Author: Harald Faber
Date: 21:50:52 11/14/99
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On November 14, 1999 at 20:48:36, Heiko Mikala wrote: >Hi everybody! > >During the last weeks I have played a big tournament, g/60 on two computers, >including some of the brand-new and some of the strongest programs available. > >I would like to show you the result, and tell you about my impressions. Fine that you don't only post the result! >Nimzo 7.32: >----------- >This is an extremely interesting program, and I'm happy that I finally bought >it. Absolutely correct. For me it is the strongest program at the moment, maybe besides Chessmaster. We'll see what Shredder4 is able to do. >MChess Pro 8: >------------- >Well, if MChess had not been my favourite program already, it would have become >so definitely after this tournament! Some of the most interesting, most >thrilling >games of this tournament have been played when MChess was involved. A pity it disappears in many tournaments, certainly because it is an "old" program now and is no longer in the Top-5 of SSDF. It is underestimated like WChess and Zarkov! I am eagerly waiting for the new (Windows) version! >Chessmaster 6000 >---------------- >A very solid program. Doesn't seem to have any extraordinary strenghts or weak- >nesses. It simply plays rock-solid chess. I have heard some people speak about >Chessmaster beeing an agressive program, sacrificing pieces sometimes to win a >game, but I couldn't witness such things in all the games I have played so far. Hmm, you played the original settings? You should either change them, at least to selectivity=10, or take CM5555 and you will see s.th. very different. :-) >Genius 5: >--------- >The legend. Still one of the strongest, most impressive programs out there. I >don't understand all the rumours about Genius beeing much weaker than the other >top programs, it simply isn't. Correct, and you should also try GENIUS 3! I promise it is not weaker! Take the original Genius 3, not the MCS engine, plus the tournament book. >But it still is one of the best >defenders around, and it definitely still plays one of the best endgames of all >programs available, although it doesn't use EGTB's. Correct. >Finally: >-------- >I already have ordered the new HCC/Millennium package, which includes Shredder 4 >and Genius 6.5 (crazy? stupid?? You name it! ;-), and if I find the time and >the energy, I would really like to enter these two programs in my tournament. Add Genius3, Zarkov5.01 and WChess2000, they are interesting, underestimated but strong. >greetings, > >Heiko. Thanks for this post.
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