Author: Matt Frank
Date: 05:16:18 03/18/99
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On March 18, 1999 at 00:14:43, Richard VonMau wrote: >On March 17, 1999 at 16:38:46, Matt Frank wrote: > > >> >> >>Hello Mark: >> >>This Hiarcs 7 is the sameone everyone else can buy. However, the program is >>being specially prepared by me for the match. Unfortunately, for tactical >>reasons I will not discuss specific preparations. However, it is fair to say >>that Hiarcs 7 knows a lot more about its opening book moves than before I got >>it!!! >> >>Regards, >>Matt Frank > >Congratulations Matt, sounds like a great opportunity. I'm looking forward to >playing along to see what my chess program comes up with. That is when I buy >one, which leads to a couple of questions. > I'm very new to computer chess. I just got Chess Assistant 2.0 and am still >learning it. I will be adding a chess engine in the near future. > Are all the "Professional" level chess engines (Fritz 5.32, Hiarcs 7, Rebel >10 etc...) capable of being "specially prepared" to improve their analytical >prowess? This could help in decision of which engine. > Are you going to publish, or at least tell us, what you did to "specially >prepare" Hiarcs 7 (after the match)? Or is that like asking for a secret recipe >from a five star restaurant. Like I said before, I'm very new to computer chess >so if I breached computer chess etiquette just now, then I apologize. > Thanks, > Richard I'll answer your questions and I don't think that you have breached etiquette. Fritz 5.32 and Rebel 10 are outstanding programs and I don't see how you could go wrong by buying them (any independent observation of the computer chess field would reveal that; IMHO). I do not have direct experience with them however, and therefore do not feel qualified to evaluate their capacity for independent prepartation by users. Hiarcs 7 however, has shown a strong capacity to "reconsider" losing (or winning, depending on your point of view) positions. Obviously, preparation for a match against a strong and experienced opponent like Mr. Yermolinsky requires attention to any weaknesses inherent in the program (any program). In this case Hiarcs knows a great deal more about its opening book than it did when I got it. Implied in that is a tuned opening book based on this "knowledge." I will reveal in more detail after the match the specific strategy that I am using to members of this club. Although Mark Uniake (author of Hiarcs) and his cohorts have not formally approached me regarding this match, I have been informally approached by them (I believe :-)) through an individual that is most familiar with my computer system. My intention is to provide all of my files to Hiarcs (after the match is completed) as they are most likely to be able to utilize the information obtained through the Hiarcs 7 preparation for the match. I am pleased with such an outstanding product and feel an affinity with the philosophy of Mark Uniake, Eric Hallsworth, and others who have made this software available to the public while doing this work in a volunteer fashion. Regards, Matt Frank
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