Author: Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com)
Date: 22:58:47 03/02/00
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On March 02, 2000 at 15:47:17, Daniel Chancey wrote:
>A demo version of Chess Genius is available on those small Palm computers.
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>If anyone has tested the program, then notify me.
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>Castle2000
Sure, I've tested it (registered it, too). The demo is limited to 1 second per
move after move 20, but it does fine.
Specifically, I played a 10 game match with the demo against PocketChess 1.1
for the Palm, giving PocketChess 1.1 3-4 seconds/move. PocketChess won 9-1,
despite the time handicap.
Chess Genius has a lot more features than PocketChess, too: it displays
eval, PV, last 8 moves, White/Black time used. Unlike PocketChess, Chess
Genius understands underpromotion, draw by 50 move rule or triple repetition,
and will capture en passant itself when appropriate. It also has 40 levels (up
to 3 minutes/move).
Richard Lang says that Chess Genius Palm uses the Mephisto Roma engine,
unchanged. The SSDF rating list places the Mephisto Roma at 2030 +/- 27 ELO (see
URL and table sample at bottom). This is on a 68020 at 14 MHz - the Palm uses a
680X0 at 16 MHz, so I imagine they are comparable. Chess Genius Palm does not
use "permanent brain", and the Mephisto Roma might have - if so, that would
knock off a bit (?30 Elo, maybe?) Notice that this is at SSDF time control (40
moves in 2 hours, or 3 minutes/move).
Genius is almost as strong as the Sapphire/Sapphire II standalones (see SSDF
table below) but for those with a Palm, the $25 registration for Chess Genius is
a lot less, too.
Chess Genius displays eval, PV, last 8 moves, White/Black time used.
For more info, you can try this various web pages:
Chess Genius Home Page (FAQ, screenshots): http://www.chessgenius.com
PalmGear Chess Genius Page (with reviews, one extensive):
http://www8.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?sid=98454620000206105741&prodID=6018
Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com)
*** SSDF rating list URL and pertinent rows:
http://home3.swipnet.se/~w-36794/ssdf/rlwww001.txt
THE SSDF RATING LIST 2000-01-30 70663 games played by 204 computers
Rating + - Games Won Oppo
------ --- --- ----- --- ----
103 Sapphire II 2113 35 -33 444 63% 2017
107 Novag Sapphire H8 10 MHz 2090 22 -22 1014 47% 2108
118 Mephisto Roma 68020 14 MHz 2030 27 -26 712 65% 1919
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