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Subject: Re: CSTal-2 vs Hiarcs 7.32 (Game 5)

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 07:42:33 09/20/99

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On September 20, 1999 at 08:33:02, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On September 20, 1999 at 00:58:02, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>Then a hint on the homepage that this version is broken and not useful for
>>playing would be very useful, right?
>
>The homepage says this:
>
>
>
> Chess System Tal Version 2.50 pre-alpha version for download only by bone-fide
>chess program developers who have
> already purchased a copy of CSTal II..CSTal II support files are required for
>proper operation.
> CSTal 2.50 forms the basis of Oxford Softworks designs for Chess System Tal
>III. Chess System Tal III will be an
> open-format multiple engine, N-Brain and user interface system, using Windows
>95/98/NT. Operation is fully Windows
> compatible and multi-threaded.
> CSTal 2.50 comes with multiple engines and N-Brain engine choosers .. This
>version is a sampler, Oxford Softworks expects
> to release open-format source code for any bone-fide developer to use to:
>
>
>          add engines to CSTal III
>
>
>          display information from an added engine in the interface
>
>
>          allow for development of intelligent N-Brain choosers
>
>
>          add chess position specific elements such as opening books, end game
>table bases, king-pawn handlers,
>          middlegame handlers and so on.
>


I can see no hint that this 2.50 is a broken version.


>>BTW you alyways complained that everybody who got different and much worse
>>results than you get used a broken version, if it was CST1 or whatever.
>
>Right. With CSTal1 it was the same. some people like to test broken versions
>:-))

The problem is: it is always a broken version if it loses. :-)

>>All was exaggerating, but most. Only you and one or two others get convincing
>>2.5-1.5 results.
>
>pah -
>
>you don't know the people who get good results. thats not my problem.

Funny. So you only accept results and games by people you personally know or if
the result fits to your opinion? Really funny. :-))




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