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Subject: Re: starting to feel a little let down

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 08:50:01 08/22/05

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On August 22, 2005 at 11:40:48, Wayne Lowrance wrote:

>On August 22, 2005 at 10:09:17, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On August 21, 2005 at 23:03:40, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>>
>>>My sincere compliments to zappa and fruit, really terrific. But I am a single
>>>cpu owner, probobly always will. But I have this feeling that the commercial
>>>programs (fritz mainly) in 1 cput configuration would strangle zappa and fruit,
>>>particularily in CC games. Please tell me I am wrong.
>>
>>At this point, all the evidence I have seen indicates that you are wrong.
>>
>>Especially in the case of Fruit, which appears to be easily on par with the
>>finest commercial programs for strength on a single CPU system.
>>
>>This is a golden age for computer chess, and we are seeing miracles.
>>
>>For me, it is so enjoyable to watch that I am beside myself.
>
>Thank you, and to all. Did not know fruit played single cpu, great. I just
>wonder however how it play against for example fritz in CC.

Somewhere, I read an excellent article in a correspondence magazine about using
computers in correspondence chess by Uri Blass.  I don't remember what magazine
it was in.

>I have been using
>Fritz for these games, and have tried others, Crafty and shredder 7.04 just in
>my experience dont measure up except on certain board positions, both have come
>up with a nice move on occasion.
>
>Fritz is good enough, but I am involved with too many draws. A engine slightly
>better eval would help here. Everyone uses fritz is the main reason and if I
>play the whole game with another of my engines I lose.

Suggestion:
Have several engines look at the move.
Choose the one that you think best from the collection -- or even add your own
move.  You can use the computer to blunder check your own ideas.



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