Top 5 winboard programs?

[Aaron]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Aaron am 28 Januar 2000 02:55:47:
It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0
Are there any strong winboard programs I left out? So of the above which deserves to join the Big4?

[Pete Galati]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Pete Galati am 28 Januar 2000 04:57:32:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Top 5 winboard programs? geschrieben von:/posted by: Aaron am 28 Januar 2000 02:55:47:

It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0
Are there any strong winboard programs I left out? So of the above which deserves to join the Big4?

This is only my opinion; Comet and TCB belong in that group, I also hear that SOS is _very_ strong, but personally I am unable to use it because of it's high hashtable settings, but it is said to be strong.
I think that you've probably listed the heavy hitters in the download program world (Crafty clones excluded)
Pete

[Dann Corbit]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Dann Corbit am 28 Januar 2000 05:51:43:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: Top 5 winboard programs? geschrieben von:/posted by: Pete Galati am 28 Januar 2000 04:57:32:

It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0
Are there any strong winboard programs I left out? So of the above which deserves to join the Big4?

This is only my opinion; Comet and TCB belong in that group, I also hear that SOS is _very_ strong, but personally I am unable to use it because of it's high hashtable settings, but it is said to be strong.
I think that you've probably listed the heavy hitters in the download program world (Crafty clones excluded)

I like to have 8 programs for a tournament. That way, you don't have byes.
The new Exchess is worth a look too (D. Homan).


My FTP site

[pete]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: pete am 28 Januar 2000 07:45:49:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Top 5 winboard programs? geschrieben von:/posted by: Aaron am 28 Januar 2000 02:55:47:

It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0
Are there any strong winboard programs I left out? So of the above which deserves to join the Big4?

yes , there definitely is one you left out if you are talking about slower time controls : Gromit.
It might very well turn out that Gromit is the strongest winboard program at standard time controls on reasonable hardware ; my private test results and the results of the last world championship strongly seem to suggest that you should at least have it on your top 12 list .
pete

[pete]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: pete am 28 Januar 2000 07:47:21:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: Top 5 winboard programs? geschrieben von:/posted by: pete am 28 Januar 2000 07:45:49:

It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0

seems you already had it on ; it was only a little low ; I shouldn't post in the morning

[Volker Pittlik]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Volker Pittlik am 28 Januar 2000 08:54:45:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Top 5 winboard programs? geschrieben von:/posted by: Aaron am 28 Januar 2000 02:55:47:

It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0

1. CometB13
2. SOS
3. Gromit2.0
Volker

[José Carlos]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: José Carlos am 28 Januar 2000 09:40:21:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: Top 5 winboard programs? geschrieben von:/posted by: Pete Galati am 28 Januar 2000 04:57:32:

It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0
Are there any strong winboard programs I left out? So of the above which deserves to join the Big4?

This is only my opinion; Comet and TCB belong in that group, I also hear that SOS is _very_ strong, but personally I am unable to use it because of it's high hashtable settings, but it is said to be strong.
I think that you've probably listed the heavy hitters in the download program world (Crafty clones excluded)
Pete

SOS is _very_ strong. It clearly deserves to be in that group.
José C.

[Mogens Larsen]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Mogens Larsen am 28 Januar 2000 11:11:12:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Top 5 winboard programs? geschrieben von:/posted by: Aaron am 28 Januar 2000 02:55:47:

It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0
Are there any strong winboard programs I left out? So of the above which deserves to join the Big4?

These four programs deserve to be among them:
1.SOS (strong at any timecontrol)
2.CometB13
3.Gromit 2.20 (I assume that is the version you have ))
4.TCB45
I share your feeling about LambChop. It is still able to beat the new programs.
Best wishes...
Mogens

[Johan Havegheer]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Johan Havegheer am 29 Januar 2000 10:03:44:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: Top 5 winboard programs? geschrieben von:/posted by: pete am 28 Januar 2000 07:45:49:

It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0
Are there any strong winboard programs I left out? So of the above which deserves to join the Big4?

yes , there definitely is one you left out if you are talking about slower time controls : Gromit.
It might very well turn out that Gromit is the strongest winboard program at standard time controls on reasonable hardware ; my private test results and the results of the last world championship strongly seem to suggest that you should at least have it on your top 12 list .
pete

Gromit 2.20 is certainly a very strong program on slower time controls :
see my JH-Tournements (40moves/60minutes). Gromit always performing very well!
Johan

[James]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: James at 07 February 2000 10:43:58:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: Top 5 winboard programs? geschrieben von:/posted by: Mogens Larsen at 28 Januar 2000 11:11:12:

It seems like eveyone appears to be testing
Crafty
Anmon505
PhalanxXXII
Light Goliath2.0
So am I right in assuming that this is the "big" 4 among winboard programs?
Which of the following deserve to join them?
SOS
CometB13
TCB045 (This and Cometb13 are strongest at Blitz? )
Lampchop71 (If only The program could release a newer version he is using)
Bringer161
Arasan
Gromit2.0
Are there any strong winboard programs I left out? So of the above which deserves to join the Big4?

These four programs deserve to be among them:
1.SOS (strong at any timecontrol)
2.CometB13
3.Gromit 2.20 (I assume that is the version you have ))
4.TCB45
I share your feeling about LambChop. It is still able to beat the new programs.
Best wishes...
Mogens
James

I conducted a double elimination blitz tournament (50m/5min) and the top four programs respectively are Crafty17_5, LGol.2000v_2, SOS, and Cometb15.