Author: Rajen Gupta
Date: 02:32:47 06/18/99
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any reason why fritz is still top dog on the SSDF if it is not as good as you say? And why is shredder 3 not making any appearnce at all on the SSDF in spite of it having been released a while back? in my opinion the SSDF is the closest we can get to a true ''grand Prix'' style rating where a life time of achievement is what counts not just one loss against against a programme. A lot of people have scoffed at Fritz 5 since it first became top dog but over the months Fritz has replied back at its critics by consistently good performances;(sure ti has lost to few progs but only by a narrow margin) and maintained itself at the top consistently. Rajen gupta Rajen gupta On June 17, 1999 at 15:16:25, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >It appears that Shredder and Hiarcs are about equal in playing ability. Since >the other ongoing tourneys show Hiarcs to have an edge over Fritz, Fritz will >probably lose its' contest with Hiarcs tomorrow. > >I wonder how many people will bet money on this outcome? I won't because I just >bought Hiarcs 7.32 from ICD and don't have any money left to wager. >I bet that Steve Schwartz is betting on increased sales of Shredder 3 and >Hiarcs 7.32 and is placing advanced orders with his suppliers. > >Now, don't get me wrong, I think that Fritz 5.32 is a great program. It is just >not as good as Hiarcs 7.32 or Shredder 3 . Yes, I do think that sales >of Fritz will slump a bit until the next Fritz but ChessBase doesn't care since >it is distributing Hiarcs 7.32 also. As for MChessPro, I pity poor >Marty Hirsch because I know how much it hurts him to lose. I own MChessPro 8 >and find it to be an outstanding program. It beats me on a regular basis. With >Hiarcs 7.32 I will be beaten with more finesse and if I get around to putting in >that 23 Gigabyte hard drive just for the endgame tablebases I will >have the "JOY" of seeing Hiarcs announce "mate in 32".
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