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If in these days, one of the opponents was Alekhine in his prime, or some other old biggies, or even Fischer, I wonder if the games would be any more entertaining than now. I think the difference is that pre-1970's players did not have access to computers and therefore could not utilise engines and...

Not an insult - just an observation.

Mark Mason wrote:Wow this forum certainly is unique. Nowhere else could one April Fool's joke that was intended to bring humour/fun, result in 13 pages of bickering, squabbling and trading of insults. Unbelievable.

and still it continues....I rest my case.

Wow this forum certainly is unique. Nowhere else could one April Fool's joke that was intended to bring humour/fun, result in 13 pages of bickering, squabbling and trading of insults. Unbelievable.

Well anyway....just in case anyone hasn't yet spotted it today.Chessbase have officially admitted it was all a joke which we all knew anyway:

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8051

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I sense that many of us are sick of them. I wonder if this poll will bear that out. Graham, Yes, yes, yes - absolutely 100% sick of it. I have been visiting this forum for several years (maybe not contributing as frequently as some, but when I have something constructive to offer). It used to be a ...

Hi, I have been using Monarch for years and can endorse all other comments here. Very stable and reliable engine. Another very stable engine rated at 1900elo in the UCI Engines League is Clueless 1.4 by Helmut Fett. In spite of it's name it plays very good consistent chess at that level: http://wbec...

Great listing and invaluable as a single source look up. Thank you !

Hi Graham,

Have you ever run any tournaments which have included Clueless 1.4, Monarch 1.7 and Roce 0.039 together ? These are 3 of my favourite engines and I find them close in strength in small tournaments I've run, but would be interested in your results if any.

Many thanks.