Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 13:24:04 09/30/03
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On September 30, 2003 at 16:02:33, Joachim Rang wrote:
>On September 30, 2003 at 15:52:33, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On September 30, 2003 at 15:21:52, Tansel Turgut wrote:
>>
>>>I would appreciate your experience on chess programs( for correspondence chess
>>>analysis):
>>>
>>>I am an OTB player, and I recently (2 years ago) started playing correspondence
>>>chess.. My computer experience is limited, however, it is adequate...I have been
>>>analyzing my games with different chess programs.. In every position, I usually
>>>try a couple of different chess engines, and finally chose the move I like the
>>>most..
>>>
>>>I think that the real strength of positions differ significantly with the
>>>characteristic of the position..
>>>
>>>I see that some of you have significant technical experience on these
>>>engines...I would appreciate if you could give me your opinion on the strength
>>>of different chess engines in these different types of positions: (I don't rely
>>>on computers for openings)
>>>
>>>1) closed positions (Chess Tiger15, Fritz8)
>>>2) endings (Yace Paderborn, The King, Fritz8)
>>>3) attacking positions (Junior8, Shredder704)
>>>4) defense (Shredder 7.04)
>>>5) open game (all engines)
>>>6) understanding the transition from middle game to ending.. (no answer)
>>>7) (and maybe)..opening novelties (Fritz8)
>>>
>>>best regards,
>>>Tansel Turgut
>
>The King is good in endings? I thought this is a very tactical engine.
>
>regards Joachim
The King is an overall engine, good in positional play,
in tactics and endings. It all depends on the position.
But I have quite often seen that the engine understands
much more what is going in in certain endings than all
other engines.
Kurt
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