Author: Steffen Jakob
Date: 07:29:53 07/08/98
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On July 07, 1998 at 17:44:29, Robert Hyatt wrote: [schnipp] >>>I humbly request that future chess programs allow time controls <1 sec per move >>>so average players like me can have the satisfaction of kicking their butts once >>>in a while. Sure, I can win by playing against weak modes, but its not as fun. >>>Vince >> >>There are other possibilities. Try reducing the program's strength by reducing >>the programs ELO IE. >the ones I have seen don't work very well. IE a dumb program on a PII/450 is >still a tactical monster and will punish most beginner-level players even if you >set all the eval terms == 0.000. > >And "choosing an Elo rating" is really a joke, when the programs estimate their >ratings at 2500+ in almost every case... I like the training mode of Fritz where Fritz plays normal but makes tactical blunders from time to time. It's much more fun for weaker players than simply reducing the sd. Greetings, Steffen.
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