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Subject: Re: The three programs to watch out for...

Author: Cliff Sears

Date: 09:19:35 11/05/03

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I wonder what ever happened to the development of Gandalf??

Is 5.1 the last?

On November 05, 2003 at 11:52:59, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:

>With the World Championship in Graz around the corner, I'd like to tell you what
>my recent extensive testing with different chess programs has shown:  out of
>_many_ good programs there are three to watch out for, three that will be placed
>very highly in the coming tournaments and rating lists:  Ruffian, Deep Sjeng and
>El Chinito. The trio is just stupendous:  both tactically and positionally.  I
>tend to think that one of the three will take over place #1 on the SSDF list
>very soon.
>
>The latest Ruffian (post Leiden version!) is perhaps the best chess program I
>have ever tested, but Deep Sjeng and El Chinito also leave one gaping.  I can
>only imagine what their latest versions (that I do not have) are like.
>
>Let us see if my prediction will be true or completely off the mark...
>
>Regards,
>
>Djordje



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