Author: pete
Date: 06:41:21 11/05/99
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Who knows ? I think nobody ; same is true if it is about commercial programs IMHO. What does "strongest" even mean in this context ?? People do the most different things to find out . a.) play blitz games on one computer b.) play blitz games on two computers ( with or without Autoplayer software ) c.) Play slow games on one computer d.) play slow games on two computers ( with or without Autoplayer software . Sometimes the programs use their own opening book ; sometimes a default book . Some winboard matches are played under winboard , some under Chessbase ; some under Chess-Partner or maybe even the Millenium Interface ( though few people seem to use that one ) . Some users use default settings , some optimal settings , some special own settings they think are especially favourable . Some compete in official tournaments with overclocked computers and specially prepared opening books ; some let their programs play on chess servers. Some play matches against human players . Isn't it most likely that the results will differ ? I think it is , others don't . It seems when it is about winboard engines , two additional factors are important ; they usually have a lot of parameters to set up in ini-Files ; this is probably great for the programmer himself but have to be put correctly by the testers too ( i.e. in comp-comp-matches how often will "computer" be put in the Crafty.rc - File ? ) And : versions change very often and sometimes differ very much in playing strength . Also as there is no professional team around debugging for months certain time settings or PB on/off might never have been tested by the programmer or currently of no major importance to him ( an example maybe Fortress with PB on at long time controls , not to talk about Crafty hehe ). It seems a year or two ago this question could have been answered more easily ; it has become crowdy at the top . Ok :=) ; I would choose Ammon5.01 , SOS (?) , CometB09 , Phalanx This is based on impressions of some slow comp-comp games on 2 comps and no rocket science for sure ; very difficult to choose a 5th entry ; it seems Anmon5.01 might have become stronger than crafty already btw. Sure this is about availlable programs only , else there might be completely different names ( Insomniac ? , Nimzo2000x ? ) , who knows ? pete ( having a nice day without work and playing with Inmichess , or better getting spanked by it :=) )
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