Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 17:42:06 01/03/05
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On January 03, 2005 at 16:29:07, Stephen Ham wrote: >Dear readers, > >I just received my copy of Junior 9 today, which I will review at ChessCafe.com, >as I did earlier with Shredder. > >Given my excitement, I've not yet read the "read me" file or viewed Amir's media >file (I will tonight, though). But given that the engine is marketed as having a >"special strength in its understanding of compensation." I take that to mean >that it comprehends when a material deficit is compensated for by active play. > >If my understanding is correct, then I have an ideal position in mind from one >of my correspondence games, given that both sides frequently offered exchange >sacrifices, most of which were declined. So I quickly tested that game by >playing through a few moves with Junior. During this, Junior 9 locked up on my >screen and generated a message stating "Junior 9 caused an exception." This >happen 3-times in about 30-minutes of testing. What does that mean? Is this an >engine problem, a GUI problem, or a hardware (e.g. memory) problem? How does one >resolve this problem. > >Obviously, in my haste, I've yet to download the latest CB GUI, but have read >complaints about it. Yet, others seem happy with J9.0.0.2. What is the latest >verdict on J9's CB upgrade? > >All the best, > >Stephen Never mind all of that. Where can we find your correspondence game? It sounds like a good one. Mark :)
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