Author: Frank Quisinsky
Date: 00:00:28 07/30/04
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On July 30, 2004 at 02:17:04, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >In the last few days I was busy studying the commands >of Crafty and I must say it's enormous what can be done >in (my beloved) console mode with this engine. Many thanks >to Prof. Dr. Robert Hyatt for his great work. Is there >any other comparable chess program with such a lot of >fantastic features? BTW: I like it if things are very >simple and in most cases there is no need to start a >(complicated) chess GUI, the console mode will do. Of >course: I may be an exception in my way of thinking -:) >Kurt [http://www.utzingerk.com] In my opinion is Patzer by Roland Pfister a program with great settings in textmode / console mode too. But you have right, Crafty is just great. The problems is that Crafty have an unspectacular playing style and played a little bit boring ... compare to other programs. OK, the program is strong and perfectly executed (positional, endgame, strategy) but the most of the games are boring. I am a fan of tactic computer chess and I must search a long time if will see a fast winning game with a mate combination by Crafty. Like AnMon. AnMon loosed very fast but can win very fast too. After more as 2.100 games in my database are only 17.4% remis!! Only the older Gromit have a better remis statistic in my database. Phalanx the king attacker with 18.4%. I like Phalanx and AnMon ... fire on the board! Crafty after 2.900 games with 34,3% remis games. Only Nimzo have a little bit more remis games in my private database with 36.2%. For me is Crafty the Chess Genius in amateur computer chess area. Chess Genius playing style is boring too. The best attacker is Gandalf 4.32f, newer versions are not so strong in middelgame attacks. Best Frank
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