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Subject: Re: J U N I O R 5.0 has finally arrived

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 05:56:29 10/08/98

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On October 08, 1998 at 06:30:46, Alessio Iacovoni wrote:

>On October 08, 1998 at 06:12:53, Moritz Berger wrote:
>
>>Today, I found a Junior 5 CD in my mail.
>>
>>Some features include:
>>- favour sacrifices on /off
>>- random play (just slightly random deviations, I presume ...)
>>- extra king safety evaluation on/off (handicap)
>>
>>Crafty settings
>>- "no tricks" -> optimized play against humans
>>- computer opponent - accept draws more easily
>>
>>Clip analysis to Windows clipboard
>>
>>Auto232 support (BUT not for Fritz 5 engine).
>>
>>Contempt value (finally!)
>>
>>Fritz 5 (16 bit, 5-10% slower than F5.16) is included but requires the original
>>Fritz 5 CD the first time you start it - so (unlike Crafty and EXChess) it
>>doesn't come for free with the $60 Junior 5 package.
>>
>>Just a few first impressions ... Kramnik really sounds impressed in the
>>interview about Junior's positional understanding that's also on the CD as an
>>.AVI video clip.
>>
>>
>>Moritz
>
>Are there any bugs?

Are you reading a message on the computer chess club? :-)

I'm sure that they've worked hard to remove them all, but as with any reasonably
complicated software, it's unlikely that every single bug has been found and
removed.  I am confident that Moritz would have mentioned any serious snags in
this regard, however.

Dave Gomboc



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