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Subject: Re: Will Genius 6 still be the best Blitz engine?

Author: Kai Lübke

Date: 05:01:40 12/15/98

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On December 14, 1998 at 15:17:18, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>>>I heard Genius 5 is the best Blitz engine. Is there any truth to this?
>>>>
>>>>It used to be the best and is still among the top 3 or so.
>>>>In my current big tourney (16 participants, 10 min/game on two 233 MHz
>>>>machines), Genius 5 is leading together with Fritz 5.16 and Chess Tiger 11.5
>>>>with one round to go.
>>>>It placed among the top 3 in all my blitz tourneys so far.
>>>
>>>Shep, didn't I send you Chess Tiger 11.7 ?
>>>
>>>It is even stronger in blitz (and in other time controls too)...
>>>
>>>
>>>    Christophe

11.7 is also participating but ranks "only" in the higher middle field.
My personal impression is that 11.5 is stronger, but I need to play more 40/120
games with 11.7 (played only 1 so far, a loss to Fritz 5.16).

The final result of the tourney (more detail will be posted soon) is:

1. Genius 5.0        10.5 [wins 2nd of 3 Shep Blitz tourneys this year]
2. Chess Tiger 11.5  10.0
3. Nimzo 98 Pad.      9.5
4. Fritz 5.16         9.0
5. Chessmaster 6000   8.5
   ...
[other participants: CM 5555, MChess 7 & 8, Junior 5, Rebel 10, Shredder II,
Virtual II, Crafty 16.0, Comet A.96, Mirage 15.26, Tiger 11.7]

I think 11.7 placed 6th or 7th, but I can't remember precisely (yep, am getting
old :-).

The decision came yesterday when CM 6000 lost to Genius but squeezed a draw off
Tiger 11.5.
Genius and Tiger lost only one out of 15 games (both to Rebel 10).

---
Shep




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