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Subject: Hossa != Crafty (was Re: Risky play)

Author: Steffen Jakob

Date: 07:11:08 04/08/01

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On April 08, 2001 at 00:06:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:

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>>>But my question is whether I would just be duplicating
>>>someone else's efforts; haven't there been some Crafty "clones" already along
>>>such lines, including one which played the "Halloween Attack" a lot (1.e4 e5
>>>2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe4?!)?
>>
>>I believe that was started by Hossa, which is not a Crafty clone.
>
>
>It was originally a crafty clone.  I don't remember the handle he used,

To make it clear: Hossa was never a crafty clone! I used the account "Brause"
for my research on the Halloween attack which was a crafty.

My own engine Hossa has nothing to do with this. Hossa doesnt play the Halloween
attack, although in the past he played it few times.

>but the programmer of Hossa used to use Crafty and build a huge "Halloween"
>book.  It was _very_ dangerous in that opening too. :)

Greetings,
Steffen.



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