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Subject: Re: Just Curious - Does anyone know Johan de Koning of Chessmaster fame?

Author: Mike S.

Date: 02:20:01 03/01/03

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On February 28, 2003 at 18:11:03, Christophe Theron wrote:

>(...)
>I have seen different names in the CM3000 credits. I don't remember who, but I
>think it was not Kittinger.
>
>The PC version of Kittinger's programs is in WChess as far as I know. There was
>also Mychess at the very begining (Z80 ported to 8088).

You are right, but that was just because Kittinger wasn't mentioned in the
credits of CM3000 (for whatever reason). But IIRC his name appears somewhere
inside the code. IMO it was also possible to notice similarities between CM3000
and the NOVAG chess computer programs he wrote too.

I.e. he had an opening book which was prepared for (immune against) common traps
many chess computers were vulnerable to. The Kittinger book never fell into
those traps.

Wchess came much later.

Regards,
Mike Scheidl



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