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Subject: Re: Thanks Eelco!

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 06:47:35 10/19/05

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On October 19, 2005 at 08:20:13, stuart taylor wrote:

>On October 18, 2005 at 10:48:09, Eelco de Groot wrote:
>
>>On October 16, 2005 at 11:55:18, stuart taylor wrote:
>>
>>>I mean, according to SOME testing, to be more politically correct.
>>>
>>>Does it seem to be only one program to have appeared a higher scorrer, so far?
>>>And I take it that that program is something like a Fruit 2.2?
>>>
>>>Or did a particular CM10X setting also manage that?
>>>
>>>Or any others?
>>>
>>>I'm asking, because I have hardly been seeing posts here for about 3 months now,
>>>and these kind of results I normally like to know.
>>>
>>>Anyone like to update me?
>>>
>>>S.Taylor
>>
>>Hello Stuart,
>>
>>Three months reading no computer chess, that is very good! I would find it
>>difficult to do, like not watching any TV for three months, or no radio.
>>
>>Fritz 9 from Frans Morsch is doing pretty good in some German tournaments, here
>>is a list from German CSS forum, from Karl Rosenheim,
>>http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/135072.htm
>>Fritz 9 comes in at over 2800! That may be at bit much, Fruit 2.2 is not in the
>>list and Fruit 2.2 is a difficult opponent it seems for Fritz 9. So that will be
>>interesting to see how that develops if they test Fruit also. For Fruit
>>(http://www.fruitchess.com/) there may be some small updates in the near future,
>>for Fritz I don't think they will do much of that unless they find real bugs.
>>The Deep version of Fritz is not due for some months yet. I think that has to do
>>with marketing reasons. If you want to read about new features and are
>>interested in bells and whistles like animated Turks:
>>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2686
>>
>>I'm also interested if Hiarcs 10 is coming soon, I read here it's due somewhere
>>in November http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?456349. Even if it
>>would not be as strong as Fruit or Fritz, I have heard much good about it.
>>http://www.hiarcs.com/pc_chess_hiarcs.htm
>>
>> Eelco
>
>Thanks  Eelco for these details!
>S.Taylor

Oh! and 3 months without reading about computer chess, or almost ANY internet
use, is easier when away, and very busy, with non-computer required activity.
(and anyway, it saves some of the frustration constantly waiting for new (major)
news every single day, a few times a day!)
S.Taylor



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