Author: blass uri
Date: 21:45:58 01/30/00
Go up one level in this thread
On January 30, 2000 at 22:19:56, Nicholas Cooper wrote: >On January 30, 2000 at 19:25:35, Nicholas Cooper wrote: > >>Greetings all, >> >>I am having a few problems finding information on the newly released Junior 6. >>Not only are there no reviews but even the information on the Chessbase website >>is rather sparse, to say the least! >> >>For instance, I understand Junior 6 can access Nalimov tablebases (in the >>compressed format?) but does it use persistant hash tables as was the case with >>Hiracs 7.32, for example. And what of it's "style". I am led to believe that it >>is a relatively fast searcher (though not as fast as Fritz) and seems to have a >>reasonable grasp of positional play. Is it a good endgame player? From the >>latest SSDF list and Cadaques Tournament, it appears to be very strong... >>How would one compare it with Fritz 6 in playing style, endgame and the like? >> >>I went to the Junior web site but in hasn't been updated in over 6 months (!) so >>I am at a loss as where to find any good information. >> >>As always, any help is gratefully received. >> >>Sincerely, >> >>Nick Cooper > >Just one more quick question: does Junior 6 use null move pruning? Does it >handle the zugswang positons well or not (I have Fritz 5 and it's evaluation of >some endgame positions in particular isn't particularly inspiring...) > >Thanks again, > >Nick Cooper Junior is not a null mover but it has other positions that it is blind and cannot see simple tactics. It may miss a stalemate because of a problem in the stalemate detector. It also may belive in a repetition after lines like Rc2-c3 when the main line is Qd3-b1 Rc3-c2 (0.00 in the evaluation) because it believes that if the rook go back the queen can also go back. These problems are rare in practical games but if you search for a better program for solving problems I think that Junior is not the right choice because of these reasons. Uri
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.