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Subject: Re: About Top Dogs And Free Engines

Author: Axel Schumacher

Date: 08:01:21 11/24/05

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On November 24, 2005 at 10:22:13, Ómar Skúlason wrote:

>Hi all!
>
>Yesterday I posted here a message with this statement;
>
> "I think the computer chess community is now slowly realizing that the
>strongest engine for 1 cpu is a free one.
>As more and more testers express theirs results here, this will become obvious"
>
>I have now been _slowly_ realizing that this is utter nonsense.
>What can by said though is that there is some evidence for the fact
>that Toga II 1.1 is one of the better blitzers.
>
>Ómar.

Well, certainly strong at Blitz, but I guess the Top thre (four) engines are all
very close:

Overnight Blitz, ponder off
                             1                     2                     3
              4
1   Toga II 1.1  2874    -4  12.0 - 9.012.0 - 9.010.0 - 11.0**     34.0/63
2   Fritz 9      2859   +10  9.0 - 12.012.0 - 9.012.5 - 8.5 **    33.5/63
3   Fruit 2.2.1  2858   -21  9.0 - 12.09.0 - 12.012.5 - 8.5  **   30.5/63
4   Shredder 9   2809   +15  11.0 - 10.08.5 - 12.58.5 - 12.5   **  28.0/63

Average elo: 2850 <=> Category: 24
gm = 12.60 m = 0.00



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