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Subject: Re: free engines vs. professional engines

Author: Roger Brown

Date: 22:30:30 01/14/06

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On January 15, 2006 at 01:01:18, ERIQ wrote:

>All of the pro engines are great and will beat most w/ ease and I can accept
>that, but now these damed free engines are doing the same but even worst most
>don't even have a nice gui! I think that if you are going to take a beating it
>is better to get your butt kicked by known engine with a pretty gui, that way
>everyone else will easily understand your loss not get beat half to death by
>someones unknown beta?! Such a sad state of affairs now in computer chess.




Hello Eriq,

I disagree.

When Crafty or Yace ( both free and console enabled so no gui required) kicks
your butt to the left and right that is understandable.

How do you explain getting smashed by engine X set to 800 Elo in a pretty gui?

:-)

Later.

Ps.  Try some of the new engines coming out these days.  My personal favourites
are Mike Byrne's Crafty SE and Roce.  Great fun and I do not feel like a
complete patzer.





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