Author: Uri Blass
Date: 21:21:26 06/02/02
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On June 02, 2002 at 23:46:45, Joseph Merolle wrote: >On June 02, 2002 at 22:32:25, Dana Turnmire wrote: > >>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >>-- -- -- -- -- -- BK -- >>-- -- BP -- BP -- -- -- >>-- -- WP -- WP -- WK -- >>-- -- -- WN -- -- -- -- >>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >>BB -- -- -- -- -- -- -- >> >>Here is the test position found in "The Mammouth Book of Chess." >> >>1Nxc5? >> >>This obvious, materialistic move throws away the win. White's c-pawn cannot be >>advanced to the queening square without the help of the king, but this allows >>Black to counter by attacking the e-pawn. White should not take the c-pawn, but >>instead make progress on the kingside by manoeuvring his knight. > >> >>I tested Chess Genius 3 and after almost 8 hours it still did not avoid the >>losing move. Can any of the modern programs avoid the losing move? If not >>would endgame tablebases help? > > > >Hi, > >My programs Fritz 7008 , Shreddder 6.02 , tiger 14 , gambit tiger on a 300 mhz >256 ram all reject night takes c5 in about a sec flat. Genius 3 is an out dated >program, I dont even think it has hash tables You are wrong. Genius3 have hash tables and is not so weak. It is clearly weaker than the best programs but it is better than most of the amatuers and it is strong enough to have practical chances against every chess program. Uri
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