Hello.

I’ve heard that each engine has its own style of play. Some are more positional and strategic, while others are more sharp and tactical.

And so my question is: could you roughly sort the following engines from the most sharp and tactical to the most positional and strategic?:

- Critter 1 ...

Hello.

I already have a premium account on Playchess, but my premium subscription expires soon. I'm going to buy another one year premium membership in a few days. But I hate my username there, so I want to create a new account.
So my question is: is it allowed to create a second account on ...

Hello.

I was just wondering, in the Queen's Gambit Declined, after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 (or 2... c6), what is the difference between playing 3. Nc3 and 3. Nf3 ?

I looked in an opening database/explorer :
- After 2... e6, 3. Nc3 is 3 times more popular than 3. Nf3, but 3. Nf3 scores better for white ...

Hello.
I know that rapid is 15 to 60 minutes, blitz is 3 to 15 minutes, and bullet is below 3 minutes. But what I would like to know is, what are the "official" time controls for rapid, blitz and bullet? By "official" time controls, I mean the most common time controls, the time controls that are ...

Why does it have to be so complicated... Well, here's what I did :
- I began a game with the Benko Gambit accepted : 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6.
- I saved the game somewhere in CBH format.
- In the Engine Match window, I clicked on the " ... " button (next to ...

Hello.

I stopped playing on PlayChess for more than 6 months, and since I restarted playing yesterday I have this annoying message each time I enter in the Main Playing Hall : Script Error

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Sorry, I didn't understand how to make it work... I went in "Database", I ticked the box "Use", but when I click on the button " ... " next to "Openings" I have no idea what to do next...

Hello.

I just bought Houdini 3 Pro with the Fritz 13 interface, and I also have Fritz 12.
I was wondering if it was possible to customize the starting position in an "Engine Match"?
http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/8933/enginematch.png
Surely there must be a way, but I can't find it..

Thanks in ...