Author: gerold daniels
Date: 05:29:40 07/05/05
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On July 05, 2005 at 07:03:44, ludicrous wrote: >I have an observation regarding the playing style of Virtual Chess 2 and the >Genius programs. I am a elo 1900-2000 player OTB. I noticed that I get my ass >kicked quicker when I play Virtual at 2 seconds per move or when I play Genius >at 1 second per move, much quicker than when I play Tiger 14 or Nimzo 8 or >Hiarcs. Does anybody feel the same way with Virtual and Genius? These two >programs are designed to play strong even at the instant level. Even if I set >myself 5 minutes to think, I find that it is tougher to play Virtual Chess 2 or >Genius than other programs. Their style is so tactical that it looks like every >move they make lays a trap of some kind. Junior 6's style on the other hand is >more forceful. So is HIARCS's style. I can normall last 25 moves vs HIARCS or >Tiger with a drawing score showing in their analysis, but with Virtual/Genius, >not less than 15 moves and I feel butt-kicked already. i find that fruit and prodeo are stronger then genius. gerold.
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