Author: John Merlino
Date: 16:38:56 07/30/03
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On July 30, 2003 at 18:36:24, ERIQ wrote: >On July 30, 2003 at 12:52:14, John Merlino wrote: > >>On July 30, 2003 at 11:14:59, ERIQ wrote: >> >>>I was wondering if this new chess program's engine is the same strength as >>>w-chess 2000 or better. I read about program and felt that if it was designed >>>for beginners then what would the need be to use such a strong engine. >>> >>>Of all the engines I've played none has beaten me up as bad as w-chess and that >>>was playing on a p120 I think! I remember the days of w-chess, GM's had problems >>>in 30min game or less. >>> >>>These days most have 1.2ghz box, how can they dream of competing now? I must >>>admit I would love to have the chance to rematch this engine but as my system is >>>2.2ghz I don't feel I have much chance:( >> >>Make no mistake -- the new Kittinger engine in Majestic Chess is certainly >>strong. >> >>jm > >what has been the results of any test done if you don't mind me asking also was >it a total rewrite or just modified w-chess code. There were no "scientific tests" done by the Majestic Chess development team. We just matched it up a few times against various other engines (Crafty, CM9000) to ensure that it could play "at GM strength". I have no idea about how Kittinger modified his engine since the Sierra Chess / WChess days. jm
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