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

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 13:44:07 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?

I don't know that that means all that much. Someone posted something about a
Bishop sac on h7, and I ran this through the various CB7 engines I have. Result:
Fritz found the answer after 18 minutes or so and 12 full plies. Hiarcs reached
the correct result as well after 7 minutes and 8 plies.
I still run Fritz for tactical verifications but I never omit to ask Hiarcs (7
now, used to be 6). As for sparring, I much prefer Rebel, Hiarcs, and Mchess for
a game.

                                      Albert Silver

>
>Regards,
>Phil



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