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Subject: Re: How long it takes before we have significantly stronger program...

Author: Frank Schneider

Date: 23:38:17 01/15/02

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On January 16, 2002 at 01:32:59, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 16, 2002 at 01:26:44, Jouni Uski wrote:
>
>>...than Tiger 14 / Fritz 7 today? Of course with today's hardware! 5 years? 10
>>years? I don't think there are any serious contender for these 2 programs in
>>sight.
>
>Maybe tomorrow morning.  I would not be at all surprised if half a dozen
>different programs were able to overtake either or both of those within one
>year.  Not that it is likely, but it would be unsurprising.
>
>Very likely:
>Junior is always a candidate.
>The new Hiarcs looks very strong.
>
>Dark horses:
>Insomniac gained ELO very rapidly.
>The new Pepito will turn some heads.
>Michael Borgstaedt seems to be working feverishly on a stronger Goliath.
>Yace has gained ELO in leaps and bounds.
>Many other possibilities.

Chrilly Donninger (Nimzo) is on the list of participants for the
upcoming IPCCC with an experimental engine.

Frank




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