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Subject: Re: Using Computers for Correspondence chess

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 05:00:15 12/08/98

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On December 08, 1998 at 04:54:12, blass uri wrote:

>>>one of the games was published in a chess newspaper in Israel and I did not hide
>>>the fact that Junior4.6 chose all the moves.

>I am interested to know what is the level of programs in correspondence chess
>and to play with a program is the only way to find out.

Aha, now everything is clear.

>>>I believed that a computer is good enough to play in the final of the
>>>championship of Israel before this tournament.
>>
>>In correspondence chess? Never!
>
>I am not sure about it because part of the players do not use computers and many
>players that use computers do not use the best program(I was one of them when I
>used Junior4.6) or do not give the computer many hours per move.

I know some. And Junior is besides Fritz the last program to use. I wouldn't
either althogh Junior is much better, IMO.

>I think to let the computer to play in the 3/4 final

Sorry for interrupting but what is 3/4 final? I know semifinal, quarterfinal and
final, but what is 3/4 final?

>I did not do it in all the games of the 1/2 final because I did not let it play
>in the right way in the 1/2 final and I did not play with the right program.

Which alternative would you choose/have chosen?

>I hope there will be a significant improvement in Junior5 before 1.7.99
>otherwise I think that chessmaster6000 is a better candidate to play.
>Uri

Personally I would choose between MCP7/8, Hiarcs6/7 and CM6k. They do have the
most strategical abilities, maybe CM a bit behind.



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