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Subject: Re: Very interesting times for end of year...

Author: blass uri

Date: 07:10:20 10/29/98

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On October 29, 1998 at 09:16:29, Albert Silver wrote:

>On October 29, 1998 at 04:45:43, Jouni Uski wrote:
>
>>... which one will be the strongest:
>>
>>Mchess 8
>>Fritz 5.32/6
>>Hiarcs 7
>>Nimzo 99
>>Genius 6
>>Junior 5
>>Rebel 10
>>Shredder 3
>>
>>My quess Fritz5.32/6, because it's already leading SSDF list clearly.
>
>Hard to say but I'd be surprised if Fritz holds it's edge... unless the new
>engine has a new set of conditions linked to its autoplayer: minimum 256 Mb ram,
>PII-500, and those Ray-Bans it saw in the store the other day so that it can win

I want Junior5 to be best but I'd be surprised if Fritz5.32 will not be the best
from this list but this list give unfair advantage for Fritz5.32 because
Fritz5.32 is a future program(like Genius6,Hiarcs7)  when Junior5 and Rebel10
are commercial programs now.

I believe that when Fritz5.32 will be in the ssdf list there will be more
programs in the ssdf list and I am not sure if it will be number 1.
>in style...
>Seriously though, Rebel 10 will have to be tested privately as it will not be on
>the next SSDF. As for my opinion, which at this point is pure speculation, i'm
>putting my chips on Hiarcs 7. Version 6 still takes my breath away at times and
>it is by far the best endgame player.

I saw Hiarcs6 does a stupid mistake in not going  to a won pawn ending in the
CCL games.
Hiarcs6 did a draw from a rook endgame with a pawn advantage(I do not know if it
could win it) against Junior5 in mclane's tournament.
These were 40 moves per 2 hours games.
I am not so impressed by Hiarcs6's understanding of endgame.

I can only say that it is better than Hiarcs5 that could not win king and rook
against king in the ssdf games

> I have played it on Chess.Net and do you
>have any idea how many times I have seen it swindle a program in the endgame? It
>could be down a pawn, sometimes two, and still save the day, or transform an
>inferior position into a win. Amazing. And this against equal or slightly
>superior hardware.

What was the time control?

Uri




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