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Subject: Re: NIMZO 99 -- Opinions please

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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