Author: Matt Thomas
Date: 00:34:52 12/03/03
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On December 02, 2003 at 04:00:10, ludicrous wrote: >I'd like to get some feedback as to what program > >1)plays purely tactical games, where it tries to resolve open or closed >positions with purely tactical means. Never mind if it does have little >positional understanding; just brute tactical strength. I aim to model my >style even further by concentrating on just a singular playing program. The strongest that I know and play are Shredder, Fritz, ChessMaster 9000. I think that Shredder 7 is capable of delivering crushing tactical chess. You will probably find that most of the top computer chess programs can play a solid tactical game. Tactics alone aren't always enough, that is why positional knowledge is also a part of the programs. But if you want to try and play like the best then any of the newest versions of the above three should do it. With Shredder you can adjust the playing style and create personalities that play more like you want. ChessMaster 9000 has the absolute best\most adjustments when creating custom players. You can dial in exactly the style that you want. Fritz doesn't have the custom player options of the other 2, but it is still one of the top tactical players. >I just played in a human open tournament, after having watched tons of games of >Virtual Chess 2, and I was filled with confidence that I can duplicate most of >Virtual Chess 2's selection of moves. Vchess seems to look for tactical shots >in all phases of the game, and it is relentless. There is a lot to learn in chess. I suppose you could pickup some moves from the computer. I think if you want to get even better you have to try and analyze games outside of the tournaments. When you analyze a game and then have the computer analyze it after you it gives you a chance to compare notes. Fritz is one of the best for analysis. Just a few ideas, HTH's, Matt
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