Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 11:33:53 02/05/03
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On February 05, 2003 at 14:22:52, Nick Wilson wrote: >I'm rated around 1900 and have long since been used to being beaten by the >leading chess programs. I haven't bought any new versions for several years >because of this. I'm pretty sure I could be given knight or bishop odds to any >2600+ program and I'd still lose. > >But can any program available today be set to a special mode whereby it >willingly sacrifices a peice (or two) to rip open my position and then crush me >with its 2600+ rated attack. > >Obviously any such sacrificial attack would most likely be unsound, but being >only 1900 I probably wouldn't be able to defend many of them completely >correctly and I'd end up losing. It'd certainly make the game a lot more fun. > >I know when I play people rated more than 500 elo lower than me, I can happily >play unsound sacs and still win flashily (albeit unsoundly). > >So I want a mode for my 2600 elo opponent to do (or try to do) the same to me! >In a nutshell - sac peices and win flashily (even if it is unsound or risky) > >Any suggestions? I am pretty sure you could do this with chessmaster 9000, besides from being one of the strongest engines it is also the most configurable of all the commercials, in other words you can set it to attack like a chessplayer possesed :) It also comes with the best virtual learning features i have ever come across. Regards Jonas
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