Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:43:24 05/17/99
Go up one level in this thread
On May 17, 1999 at 01:23:42, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On May 17, 1999 at 01:16:56, Jouni Uski wrote: > >>On May 14, 1999 at 12:26:51, James Robertson wrote: >> >>>On May 14, 1999 at 01:18:31, Jouni Uski wrote: >>> >>>>After more testing it seems to be clear, that Little Goliath Gold 2 is >>>>tactically >>>>equal to Fritz5.32. Not bad for free program... >>> >>>In my testing Crafty 16.6 is tactically equal to LGG, and superior positionally. >>>Amazing for a free program.... >>> >>>LGG by my testing is 2nd-3rd in the freeware winboard arena. >>> >>>James >> >>In my PC LGG2 is 2-5X faster to find combinations than Crafty 16.6. But in >>actual play Crafty is of course stronger, no doubt! But for me tactical speed >>is the most important thing. > >Really? Why is that? (I ask because people often say that tactical speed is >not as important to them as some other factors!) > >Dave It depends on what you are doing. If you want to use a program to tactically 'verify' that your analysis is correct, then tactical speed is the issue. I (in crafty, anyway) pay no attention to special tactics at all. I am trying to make it win games, not find combinations. Because faster hardware is taking care of the tactics part of this for me, over time...
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.