Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 15:18:47 08/07/03
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On August 07, 2003 at 15:28:15, Thorsten Czub wrote: >maybe this link meant HELP literally and not in detail. >i doubt that he gave the sources to anybody else. You are right. I have never seen any of the source code to Chess System Tal, of course. When I included Chris among those I wanted to thank on my Web page, it was partly because of his countless intelligent, thought-provoking and amusing contributions here at CCC and at rgcc, and partly because of his fantastic chess program. I haven't owned a Windows computer for very many years. Chess System Tal is the only Windows program I have ever missed. There were many stronger programs at the time, but they were not nearly as enjoyable to play against. Gothmog started out as my attempt to create a "Macintosh version of CST". It is not an easy task, partly because I am a very much weaker chess player than Chris (about 500 points difference, I guess). But it is improving. Gothmog is playing many ridiculously stupid games, of course, but there are also a few wild sacrifical games which look like they are played by a demented version of CST. I don't see the point in trying to make yet another program like Fritz or Crafty. I would much rather like to make an engine with a unique and entertaining style of play, even if that means it will always be several hundred Elo points weaker than Crafty. As a nice example of Gothmog's style when it works as intended, I would like to mention the first of the two games posted by Alex Schmidt on the Winboard forum earlier tonight (although there were no speculative sacrifices in that game). I wish I could play like that myself. >as far as i remember it, it was me saving the sources regularly. You still have the sources somewhere, I hope? I would like to continue believing that there is at least an infinitesimal chance that CST will be resurrected some day ... Tord
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