Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:17:51 08/10/05
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On August 09, 2005 at 21:21:53, Steve B wrote: >>most players have fritz or the like but few have seen w-chess and it plays a >>positionally strong game as well! harder to figure out I think. > >Kittingers programs were always the most enjoyable to play from the human >aspect(IMO) >His prgorams were seen in the Novag line of chess computers and always offered a >very active lively game > >the Majestic chess program(Wchess) is no different > >i imagine however that those here are not so interested in it because it is not >a leader in rating strength against other PC chess programs,and also that most >here to not actually play chess themselves against the programs but rather play >the programs against each other or for analysis > >Steve And, because it was not intended for strong players, there were no considerations regarding optimizing the strength of the engine at the top end. Therefore, the GUI can take a great deal of the CPU -- sometimes as much as 50%. At best, inside the GUI, the engine plays around 2400-2500 USCF. Fun to play against, but not good for those who want to seriously analyze their games. jm
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