Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 19:15:49 11/12/03
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On November 12, 2003 at 21:56:01, stuart taylor wrote:
>You seem to be a big expert.
>You seem to be infering that you can't really get everything there is without
>having Hiarcs, Rebel 12 and Shredder, those 3. But that perhaps, Fritz would
>then be not necesary.
>S.Taylor
>
No I was just having fun -- alhough I did state my opinion - but it was just my
opinion.
The chess programs today on a fast processor all make most mankind very humble
except for a select few.
>
>
>On November 12, 2003 at 21:07:10, Mike Byrne wrote:
>
>>On November 12, 2003 at 14:53:43, Jasmine Baer wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I've been a happy owner of Fritz 8 for the past 3 weeks. During that time I've
>>>only scratched the surface of the program's capabilites - playing, analysis,
>>>engine matches, etc. I've also collected several free chess engines that I use
>>>to conduct engine matches - Aristarch, Yace, Crafty, Ruffian (boy, this one is
>>>tough), etc.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have a recommendation on the next commercial chess program I should
>>>look into purchasing? Specifically, I would like one that differs as much as
>>>possible in playing style when compared to Fritz 8. I hear things like
>>>"Suchandsuch 13.9 plays much more positionally," or "Flarbin Blah 9.0 is a
>>>tactical monster." Is anyone out there able to offer some guidance on which of
>>>the following programs play most differently from Fritz?
>>>
>>>Hiarcs 9
>>>Junior 8
>>>Shredder 7
>>>Chess Tiger 15
>>>
>>>Any other strong commercial programs that I'm missing?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>there is Rebel, CM9K ("The King Engine"). Hiacrs 9 and Rebel 12 play most
>>unlike other engines. "The King" is the fastest mate searcher typically. Tiger
>>plays strong throughout the entire games and has good position scores. Shredder
>>7.04 may be the strongest in Computer vs Computer play.
>>
>>Some of these engines will work in Chessbase GUI, some will not.
>>
>>
>>If I had to pick one most unlike other engines - it would be Hiarcs. If I
>>wanted the one that played most like a strong human, it would be Rebel 12. If I
>>wanted to beat somebody's else computer, it would be Shredder 7.0.4. If my
>>computer had a slow processor, I would pick Tiger 15. If I was using the engine
>>to find mates, it would be CM9K and if I wanted to win a game once in a while,
>>it would be the Lokasoft Chess Partner Standard engine.
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