Author: Dan Kiski
Date: 21:26:44 12/29/98
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On December 29, 1998 at 22:14:12, James T. Walker wrote: >On December 29, 1998 at 15:51:39, Kenneth K. Quarshie wrote: > >> Should I add Nimzo 99 to my chess software collection (CB7, F532, H6 & J5)? >>The playing style of the program compared to the software that you own. Does >>the patch improve the program, or only against other programs? > >I personally don't think Nimzo99 is worth the CD it's printed on. But if money >is not a problem get it anyway. Every program I have has bugs in it and has >strange quirks in it's play. For instance, don't depend on Junior5 for analysis >if underpromotion is possible. It will definitely lead you astray. It also >can't perform a Knight & Bishop mate. Nimzo99 seems to lose a lot of games to >Junior5 and part of the problem is the "Hash Learning" feature is subject to >losing it's memory if the program is terminated under unusual circumstances. >Neither program comes with a database but you already have that. The bottom >line is, the more programs you have the more confused you can make yourself :-) >..... > >Jim Walker > >P.S. I was once told a man who has a watch knows what time it is. A man with >two watches is not sure ! CM to my knowledge also cannot perform the bishop, knight mate, and as we have all said prior to today depends what you want the program to do.
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