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Subject: Re: Which program is greatest genius? (maybe THIS is the right question)

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 12:34:28 07/16/03

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On July 16, 2003 at 15:05:51, stuart taylor wrote:

>Presumably, the greatest genius of a chess program today would be Shredder 7.04,
>Junior 8, CM9K, or Fritz 8.
>Possibly also Tiger 15 or Rebel 12, (or even Hiarcs 8?).
>What do I mean by genius?
>
>That means a few things, like
>1).Feeling of an aura in the moves it makes (unexpectedness as well as being
>extremely potent at the same time).
>2).Top elo scorrer
>3).Greatest discernable beauty of tactics and/or positional knowledge which
>makes deep sense, also, combined with results, I mean "Not just a pretty face"!
>
>It might JUST be that a lower scorrer seems like a greater genius, even possibly
>a non-comercial free program!
>
>Opinions please, but please state reasons/descriptions etc.
>Say whatever you REALLY think.
>
>S.Taylor


     I do not think that an engine with the described properties
     exists for the time being.
     Kurt



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