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Subject: Re: That is a good reason for the SSDF to upgrade its slow 1.2 GHz

Author: Bertil Eklund

Date: 22:29:55 09/11/03

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On September 11, 2003 at 18:37:55, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On September 11, 2003 at 18:22:48, Peter Skinner wrote:
>
>>zenfunk is a P4 2.8 Ghz, using Gandalf 5.0. Somnus using Hiarcs 9. This game
>>Hiarcs played quite active chess, quite a change from the previous games.
>>Possibly it is like Hiarcs 8 and requires longer time controls. Just a thought.
>>
>>[Event "ICC 120 10"]
>>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>>[Date "2003.09.11"]
>>[Round "-"]
>>[White "Somnus"]
>>[Black "zenfunk"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
>>[WhiteElo "2361"]
>>[BlackElo "2370"]
>>[Opening "QGD Slav: 4.e3 Bf5"]
>>[ECO "D12"]
>>[NIC "QP.06"]
>>[Time "14:52:38"]
>>[TimeControl "7200+10"]
>>
>>1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 Bxb1 6. Rxb1 Qxd5 7. a3 e6 8.
>>Qc2 Be7 9. Bd3 h6 10. e4 Qd8 11. O-O Nbd7 12. b4 O-O 13. Bf4 Re8 14. a4 Nh5
>>15. Be3 Nhf6 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Rdc1 Qb8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bd2 Rd8
>>21. h4 N7b6 22. Bd3 Nc7 23. Qd1 Rd7 24. Ng5 Qe8 25. Qf3 Bf8 26. a5 Nbd5 27.
>>Nh7 Be7 28. h5 Nb5 29. Qe4 Qg8 30. Rb3 f5 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Re1 Rd6 33. Bxb5
>>cxb5 34. Nxf6 Bxf6 35. Rg3 Qf8 36. Rg6 Bg7 37. Bxh6 Bxh6 38. Qe5+ Bg7 39.
>>Rxg7 Qxg7 40. Qxd6 Qxd4 41. Qxe6 Nf6 42. Qe5 Rd8 43. g3 Qxe5 44. Rxe5 Rd1+
>>45. Kg2 Rd2 46. Re6 Nd5 47. Re8+ Kg7 48. g4 Rd4 49. f3 Rxb4 50. Rb8 Rf4 51.
>>Rxb7+ Rf7 52. Rb8 Ne3+ 53. Kg3 Ra7 54. g5 Nc4 55. f4 Ne3 56. Re8 Nd5 57. f5
>>Rc7 58. Re6 Rc3+ 59. Kf2 Rc2+ 60. Kf3 Rc4 61. f6+ Kf8 62. Rxa6 Rc3+ 63. Ke4
>>Nc7 64. Rb6 Ne8 65. g6 Rc8 {Black resigns} 1-0
>>
>>Peter.
>
>Any program with intensive chess knowledges will require a powerful computer to
>reach its full potential, or longer time control on weak computer. Therefore,
>testing HIARCS 9 on a mere Athlon 1.2 GHz like the one used by the SSDF doesn't
>cut it.

It is well known that Hiarcs 7 and 8 competes better with the top on slow
computers and short time controls.

It is a myth that Hiarcs 7 and 8 plays better positionally than other
topprograms because of the low kn/s. In my opinion Shredder and Fritz plays much
better positionally.

Bertil



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