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Subject: Re: Fritz is still King of Blitz

Author: Lonnie Cook

Date: 03:15:57 06/19/99

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On June 17, 1999 at 21:44:05, James T. Walker wrote:

>On June 17, 1999 at 18:08:12, Lonnie Cook wrote:
>
>>On June 17, 1999 at 17:58:22, James T. Walker wrote:
>>
>>>I finished my first 200 games today between Fritz 5.32 and Hiarcs 7.32.  The
>>>games were played at game/5min.  They were run using auto232 operation.  Fritz
>>>had a K6-2-400 for 100 games and then swapped and took the PII 333 for the
>>>second 100 games and vice versa.  Fritz used the F5 opening book and Hiarcs used
>>>it's own book.
>>
>>The problem with that is that the HIARCS book suxs. I started using it on ICC
>>and lost many games outta the opening. Even the Fritz5 default book is better
>>than the Hiarcs. Nimzo Gm books is still the best out there
>>
>*******************************************
>Well the problem is that the book is part of the program so good or bad it stays
>with it for test purposes.  By the way, I looked at Fritz 5.32 scores when
>coming out of book in the first 100 games and according to Fritz, Hiarcs had the
>advantage in 60 games and 8 games were 0.00.  That sounds like Fritz believes
>the Hiarcs book is OK since Fritz felt it had the advantage only 32 times.
>Jim Walker
>***************************

I just got 161 games with 5 0 blitz, 45 meg hash each (Hiarcs 7.32 vs Fritz
5.32) with AMD K2 400 and Fritz gets 48-75-38 while Hiarcs gets 75-48-38. i used
the Fritz5 default book. Hiarcs beats em all. I've played other engines too, its
just another level higher
>
>
>>  Hiarcs had all 3/4 man tablebases plus the 5man tablebases
>>>supplied on the CD plus about 10 more 5 man tablebases. (I don't have them all)
>>>Fritz won the match 106.5-93.5 indicating about a 22 point superiority at blitz.
>>> Of course only 200 games leaves some doubt and I will run another set later but
>>>now I want to play 200 games with Hiarcs 7.32 vs Junior 5.0.  By the way Hiarcs
>>>turned at least one win into a draw because of the tablebases.  It was a KPPKP
>>>endgame which is supplied with the Hiarcs CD.  The problem is there is no KQPKP
>>>tablebase so when Hiarcs got the pawn to the 2nd rank (With Black) it did not
>>>know how to win the game and got stuck in 3 time rep with Mate in 7 showing in
>>>the window?!  I had this same problem with another program which prompted a
>>>question a few weeks ago.  Bob Hyatt says that the only way to use the
>>>tablebases is to have them all.  I believe it but apparently some programmers do
>>>not.  At a minimum you need the promotion tablebases if you have the pawn
>>>tablebases.
>>>Jim Walker



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