Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 21:01:37 03/14/03
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On March 14, 2003 at 16:58:15, Uri Blass wrote: >On March 14, 2003 at 14:19:28, Ed Panek wrote: > >>On March 14, 2003 at 13:35:55, Will Strickland wrote: >> >>>Hi all. Just curious as to what some of you feel are the best current programs >>>for evaluating closed positions(locked pawn chains and semi-locked pawn chains, >>>etc...). And which of the top programs demonstrate a major weakness in this >>>area? I know that programs, in general, suffer in closed positions compared to >>>open ones. But how would you rate the performance of Fritz, Shredder, Tiger, >>>Junior, Hiarcs, Chessmaster, Crafty, Ruffian, etc... in such positions? Thanks. >>> >>>Will >> >> >>Actually Crafty seems fairly good in these types of positions. Especially where >>a pawn break can occur. >> >> >>Ed > >No > >I know that Crafty has anti symmetric evaluation and it means that it is >relatively bad in these positions because it may try to open the position also >when it is wrong. > >I prefer to use an objective program to analyze games and not a program that >tries to avoid closed positions. > >Uri Fine. Which program gives the right answer in such positions then? None I know of.
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