Author: Chris Whittington
Date: 08:49:48 11/11/97
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On November 10, 1997 at 21:44:00, Fernando Villegas wrote: >After completion of the test I did with the killing line of Robert >Sherman, I begun my own series of tournament games at 40/60 only to >discover that CST is really what it is supposed to be, at my cost... I >have all top programs, with the only exception -by now- of Schedder- and >of course, not being myself more than a 2100 player, I lose 8 times of >10 after agonizing fights and the rest are difficult draws, with a >miraculous winning here and there, but you can believe me that never >before I had been mauled in such a way as CST did with me. Is not just >tactical shots, but unrelenting attack and at least the Paris version >running now in my program does not launch just "wild" swings, but very >well thought ones. He handle things in such a manner you always have the >feeling that "If" you only have one time more to do that last final >movement, all would be fine, but... I lost three games in a row, but >they were so interesting even for me, the loser, that I scarcely >finished one I was beginning the next. I was all the time expecting the >"wild" and unsound movement to punish the beast, but the opportunity >never arose. In one of them, in a ending after more than 45 moves and >where he was a pawn above me, I was sure I could handle that in order to >get a technical draw, but the bastard Bastard ?!! Fernando, I have to tell you that Thorsten and I went through a ceremony recently. Thorsten promised to honour, cherish and obey his master :)))) So, our child, the Chess System Tal is no bastard :) Chris Whittington >saw it all and say goodbye... If >any of you is interested in the game, I can send it even at the cost of >my face and repiutation. It is just that I want to share with you my >feeling that this is really something... >Fernando
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