Author: stuart taylor
Date: 17:23:05 04/23/02
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On April 23, 2002 at 09:46:25, Steve Maughan wrote: >Stuart, > >>>According to Eric, ChessBase have Hiarcs 8 second only to Fritz 7 and >>>approximately equal in strength to the Tigers! > >>That would be a pity as it would not make many people want to bother to buy the >>Hiarcs. > >I disagree. Hiarcs has a great playing style and I certainly would want to see >the sparks fly when it is pitted against Fritz, Tiger, Shredder and Junior, even >if it is 50 ELO weaker than Fritz (which I doubt)! > >Steve That is a question of beauty, I think. But chess is meant (imho) to show which beauty (or playing style) is real and which beauty is false. And that is what the whole competition of chess is about. Therefore, the great playing style is only of true value and beauty, when it is proven over the board. That's what I feel. S.Taylor
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