps these others
fall into?

I noticed that gnu chess(don't know what version) on my mac sometimes
plays a terrible version of the scotch with an early ...Qh4.  Allowing
me to win.  Any other finds like this?

thanks
Joe



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