Author: Dan Honeycutt
Date: 11:02:24 04/07/04
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On April 07, 2004 at 09:30:45, stuart taylor wrote: >I would be very interested to know peoples appraisals of their favorite chess >program, and why it is their favorite (or one of them). > >But this will be most interesting if it is all honest, and not just off the >cuff. > >Also, it is important to know which other programes you are comparing it to, or >if it is simply an opinion based on that one alone, without comparing it to >others. > >Any kind, any class. > >Thanks in advance, > >S.Taylor Pepito. Pepito was one of the programs instrumental in my learning how a chess program works. I don't know Carlos del Cacho but he is obviously someone with a sense of humor and someone who doesn't take himself too seriously. If you read Spanish the source code of Pepito is worth reading for the humor even if you have no interest in chess. Comments like "very primitive but it's better than nothing" abound. One of the evaluation constants (overextended pawn penalty if memory serves) is named DONDE_CREES_Q_VAS (and just where do you think you're going). Dan H.
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