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Subject: My opinion on the top free programs (for what it's worth!)

Author: Graham Banks

Date: 15:37:29 03/30/04

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On March 30, 2004 at 06:46:41, Jorge Pichard wrote:

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>It would be interesting to match the top free programs: Aristarch 4.41, List
>512, El Chinito 3.30, and Smarthink 0.17a versus these top 4 commercial from the
>2001 SSDF RATING LIST. I believe that these free top 4 programs are close in
>strength in longer time control to these top 4 commercial from the 2001.
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>

Aristarch has always performed well at longer time controls for both myself and
a friend who also runs tournaments.

El Chinito - I'm surprised that more people aren't trying this program out as
I'd put it on a par with Aristarch and List as the top free programs, especially
at longer time controls. I look forward to the next version of El Chinito. Once
the king safety has been improved, it will do even better!

SmarThink is good, but I suspect not quite on a par with these three.

I'm keeping an eye on Gothmog's results as it might be the next free engine I
include in a tournament.



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