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Fernando · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:28 pm Post subject: K-Chess Elite

I wonder if this windows program- K-chess Elite, has been tested or commented here. As we all know, it is an adaptation of Turbo chess, engine created by Danielsen long ago. The Australian company Ark Angels took it and enhanced it with a GUI and lot of very good features and perhaps also tweaked a bit the program itself. In any case I have played against it several times and I cannot agree with certain shallow judgments some people write in Internet -may of them probably never played it, but is a fashion to talk, sometimes, of "mass commercial" products to get an air of an expert- because I find it is pretty strong, stronger than Turbo, in fact faster at the very least, with 9-10 ply in middle game as norm in the search, good ending capabilities, etc.
OR maybe I have became so weak that anything looks to me as strong.
So, I ask your opinion.

In suspense regards
Fern
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Larry · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:22 am Post subject: Re: K-Chess Elite

Fernando · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:29 am Post subject: Re: K-Chess Elite

Martin Hertz · Member Joined: 07 Oct 2015 Posts: 47

I've compared Turbo-Chess and K-Chess. Apparently it's exactly the same engine but around 4 times
faster, that is fast enough for reaching one ply more. I would say it's the same program compiled
with a much more efficient compiler, than Turbo-Pascal 3. I'm not surprised, that a rather weak
program of 1985 is a serious opponent at nowadays speed for even stronger players.

Volodymyr · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:02 pm Post subject:

Hi Fernando.
I used to play against KChess Elite 4.0.0.37.
In 2008, I was not able to win.My score Win-0/Draw-2/Loss-1.
This is a blitz 15 or 30 min.

Later in 2012 or 2013 I won this program.
I also tested, these are two games against Chessmind 0.82(Now CCRL Rating 2014).
http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&each_game=1&eng=ChessMind%200.82#ChessMind_0_82
30 sec/move Win-1/Loss-1.

I think not less than 1900 CCRL and 2100 SSDF.It's approximately.
I have not found other tests.

A good program for amateurs and medium players.

I have additional sets of pieces for large monitors,optimal for 1440x900.May be interested.

Fernando · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:31 pm Post subject:

Volodymyr · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:59 pm Post subject:

http://www87.zippyshare.com/v/WUiBVWZp/file.html

KChess Elite 4 sets
optimized for screen resolution 1440õ900,and optons for board 76-88 pixels.

Fernando · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:15 pm Post subject:

Thank you pal....
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