Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 21:01:19 09/09/03
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On September 09, 2003 at 23:25:59, Christophe Theron wrote: >On September 09, 2003 at 20:47:19, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>http://www.chessgenius.com/pc/ >> >>New features of version 7.1 >>Improved graphics: >>Better support for high resolution displays. >>Addition piece sets. >> >>Author: Richard Lang, one of the great Chess Programmers from the early years. >> >>I currently have Chess Genius 3 installed on my Win2K machine thanks to this >>link. >> >>webpage >>http://www.gambitchess.com/progr.htm >> >>direct link >>http://www.gambitchess.com/pub/cg3dos.zip >> >>Although I am registered use Chess Genius 3, my disk has gone bad a long time >>ago. I believe Chess Genius 3 will still do reasonanbly well against many of >>the top programs today on equal hardware at fast time controls. > > > >No I'm sorry, it always loses with a significant margin. Even if you play >bullet. You have to use very slow hardware and fast time controls and you will >indeed see it do "reasonably well". But on todays hardware, even at fast time >controls I would not say that Genius is still competitive. That surprises me -- but if you say so. At longer time controls does it do better on faster hardware -- or is strictly short tc games on slow hardware? > >Just try (I have tried). > >Don't get me wrong: Chess Genius is still a terrific piece of software, one I >would have been extremely proud to write if only I had been able to. > > > > >> Whenver they >>(whoever they is?) decide to start a chess programmers "Hall of Fame" , there >>is no doubt that Richard Lang will be a select member. > > > >On this I 100% agree. Richard must be the greatest micro chess programmer of all >times. Very close are Ed Shröder, Franz Morsch and Dan & Kathe Spracklen. Just >my opinion. > > > > > Christophe > > > > > >>Tournament Titles won by Richard Lang's Chess Programs. >> >>1984 World Microcomputer Championship. Glasgow World Microcomputer Champion >>(Joint) >>1985 World Microcomputer Championship. Amsterdam World Microcomputer Chess >>Champion, Vice-World microcomputer Chess Champion. World Microcomputer Chess >>Team Champion. (All titles except best amateur) >>1986 World Microcomputer Championship. Dallas World Microcomputer Chess >>Champion, World Microcomputer Chess Team Champion. >>1987 World Microcomputer Championship. Rome Dedicated World Microcomputer >>Champion, Dedicated World Microcomputer Team Champion, World Microcomputer >>Software Champion, Personal Computer World Champion. >>1988 World Microcomputer Championship. Almeria Manufacturer's World Champion, >>World Champion (Unlimited Class), Manufacturer's Team World Champion, Single >>Processor World Champion, World Microcomputer Software Champion, Absolute World >>Champion. >>1989 Computer Olympiad. London Silver medal. Chess >>1989 ACM North American Computer Chess Championship. Reno Third place and Best >>Small Computing System >>1989 World Microcomputer Championship. Portorose Manufacturer's World Champion, >>Software World Champion, Absolute World Champion >>1990 Computer Olympiad. London Gold medal for Chess >>1990 ACM North American Computer Chess Championship. New York North American >>Computer Chess Champion. (First equal), Best Small Computing System, Endgame >>Championship First place >>1990 World Microcomputer Championship. Lyons Manufacturer's World Champion, >>Software World Champion, Absolute World Champion >>1991 World Microcomputer Championship. Vancouver World Microcomputer Chess >>Champion. (joint) >>1993 World Microcomputer Championship. Munich Manufacturer's World Champion, >>Absolute World Champion >>1995 World Microcomputer Championship. Paderborn Professional World Champion. >>(joint) >> >>Thank you Richard for all the joy your programs have bought me over the years! >> >>Best, >> >>Michael
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