Author: Chessfun
Date: 09:33:26 12/27/99
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On December 27, 1999 at 12:21:43, Christophe Theron wrote:
>On December 27, 1999 at 11:32:29, Pete Galati wrote:
>
>>On December 27, 1999 at 07:43:05, pavel wrote:
>>
>>>In the chessbase home page it says fritz currently holds the first place in all
>>>chess computer ranking. if so then where does rebel-tiger goes? but again as
>>>rebel says it is the best........then where does the world champ shredder goes?
>>>man............REALLY confusing.
>>>pavel
>>
>>Don't expect anything different from a webpage put together by the marketing
>>dept. I'm sure that every company will tell you that they have the best.
>>
>>No one will be saying "We're number 2!"
>>
>>Fritz is tough, allways #1 or a contender in any tournament, same can be said
>>about most major programs. I'm sure you've heard it said before about don't buy
>>comercial programs based on the strength, base it on the features you like or
>>the playing style. Ignore the marketing dept.
>>
>>Pete
>
>
>I'm sorry but the ChessBase website is completely outdated. Fritz does not hold
>the first place in all the computer chess ranking. It does not hold the first
>place in the most important of all: the SSDF list.
>
>Tiger is number 1 in this list, so the Rebel Home Page is definitely right.
>
>
> Christophe
I think the point is that there will always be claims made of being #1 or being
the most humanlike or best whatever feature regardless of the SSDF take for
example the following statement.
"For more than 12 years, Chessmaster has been undefeated as the leading
interactive chess product worldwide. Now, Mindscape Entertainment introduces
Chessmaster 7000, the perfect chess companion for all age groups and skill
levels. Chessmaster 7000 patiently guides beginners through the game, while
intermediate and expert players can elevate their level of play and match wits
with the most cunning opponent available on a personal computer".
Does not that imply that the CM is best. In Chessbases case just seems the
website is outdated but they could always use statements similar to the above
made by the CM. Clearly the object is to make the consumer think he/she is
buying the best product and this can be done with any number of misleading
statements.
Thanks.
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