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Subject: Re: Opinion about which Chess program is strongest

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 17:21:32 01/02/04

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On January 02, 2004 at 11:18:21, James T. Walker wrote:

>On January 01, 2004 at 14:49:15, Ed Trice wrote:
>
>>I have seen many test positions with remarks like "Program X can see this Mate
>>in  Y in Z seconds, whereas Program W requires V minutes...."
>>
>>Programs have their weak and strong points, and the nuclear versions that
>>recently participated at the WCCC may not be accessible to us mere chess
>>enthusiasts.
>>
>>So my question is: What program can actually be purchased and installed on a PC
>>that is the strongest?
>>
>>I know this is not 100% objective and opinions may vary widely, but I am
>>interested in hearing these opinions.
>
>There is no "strongest" engine for all occasions.  They are like doctors, don't
>trust only one opinion.  Get another opinion.  So the best thing to do is get at
>least 3 of the top commercial programs (Shredder,Fritz,Junior,Hiarcs, etc.) and
>then be really confused when they all disagree!
>:-)

Yes, I laughed too.  But there is some truth in the idea.

It would be possible to have one program, say Shredder, anlyze the game and then
let the remaining programs analyze Shredder's analysis.  For completeness, one
could also do the same starting with the other available engines.  Then analyses
of analyses could be compared.  This idea could be extended to analyses of
analyses of analyses and beyond.

Try not to get confused with the result.  : )

Bob D.



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