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Subject: Re: Yes, Hiarcs 6 is Dumb.

Author: Micheal Cummings

Date: 23:15:20 06/26/99

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On June 27, 1999 at 01:24:49, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>On June 26, 1999 at 19:47:29, odell hall wrote:
>
>>
>>This Result still surprises me, even if he has more expierence against computers
>>then he is letting me know.  I have played hundreds of games against hiarcs,
>>with only two wins, and I have never beaten it in 19 moves, nor do I know of any
>>other program winning so quickly against hiarcs.  I still believe computers are
>>grandmasters even on a pent 200, But I am not as sure as before.
>
>Odell,
>
>I think that what Dr. Hyatt has said is true.  Todays programs all have holes
>that can be attacked by cognoscenti.  Just have your friend try his little
>attacks on Hiarcs 7.32 on a PII 500 and he will go down in flames.  The machines
>and programs are getting better every year.
>
>Remember when you used to beat the "old" Fidelity programs and gloat.  Dr. Hyatt
>is correct when he said that even on fast computers todays programs still have
>deficiencies that make them only "masters"  . Your friend is a weak master and
>realizes just like me that computers are fallible.
>
>I have checkmated Hiarcs 6 in 32 moves on a PII 333Mhz with 64 MB Ram but I am
>not even a rated player.  I did it by an assault on the King position.  I posted
>the game on May 20, 1999 01:41:19 here on CCC but nobody cared.  Learn from your
>master friend but beware, if you try sacks on the King with todays systems you
>will probably lose.  Try them anyway because it is fun to beat the computer once
>in a while and it is even more fun to get whipped trying your best.
>
>Tim Frohlick, Not a Master


On my PII 450 I have yet been unable to beat or even Draw against CM6K or Rebel
10. and I have drew about 4 times with Shredder2. I am usually gone within the
fist 20 moves. I am not a rated player either.

The only way I can win, is to play blitz with huge hash tables, and I can get
programs to lose on time, but still that is empty :(



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