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Subject: Re: Open Source Chess Programs

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 10:29:43 06/07/05

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On June 07, 2005 at 11:45:05, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On June 07, 2005 at 11:38:20, Tord Romstad wrote:
>
>>Fruit and Crafty are indeed typical choices for engine sources to look at
>>nowadays.  Gerbil and TSCP were typical choices five years ago.  I don't see
>>any reason to recommend looking at them today.
>
>Gerbil is a lot newer than Crafty. It didn't even exist 5 years ago!
>
>I have to disagree completely here; what you want to look at depends on what you
>are doing.

I agree, of course.

>If you want a chess engine that is instructive and explains how to make one,
>Gerbil and TSCP were meant for that purpose.

Yes, but there are newer engines built with the same purpose, which achieves
the same aim much better.  Have a look at Olithink, for instance.  Clearer,
more compact, and much stronger than Gerbil and TSCP.

Tord



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