Author: John Merlino
Date: 09:35:02 07/31/03
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On July 31, 2003 at 08:58:25, Tony Werten 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 also do feel I have much chance:( >> >>Make no mistake -- the new Kittinger engine in Majestic Chess is certainly >>strong. > >Kittinger ? I saw Merlino and Majestic and never considered anything else than >the King. So Johan did not switch company ? > >Tony No, this is not a new version of The King by Johan. It is a new version of David Kittinger's engine (called "WChess" and previously used in Sierra's power chess). This program is being developed by Fluent Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal. Johan, to the best of my knowledge, still has an agreement with Ubi Soft to produce engines for the Chessmaster series. jm
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