Re: GNU chess version 1.2 - QUESTION

[Stuart Cracraft]

I didn't know GNU Chess 1 was even in circulation
any more. That was written about 17 years ago 
by me and I wanted to get it out of circulation
which is why John Stanback's program became 
GNU Chess 2 through 4. However, these became
pedantically unreadable and unmaintainable
and non-valuable from an educational point of
view so GNU Chess 5 by Chua Kong Sian became
the new reality.

I urge you to obtain it from 

  www.gnu.org/software/chess/chess.html

Strength depends upon your machine's speed.
Certainly with modern PC's you will find 
GNU Chess 5 is a master but beyond that I 
don't want to estimate rating.

For rating estimates, visit the Free Internet
Chess Server (FICS).

--Stuart

> 
> From: "Lon" <address@hidden>
> Date: 2002/12/23 Mon PM 03:29:14 EST
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: GNU chess version 1.2 - QUESTION
> 
> hello.
> 
> i'm computer illiterate, relatively speaking. so if someone can respond to my 
> following question, it'll have to be in lay terms.
> 
> what's the approximate range of strenths ("ratings") of the
> 1.2 version of the GNU chess software, from the fastest to the slowest game 
> play ?
> 
> i've been getting my butt kicked regularly and i generally hold my own 
> against "expert" level humans.
> 
> thanks very much to whomever responds. the GNU project seems like a good 
> thing.
> 
> sincerely, lon
> 
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>

hello.

 

i'm computer illiterate, relatively speaking. so if someone can respond to my following question, it'll have to be in lay terms.

 

what's the approximate range of strenths ("ratings") of the

1.2 version of the GNU chess software, from the fastest to the slowest game play ?

 

i've been getting my butt kicked regularly and i generally hold my own against "expert" level humans.

 

thanks very much to whomever responds. the GNU project seems like a good thing.

 

sincerely, lon