Author: Frank Quisinsky
Date: 09:27:44 12/15/01
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On December 15, 2001 at 09:35:35, Mike S. wrote: >On December 15, 2001 at 07:57:22, Frank Quisinsky wrote: > >>(...9 > >>>There are some programs which are capable IMO of entering the TOP 10, but aren't >>>available and/or not tested by the SSDF, i.e. Yace. > >>please not forget the not free available engines. >>Chess Wizard, Ferret, Zarkov (in an older 4.5h version very strong), Insomniac, >>Arthur, Virtual Chess (I believe the new version comming soon). >> >>Not what we have ... >>More ineresting is ... what we not have :-) > >Yes, that's why I wrote "...but aren't available and/or not tested." I usually >forget some of these, i.e. Arthur (I can't remember the latest news about >Arthur), and Virtual Chess. > >I'm afraid we are not only loosing commerical programs like MChess, CSTal, and >probably Wchess, but also Top-Amateurs. My impression is, they just won't go >commercial unless they are absolutley sure they can join the top 5 or so (which >is very hard to do). - And if they think they can't, they fade away. Maybe they >do expect too much from themselves? I think there are enough companies which >would like to have some more good engines in their teams. > >I must admit, if I do not hear something new about a non-available program for >more than a year, I loose any interest in it. A comeback is more difficult for >them than for pros. For example, where are Dark Thought or Arthur? The last >games I have of them are from Paderborn 1999. > >Regards, >Michael Hi Michael, you must not losed your interest ... you must fighting ... for every not availble engine. This is the right concept ... see Gandalf in the past. Steen make a super work and in all the years Gandalf is a very very strong engine. I am very happy that Gandalf is now in newer versions available. Look in the games from Arthur and Chess Wizard. Arthur playing sooo interesting knight maneuver ... great! For you a tip: Autoplayer match MChess 8 vs. Pepito or Pharaon ... MChess, Genius, WChess are older top programs. The programmers make a super work in the past for computer chess. But now other programs are interesting and in 10 years we losed Rebel or other engines. I will say ... look in the future and the sun is shining. I believe Virtural Chess is comming soon. Write an mail and asked, see the Virtual Chess (I like French power) wepbage for more information. Chess Wizard Virtual Chess Chess Tiger AnMon Dragon Capture Pharaon The Crazy Bishop Nejmet GuruChess BBChess Knightx Jester WOW ... Best Frank
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