Excalibur Ivan II the Conqueror

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Excalibur Ivan II the Conqueror

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Is this the same program as Excalibur Ivan the Terrible?
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vonderlasa wrote:Is this the same program as Excalibur Ivan the Terrible?
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Oh my God, this is the kind of question that produces here long threads and even some attempts of murder....
I believe that is essentially the same program, BUT the real experts here probably will tell you, with reason, that there are some differences due to perhaps a slightly different book, one or two extra Mhz of speed, a lines or two rested or added, who knows.
Practically I would say are the same thing....

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vonderlasa wrote:Is this the same program as Excalibur Ivan the Terrible?
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No, it doesn't ponder. The program is similar to Alexandra.

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spacious_mind wrote:
vonderlasa wrote:Is this the same program as Excalibur Ivan the Terrible?
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No, it doesn't ponder. The program is similar to Alexandra.

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So you say Ivan does ponder?
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Fernando wrote:
spacious_mind wrote:
vonderlasa wrote:Is this the same program as Excalibur Ivan the Terrible?
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No, it doesn't ponder. The program is similar to Alexandra.

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So you say Ivan does ponder?
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Yes Ivan ponders. Ivan II does not ponder and is similar to Alexandra.
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