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Subject: Re: Programs for problem solving

Author: Martin Baumung

Date: 13:25:30 05/05/05

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On May 05, 2005 at 16:05:16, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On May 05, 2005 at 15:59:58, F. Huber wrote:
>
>>On May 05, 2005 at 15:50:56, Martin Baumung wrote:
>>
>>>On May 05, 2005 at 15:17:22, F. Huber wrote:
>>>
>>>>On May 05, 2005 at 14:56:10, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Popeye will solve some faster than Chest (and vice-versa of course):
>>>>
>>>>??? ;-)
>>>>
>>>>Could you post some positions, where Popeye is faster than Chest?
>>>>
>>>>I´m just curious ...
>>>>
>>>>Franz.
>>>
>>>Maybe some helpmates? ;-))))
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Martin
>>
>>You´re right - but that will be the only problems. ;-)
>>But maybe sometimes Chest will also have such an ´Intelligent mode´ for h# ...
>
>I was only going by word of mouth, actually -- because I have never seen it
>myself.
>
>These links:
>http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Bridge/8119/shp.htm
>http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Bridge/8119/hppopeye.htm
>
>describe Popeye as the best, but they do not include Chest times, and so Chest
>might actually be faster.

yes, these all are types of problems where Popeye can successfully use its so
called 'Intelligent mode' which speeds up things considerably.

But as far as orthodox chess problems are concerned, I'm pretty sure that Chest
will always be faster than Popeye - especially with the new threat-features
introduced with version 3.8 :-)

Cheers,

Martin



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