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Subject: Re: Which is strongest tactical, and which is strongest knowledge programs?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 22:42:49 09/01/01

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On September 01, 2001 at 20:23:09, Slater Wold wrote:

>On September 01, 2001 at 20:11:16, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>On September 01, 2001 at 20:03:18, stuart taylor wrote:
>>
>>This is a question which I've now resorted to asking, since the programs which
>>win most games seem to not necesarily be the greatest tactical visionaries, and
>>also not necesarily the greatest planners or knowledge programs, and possibly,
>>not even the best of both, but something else still.
>>  So I only want to know which is best in tactics alone.
>> Also, while we're at it, which is best in knowledge alone.
>>Which wins most games? I can easily find that out for myself when results come
>>out.
>>Thanks
>>S.Taylor
>
>I'd say Fritz is the king of tactics.  And Shredder the king of knowledge.

Is Shredder the king of knowledge?

I could only laugh about it's knowledge when it evaluated the position against
Deep Junior in WCCC as +5 and lost the game.

A program with knowldge could understand that Junior has chances and not to
evaluate the position so high.

Uri



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