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Subject: Re: What I like about Fruit!?

Author: Alex Shalamanov

Date: 22:10:18 09/28/05

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On September 28, 2005 at 11:02:37, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:

>On September 28, 2005 at 06:18:38, Alex Shalamanov wrote:
>
>>There are a good many chess engines: some play bad chess, some good chess, just
>>a few really sound chess... But as to Fruit, HE (it's not an error or typo; I do
>>personify him) plays astonishing strategic chess. I come to think sometimes, if
>>it was done by Fabian on purpose when he programmed him. Probably, it was not
>>the case but I can't help feeling that the immortal soul of Jose Raul Capablanca
>>is behind Fruit's play style. The style so vivid to remind anyone of the great
>>past and present chess legends: Capablanca, Karpov, Ponomariov...
>
>
>I would say Karpov rather than the other two.

Their styles are more or less alike, if only Karpov had a much stronger
willpower of the three. Fruit tries to gain positional advantage by maneuvring,
although Karpov used to do that in a more brilliant manner in 80's. Still,
Fabian has more time to work on the programme improvements.

Alex



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