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Subject: Re: Engines, weak "by default"

Author: gerold daniels

Date: 12:10:17 05/04/05

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On May 04, 2005 at 11:16:55, Uri Blass wrote:

>On May 04, 2005 at 09:09:25, Robert Hollay wrote:
>
>>  I'd like to download some freeware engines, which are weaker
>>by default (say 1200-1600 ELO), with WB or UCI interfaces, but have
>>an interesting or "human-like" playing style.
>>  Yes, there is a plenty of links to free engines on chess sites,
>>but I have small bandwith, so cannot download and try out each ...
>>
>>Thanks in advance for any help or suggestion!
>>
>>Robert
>
>Why do you need weak by default?
>
>It is possible to change the personality of Movei to make it weak.
>I guess that if you change the piece square table of Movei to tell it that a
>queen is less than a pawn and that knights have negative value it will do the
>trick(I never tried it but people who are interested in doing it  can do it).
>
>Uri

good afternoon Uri.i think he wants engine by weak default. maybe he don,t know
how to change setting. Movei would be much to strong for someone just
learning.

gerold.



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