Author: Graham Banks
Date: 19:26:44 11/23/05
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On November 23, 2005 at 19:05:15, A. Steen wrote: >On November 23, 2005 at 05:49:58, Maurizio Monge wrote: > >>Hi, >>could you please post a few of your games agaist fruit? >>I am very interested (as chess player) to see how fruit >>can be beaten by a strong player.. >> >>Thanks! >>Maurizio > > >Please, beating Fruit is not difficult for a human player, and is no proof of >strength. Many games have been posted here already showing how Fruit is >defeated. > >If you look here- >http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?463395 >you will find a weak player beating Fruit 2.2.1. > >Why I find Shredder and Fritz (latest) much harder to defeat than Fruit is hard >for me to "data-mine" (and find the underlying rule or reason). Fruit's king >safety seems to be an Achilles heel, but it is not the answer. Maybe the other >two make me walk the tightrope more. > >When I buy my copy of Fruit soon (my free download trial version has I think >expired or will expire in the next day or two) I will select a good victory and >probably email it to you. If I post it here, you will hear barking that I am >boasting or something ridiculous. > >But.. > >To avoid any doubt, I think Fruit 2.2.1 and its cousin the latest Toga are the >best engines to use in computer vs. computer games. > >I am not anti-Fruit. > >Also, for analysis, Fruit seemed to me preferable than Shredder - and definitely >preferable to Fritz which should not be used for many types of position! > >Best, > >A.S. No problem with your posting some of your victories against Fruit 2.2.1 here for us all to enjoy. I also look forward to playing through them. Regards, Graham.
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