Author: chris sergel
Date: 15:22:27 02/20/00
I can see I have a different perspective from most of the people here on this site. I play correspondence chess - internationally - in an organization wherein it is legal to use chess compuers to help with analysis. I think many of my opponents have used programs to generate their moves, and I believe this is a mistake. (I mean, without human input) I'm afraid I don't think chess programs are very strong in quiet positional situations. However in sharper positions, they are very strong. I've tried several programs in these sharp positions, but feel that Hiarcs 6.0 and the new program - Rebel Tiger - generate the most interesting ideas. The different perspective is that I am looking for interesting ideas (even bad ideas are OK - I can sort that out) rather than strongest programs. I hope I'm not insulting anybody, but I think that Fritz really doesn't have a clue as to what positional chess is about. The trickiest thing for the programs is to evaluate the position after the fireworks have ended. Maybe one player has a rook and two pawns for two pieces, but this material difference has to be evaluated in terms of the position. I've noticed great diffences in quality of programs in doing this. I'm not sure I belong at this board but any comments, suggestions or general observations would be appreciated.
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