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

Author: Tomas Casanovas Martinez

Date: 01:25:43 04/05/99

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On April 04, 1999 at 22:38:55, James Robertson wrote:

>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

Thanks for your opinion and support, James!

I will do the Tournament as I mentioned, but if it doesn't last too long I will
probably follow your suggestion and repeat it with reversed colours and
computers.

Tomas.



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