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Subject: Re: Hiarcs 10 observations

Author: enrico carrisco

Date: 15:20:12 12/26/05

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On December 26, 2005 at 17:58:47, Mike van Rooyen wrote:

>On December 26, 2005 at 16:01:56, Peter Eizenhammer wrote:
>
>>On December 26, 2005 at 13:11:56, Mike van Rooyen wrote:
>>
>>>Looking at the Hiarcs 10 games posted here,especially the Nunn Test games vs
>>>Fritz 9 I am dissapointed! Many talk about Hiarcs's human style however I am not
>>>convinced. Fritz 9 understands most positions much better than Hiarcs.The close
>>>result of the Nunn matches is more due to its tactical ability rather than its
>>>positional understanding.It plays many computer-like moves whereas Fritz 9 plays
>>>very human-like moves.
>>>What do you think?
>>>Mike
>>
>>hello Mike,
>>
>>I dont have Hiarcs 10 yet, but for Fritz9 I would agree that it is
>>very strong in positional understanding and that its game play looks very "human
>>like".
>>So your observation may be blamed on the strength of Fritz more than on a
>>weakness of Hiarcs.
>>
>>Peter
>Thanks for your observations!
>Play through games between the two and you will see what I mean.
>In the Nunn test Hiarcs often does not have a clue compared to Fritz9.

http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?473562

By your claims, I guess they are both clueless -- based on the final score.

-elc.



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