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Subject: Re: Is Hiarcs 7.32 the best chess program??????

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:38:50 06/16/99

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On June 16, 1999 at 15:24:10, Phil Dixon wrote:
>On June 16, 1999 at 15:01:57, Chris Hendon wrote:
>>Throughout all of the games and tests and everything i think that the Hiarcs is
>>the best overall. What do you guys think and give me some reasons and data on
>>your answers please or just tell me what you think.
>>
>>regards, chris
>
>I think it's very hard to separate the handful of programs at the top of the
>SSDF list. (Crafty included here.)  They are all excellent.  For me, it is a
>psychological thing, I believe.  I have a tendency to put more trust in the
>program (i.e., Fritz, Crafty)that looks deeper in a reasonable amount of time
>when I am examining a line of play.  How do others feel?
They can all whip everyone except GM's at long time controls.  Even "2nd tier"
freeware programs can be a handful to play against.

So I say get the program that has the features you want.  The tiny ELO
separation between the top ten programs is practically meaningless.



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