With the interest generated from the 'Kasim' vs Acoona toolbar match I decided to visit the Acoona website to find out what exactly was this 'toolbar'.
First thing I noticed was it's a add-on to your browser. Meaning you have to download an EXE file and install it first. One thing is that I am a FireFox user and this toolbar is supposed to be used only with Microsoft Internet Explorer. No worries, even though I don't use IE anymore, it's still in my system.
After installing it, here's how the toolbar looks like. I clicked on the link to play against the 'AI' chess computer.
Since some people said the engine was weak, I chose the highest settings 'Hard' to get some challenge. As a patzer I was expecting to get beaten but to my surprise I won without much difficulty.
He he.. So I guess the chess engine was really weak if even I can beat it. :)
Of course this is not the same engine as what 'Kasim' is playing against. That's a Fritz 9 prototype and I have never been able to beat Fritz 6,7 or 8 for that matter.
Anyway, it's a pity there's no scores for the game as I sac one piece to open up the King's position to give checkmate.
Since some people said the engine was weak, I chose the highest settings 'Hard' to get some challenge. As a patzer I was expecting to get beaten but to my surprise I won without much difficulty.
He he.. So I guess the chess engine was really weak if even I can beat it. :)
Of course this is not the same engine as what 'Kasim' is playing against. That's a Fritz 9 prototype and I have never been able to beat Fritz 6,7 or 8 for that matter.
Anyway, it's a pity there's no scores for the game as I sac one piece to open up the King's position to give checkmate.
Chess is very popular in Indonesia.
I've been here 12 days and I pass this small
booth at the car park while going for lunch. There
is always a small group of people crowded around
two players playing chess.
Today is my last day in Jakarta. Will be flying back tonite to KLIA.
Indonesia is a nice place to visit. Just sorry that I didn't have time
to have a good tour of the city as most of the time I was couped up
in the office doing work.
Following Viktor Korchnoi doctor's tip on porridge, here is a picture
of Indonesia's chicken porridge. Served with boneless chicken it was
pretty good. Not surprisingly, the small restaurant was packed that night.
