Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 13:43:07 06/08/98
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On June 08, 1998 at 05:18:16, Jouni Uski wrote: >If we compare programs A and B in tactical test suite (WAC) and A solves >293 positions with average solution time 5 sec, but B solves 298 with >average speed 60 sec - so which one is better tactically? I think >it's quite a problem to define. From my experiences in over 10 years, with DOING test-suites of all kind, and chess games of all levels, I can say the above is nonsense. I don't know how you define tactics. But obviously you misunderstand that finding key moves in an unbalanced position (like solving cross-words-puzzles)and handling tactics in a chess-game (from a balanced position INTO a non-balanced position) is NOT the same. I know many programs who are brilliant in test-suites, and much weaker in tactics in games. Finder-programs (as I define it, e.g. Fritz5/The King) FIND tactical key moves very early, but they are not master in each game that has tactics as theme. They are tuned to find a key move and a sac in a very fast time, but they are not very good in handling them from a normal position. I hope you do not believe that I write this to be a) against you (again) b) against Fritz c) wanted to be right. I write this because it is my honest opinion for years. And most of my colleagues think the same.
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