Author: Stephen Ham
Date: 15:32:22 07/27/05
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On July 27, 2005 at 13:30:12, Vladyslav Kosulin wrote: >My belief is that this article was a stupid and early attempt to heat the market >before the Fritz 9 release. >I will not be surpised if we get a UCI version of Junior soon, because so >absolute dependency on ChessBase good will can't make Junior team happy, IMHO. >Especially after ChessBase clearly showed again, that Fritz is still clear >favorite in their minds. Hello Vladyslav, I generally agree with you. I too perceive a pro-Fritz bias at ChessBase. Why do you suppose ChessBase has a bias for Fritz, when Shredder and Junior are generally considered to be stronger engines? Maybe it's a difference in personalities of their authors. I think the connection with Mr. Morsch dates back many years, and I've seen pictires of him attending ChessBase functions/parties. Perhaps SMK and Amir are deemed less personally friendly and/or their personal relationships are thus not as long and deep as with Morsch. Maybe there's a greater profit margin built into Fritz and Fritz-related products for ChessBase. Well, I'm just speculating. For engine strength, I favor Shredder and Junior. But for reliable evaluations, I do generally think Fritz and Hiarcs are best IMHO. All the best, Steve
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