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- Path: sparky!uunet!enterpoop.mit.edu!world!mem
- From: mem@world.std.com (Jeff Lesser)
- Subject: Re: Waxman blows the doors off of WinChess
- Message-ID: <C055z3.EJr@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- References: <15280.2b427774@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 20:52:15 GMT
- Lines: 23
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- vancleef@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
-
- >Well, I just ran WinChess vs. Waxman on my 386DX/50 under Windows with
- >approx. 1 minute per move. While WinChess gained a slight advantage
- >up to move 15 Waxman blew it away with a brilliant sweep of WinChess'
- >weak side.
-
- >Waxman was getting 10:1 in nodes per second and seemed to use the clock
- >to its advantage (WinChess has a flat time interval for each move :/
-
- >However, I messed up and don't have a copy of the game, I will run another
- >this weekend but my first impression is that Waxman is far superior to
- >WinChess (these are both shareware games).
-
- >Waxman needs a dead piece board :)
-
- >-Garrett
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-
- NOW Chess is another pretty decent Windows-based shareware Chess program,
- if I recall correctly. Have you tested that one?
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