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Subject: Re: Best software for analysis

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 12:49:20 04/07/04

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On April 07, 2004 at 14:46:54, Angelo Ciavarella wrote:

>I own CM 9000 and am disappointed by its infinite analysis of the various
>problems I have tried.I am leaning toward Deep Fritz 8.Which program would be
>best for speed and accuracy in analysis mode? Although CM 9000 beats the pants
>off me, I have beaten it at 40/2 using the Stonewall.The problem seems to be
>that it cannot see far enough ahead in the time alloted.
>
>Angelo

As a user, I can say that the capability of your computer is the most important
factor by far.  If you run a slow computer with very little RAM, then you can
expect disappointing results with ANY software.

If you have a single processor computer then, IMHO, it is pointless or worse to
spend the extra money to purchase a "deep" program.

No matter what kind of computer and software you use you are likely to be
disappointed with the amount of time it takes to produce believable analysis
results.  These are disappointing times in the chess-playing program world and
it may only be after we are all dead and gone before the programs can produce
instantaneous GM-level analyses.

It takes quite a bit of innovativeness on the part of the user to obtain good
analyses since the current crop of chess-playing programs do not have infinite
horizons and the programmers have not yet found out how to make their programs
play good strategic chess.

Just make the best of what you have and learn to live with it.  : (

Bob D.





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