In your opinion, what chess engine is best?

They're all good, too good for the average player, but you can't go wrong with Fritz or Shredder. End Game Table Bases are nice, but even without them, you'll be crushed. Don't worry about it.

This is not about opinion. Rybka is by far the best.

Originally posted by Raven69
I'm pretty untrusting of engines but I'm thinking of buying one...what do people on here use? And what do you think is the bast one for endings specifically?

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Zap! Chess is kicking butt in the engine room at playchess.

Thanks for your inputs everyone...I'm still not sure which one I'll go with...

Originally posted by Mad Rook
Fritz doesn't use EGTBs? That's news to me. I guess I'll have to unload my EGTBs in my Fritz program. 😉 Just to be clear, Fritz IS CAPABLE OF USING EGTBs - I don't know where you got that idea.

Originally posted by UndeadNightOrc
Guess this show you can't believe everything you read on the net.

Originally posted by Falco Lombardi
One person said that Zap! Chess Zanzibar does real well against Rybka...

Originally posted by dottewell
Nope.

http://www.husvankempen.de/nunn/40_40%20Rating%20List/40_40%20BestVersion/14.html

Rybka's still top.

http://www.husvankempen.de/nunn/40_40%20Rating%20List/40_40%20BestVersion/rangliste.html

Yes, but these may have been isolated incidents or due to a better opening book. Rating lists are better at determining engine strength.

Originally posted by UndeadNightOrc
Since you asked about endgame play, I know that Chessmaster uses endgame tablebases. Fritz doesn't, and I've heard it will lose to Chessmaster should it somehow make it to the end game. Rybka I'm not sure about when it comes to endgame play.

For someone of my meager ability, CM is just right for me. I plan on upgrading to Fritz once I deem myself worthy of its greatness 🙂

Originally posted by RahimK
I can varify that.

CM10000 I got came with a endgame tablebase while the Deep Fritz 8 I got did not.

Fritz 8 wastes CM10000 on a 3 times slow computer but if CM can get to the endgame, it dominates!

Simply because the fritz I have did not come with an EGTB.

If it did then I'm sure we all know who would win.

RK

Originally posted by RahimK
I can varify that.

CM10000 I got came with a endgame tablebase while the Deep Fritz 8 I got did not.

Originally posted by Mad Rook
Yeah, it's WAY too much trouble to download the free EGTB files from the internet for use with Fritz. 😕

Originally posted by giantrobot
ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/TB/