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Subject: Re: Why only strong engines?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 18:11:42 12/09/05

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On December 09, 2005 at 20:57:45, Engin Üstün wrote:

>Hi,
>many of people want only the strongest engines, why?
>
>i am sure that most of the people here have not a aktive chess rating obove 1600
>ELO.
>
>What in the hell you want only a strong engine above 2800 ELO if you don't have
>any chance to win against this monster engines?
>
>why not prefer a engine in your strength you have, thats make more fun !
>
>Ok, somethimes maybe need for the analyze of games.
>
>i play self active chess but i do not playing against Fritz, Fruit, Shredder,
>etc. or any other top engines above 2400 ELO
>
>i prefer a engine like my Tornado chess engine, it have a rating about 2300 and
>this good enough for me, if i win a game that make me very happy, because i have
>only a rating between 1846 DWZ !
>
>if i grow up to a rating over 2000 thats enough for my year of 40.
>
>i never played a game and i don't like to play against top engines.

I play against every kind, from strongest to weakest.

Actually, I play mostly the strongest and weakest and rarely those in-between
when I am playing personally.

But for engine/engine contests, I like a large variety.



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