Author: Chris Carson
Date: 11:37:34 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? Chess Master has several pre-set personalities that play at different Elo ratings, some in very strange ways. This is a good choice and you can create your own CM personality to play against. I am not an expert on most of the other programs, so take this with a grain of salt. Rebel can be set up to play weaker and different styles. I think Fritz, Junior, Hiarcs and Shredder can also, but I do not have the experience. You can adjust play for most by omitting Table Bases, using a weaker opening book, turning off thinking on your time, reducing hash tables and giving the computer less time to think then you give yourself (say 15 seconds to your minute). Crafty is a great free program by Dr. Hyatt. Winboard is a good GUI. Crafty is close to the commercials and can also be set to reduce strength and style. Read the documentation to find out how to change the settings. Best Regards, Chris Carson
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