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Subject: Re: NBE 2003 (120'/60) 280 games (Report, Games, Download)

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 14:38:29 12/17/03

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On December 16, 2003 at 02:52:51, Matt Thomas wrote:

>Thanks for the match info.  Its nice to see how some of the top contenders play
>under unusual conditions.  So it looks like if I want to stand a chance against
>my PC chess opponents I should drop the books, tb and pondering.  :)
>
>Its interesting to see how strong List5.04 is.  A very impressive new
>challenger.  Have you tried Deep Sjeng?  Another program that has caught my
>interest.

     We have tested Deep Sjeng 1.5 in our RK 2003 tournament
     you find at http://www.utzingerkurt.com/rk_2003_english.htm

>
>Why was Rebel 12 dropped?  I have Rebel Century 4 and find it plays with a
>challenging style. Rebel 12 is on my shopping list.  From what I have read it is
>stronger than Century, plus I can run it in the ChessPartner Windows interface
>which is a plus.

     Rebel 12 has been dropped as the engine did not work
     properly under Fritz-GUI with the time control chosen.

>
>You know what would be interesting is to find a human volunteer that plays a
>strong game of chess and have them play some informal tourneys against the top
>PC opponents.  It would make for a very interesting set of games I think,
>especially if commentary was supplied.  Play human vs PC w/no book, tb, no pond,
>and also a round with book/tb/pond on.  That would be cool.
>
>Thanks again for sharing your results with us, Matt



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