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Subject: Re: What I like about Fruit!?

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 04:15:17 09/29/05

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On September 29, 2005 at 01:10:18, Alex Shalamanov wrote:

>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


Yes. When I said that Fruit reminds me more of Karpov than the other two, I had
in mind the fact that Fruit does not always seek the simplest moves that lead to
a win, the way Capablanca did.  Sometimes the new Fruit WCCC (a.k.a. Fruit 2.2),
goes out for a gory win :-).  However, just like you, I think that there is room
for even further improvement in the sceptical program.




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