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Subject: Re: What Prog does Kasparov think is best?

Author: Reynolds Takata

Date: 00:04:51 12/30/98

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What i was reffering to is pure chess strength, if you want to say pure chess
strength of a program against kasparov specifically well that would be perfectly
satisfactory with me :).

>
>On December 29, 1998 at 17:48:56, Reynolds Takata wrote:
>
>>  It has been quoted that Kasparov has Junior 5 on his computer.  He stated that
>>it played better than fritz, as if fritz was indeed the standard(my take on it
>>anyway) especially considering also that F5 was his choice of engine in his comp
>>chess match with Topalov(though this could be just because it works so well with
>>chessbase?).  Further it is apparent that, he knows about other programs since
>>he mentioned "Rebel" beating Anand.  Yet he still only mentioned J5, of course
>>saying he thinks J5 is the best is only conjecture on my part.  Does anyone have
>>any info on the subject?
>
>It is not clear what do you mean by the best program(The best at blitz and The
>best at  tournament time control are probably different programs)
>
>The playing strength is also a question of against who do you play.
>
>If you use the program for analysis then this is also a question of what games
>do you analyze.
>
>Another fact is that the best program to help a player in a match does not have
>to be the best program but the best program in finding ideas that you do not
>think.
>
>Uri



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