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Subject: Re: What contrbution is it, besides statistics?

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 21:56:53 12/30/04

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On December 30, 2004 at 20:05:55, stuart taylor wrote:

>I'm always interested in two things. 1).What the results are statistically, and
>2). What does this machine contribute by the way it plays, which another does
>not? It's not enough if it has nice ideas which lose because they are unsound.
>But I'm talking about real strong play which only loses because of certain
>little problems, but the concepts being great.
> Juniors recent results are great enough that, if they were attained with great
>attacking play, then I would feel that if it was the same, but with LESS
>attacking play, then it would have higher results than Shredder and Hiarcs. i.e.
>the attacking play caused a little risk which calmer great programs can exploit.
>
>But what about Hiarcs 9? Maybe THAT is more qualitative than Junior 9? Maybe
>not!
>
>So what do I get from playing through Junior 9 games, which I gedt less of, from
>others?


      Hi Stuart
      You are right: results and statistics are one thing, the
      way how engines play another thing. Well, with Junior9
      you have a fine engine that is in particular very very
      strong in dynamic positions. Junior9 seems to know much
      about compensation and the games are quite often amazing:
      Junior9 sees some advantage other engines can't evaluate
      correctly and quite often his opponents are ambushed and
      their evaluation suck at once from a very positive to a
      negative score. You will simply have great fun with Junior9
      I can promise you. It's a must to have engine -:)
      Kurt [http://www.utzingerk.com]



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