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Subject: Re: Shareware and Freeware against Commercial ...

Author: James Robertson

Date: 19:38:55 04/04/99

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On April 04, 1999 at 17:58:47, Tomas Casanovas Martinez wrote:

>I have started the following tournament :
>
>"My choice" of the five best shareware-freeware programmes against "my choice"
>of the five best commercial ones.
>
>Shareware-freeware team:
>Crafty 16.6
>Little Goliath Gold 1.2
>Phalanx 21
>The Crazy Bishop 0043 and
>Zchess
>
>Commercial team:
>Hiarcs 7.01
>Rebel 10c
>MChess7
>ChessMaster 6000 and
>Fritz 5.32
>
>Rules:
>Tournament time control: 40 moves in 2 hours.
>Shareware-Freeware always play white in a Pentium 400
>Commercial always play black in a Pentium 200
>5 rounds of 5 games each, every Sh-Freeware playing against every commercial.
>That is a total of 25 games. Probably it will last around one month to complete
>it. Any forecast/comment will be welcome.
>
>Tomas Casanovas.

I think your tournament would be better if every program used each computer and
each color an equal amount. I would enjoy the results more, because I would know
each program earned them. However, if you want to do a nonstandard tournament as
a change from our usual diet, I support you!

James



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