On Apr 23, 9:40 pm, Rich Hutnik <richardhut...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Apr 23, 6:43 pm, Rich Hutnik <richardhut...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > On Apr 23, 6:00 pm, Harald Korneliussen <vinterm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > This should be very easy to check. All chess programs worth a penny
> > > let you set up arbitrary positions, from your description, that
would
> > > be sufficient (when setting up a king on the second row, it
naturally
> > > won't be able to castle, and a pawn on the third row won't be able
to
> > > move to the fifth). Take a seriously strong program, make it play
> > > without an opening book, and see which side wins more often.
>
> > Anyone know how to get Fritz X to be able to accept such a
> > configuration? I am having issues trying to customize positions. I
> > know it is pretty balanced when Zillions runs it.
>
> > - Rich
>
> Ok, I got it it work. I pasted a FEN(?) notation into Fritz, and then
> had it run in Shootout mode. The results so far for Near Chess are
> interesting. 3 AIs, 3 different approaches to openings. Zillions
> like to move the rooks to the back row to start. ChessV brings the
> knights behind the king and queen, and Fritz drops the king behind the
> king's bishop as its first move. Will need to try Near vs Normal in
> Fritz to see what the results are.
>
> - Rich
Ok, I ran it a few times in Fritz X with Near as White and Black.
Played competititvely both sides actually. I probably need to run it
longer than 5 minutes blitz to see what happens.
- Rich
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