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Subject: Re: Chess Tiger's New Anti-Human Strategies

Author: Georg v. Zimmermann

Date: 02:58:13 08/03/00

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This was fun reading, thanks ! :-)



On August 01, 2000 at 21:43:40, Albert Silver wrote:

>On August 01, 2000 at 15:08:12, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>
>>On August 01, 2000 at 14:19:02, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>"Chess Tigress" was my first try. But I didn't like the sound. Too many "ess".
>>>
>>>I like the word "Tigress" when it is alone. When you put "chess" in front of it,
>>>"Chess Tiger" sounds much better.
>>>
>>>Just my personal taste.
>>
>>I happen to agree :o). Do you mind revealing some of the new things planned for
>>Chess Tiger 13, or are they top secret?
>>
>>Best wishes...
>>Mogens
>
>Although they are secret, I will divulge one of the new anti-human strategies
>developped especially for Chess Tiger 13:
>
>- The Eye of the Tiger -
>
>This powerful new tactic is guaranteed to bring in many more positive results in
>blitz chess or games where less than 5 minutes are left until time control. The
>moment the eval drops to -1.5, the screen's brightness and contrast are very
>gradually reduced. When the human notes this, he/she will at first presume a
>problem with their monitor and begin to increase the brightness and contrast
>controls until their maximum. This will help for maybe 10 seconds, so that the
>user will actually relax and begin re-examining the position. Again the
>brightness and contrast will begin to be reduced so that the user, instinctively
>begins to squint and bring their face closer to the screen, at which point the
>screen will suddenly go all white, effectively blinding the user and preventing
>him/her from completing the game in time. If by any chance, the player should
>manage to make a move through their teary eyes, the computer will hard boot,
>magically erasing all records of the disaster though carefully registering the
>cause in its learning log.
>
>Some lab testing with white mice has proved this tactic's effectiveness, though
>more tests could not be done due to the mice's tendency to eat the power cables.
>BTW, the lab is selling these mice now labelled "Don King mice".
>
>                                       Albert Silver



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