Author: Claudio Della Corte
Date: 18:05:08 01/10/04
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On January 10, 2004 at 12:44:36, Rick Rice wrote: >I also was amazed at the number and quality of Italian chess programs. You would >normally associate Italy with soccer-playing, last of all chess programming. I >guess groups like G-6 have helped a lot of upcoming Italian chess programmers. Maybe you are right about the number, but we miss the deadly engines, the ones that can win any tournamens. Delfi is strong, can beat any opponent in a short run, but I don't believe it's close to the level of commercial programs. I think the author will fill the gap sooner or later, but we have to wait. For the rest, leaving apart Leila, another very strong engine, we have now many average-strength engines, besides some old weak ones that represent Italy from the very beginning of computer-chess. Anyway the trend is promising because once new engines in the G6 group used to be very weak, rarely reaching the level of TSCP, while now they often start their activity at 2100 level, probably because the competition is stronger and better motivations make authors more ambitious. One thing in which Italy is one step ahead many other contries, on the contrary, is the National Championship (CIPS), closed to Italian chess programs, played for the first time in 2001 and that will see the 4th Edition in 2004. Regards, Claudio
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