Author: James T. Walker
Date: 18:16:28 12/18/98
I now have Junior 5.0 and Nimzo 99a(Updated version). I also have Fritz 5.32 on order. After think about this for awhile I' wondering what the future holds for these engines. For instance, I expect Fritz 5.32 will be the strongest of the engines when I receive it. The question is where does this leave Junior 5 and Nimzo 99 ?? I mean since they offer no additional benefits/databases what good are they. Once you have the strongest engine in the Fritz GUI then the rest become just opponents/punching bags to simply prove that Fritz is the strongest. So how do you sell the lower rated products when you get everything with the strongest engine. It relegates Junior and Nimzo to the same status as Crafty /Comet and the others. I'm just a rank amateur so I can't see much difference in their playing styles except the weaker ones make more obvious mistakes. All three are fast tactical analyzers. I'm trying to look at this from the view of the Junior/Nimzo programers. It seems that if their programs are not as strong as Fritz they will have a really hard sell. I'm interested in other opinions on this. Jim Walker
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.