Author: Roberto Waldteufel
Date: 12:04:02 11/14/98
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On November 13, 1998 at 23:05:50, odell hall wrote: >Hi > > > I am interested in knowing which style of chess has historically Produced the >best play among chess programs? I know that A few years ago Genius Dominated the >computer chess world with it's hypersolid play. In my opinion Fritz 5 has a >similiar style although it is known to be a tactician, My Personal Opinion is >that it plays rather Dry boring chess against humans, however it's play tends to >be more dynamic versus computers. Genius is basically a drawmaster, and also >plays boring chess although it will shock you here and there with a tactical >brilliancy!. I prefer the active styles of Rebel , Nimzo98 and Hiarcs6. These >programs seem to have dominated recently. I don't know about the historical perspective, but I can speak from my own experience. My evaluation function has always placed a heavy emphasis on king safety/exposure - perhaps an unjustibly high emphasis. The results, however, are frequently rather entertaining. You start to see speculative sacrifices for attaks on the king, which is not so usual with more modest king safety terms relative to the value of material. Maybe it would do better if I toned down the high king safety terms, but I enjoy too much watching it play as it is. Best wishes, Roberto
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