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Subject: Re: CSTal 2.03 vs. ssdf-elo program 2570

Author: Mark Young

Date: 15:48:33 09/02/99

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On September 02, 1999 at 18:42:12, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On September 01, 1999 at 18:52:39, Mark Young wrote:
>
>>Yes IMO CST plays unsound chess, any program can have great wins, but if you
>>lose 9 out of 10 games to get that one great win....IMO I don't call that
>>program a great program with an exciting style of play. I would just call it
>>sad, in light of all the very good programs on the market today that also
>>generate great wins. No need to name the programs....
>
>show me on opponent cstal loses 9 out of 10. without using
>the chessbase autoplayer and other dirty tricks.
>play the games manually operated 40/120 and ponder on NOT on XT-machines
>but on intel MMX or AMD.
>show me one program cstal loses 9 out of 10.
>
>
>>As many of us know, you can take cm6000 and get the same style of play as CST,
>>but with a much better tactical eye.
>
>you are free to use the program you want.
>cstal works different than the king.
>but sometimes produces similar results. but the king cannot play
>this much "unsound".
>
>
>>I have nothing against CST style of play or any style of play, but the program
>>must be able to win with that style.
>
>your 9/10 is a lie.

Im sorry but scores this bad for CST have been known and posted. The only good
results for CST I have ever seen have been posted by you.


>only if you manipulate the circumstances in favour of the other program, than
>you can work out a 9/10. but not in a real match on a championship.
>
>
>>Mark "The Bean Counter"
>
>right.
>counting faked beans.



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