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Subject: Re: My lament!

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 08:01:37 09/08/00

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On September 08, 2000 at 02:17:20, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On September 08, 2000 at 01:16:18, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On September 07, 2000 at 22:14:17, stuart taylor wrote:
>>
>>> This will have to be the last generation of chess programs I will ever be
>>>buying, as I will not be able to devote much more of my life to chess, and less
>>>so, programs (which you need chess knowledge to be able to appreciate).
>>
>>
>>
>>Can I ask you why you won't be able to spend so much time on chess programs?
>>
>>You sound like a passionated person, and only something really serious (maybe
>>bad) can prevent a computer chess enthusiast from spending time on them.
>>
>>I hope it's not the case. At least that it's not something bad.
>>
>>I wish you the best.
>>
>>
>>    Christophe
>
>
>I have read Stuart's contribution as follows: saturation + the fact we
>have made our programs too strong. Too strong in the sense you need to
>be a good chess player to understand what is going on on the board. I
>just hope I understood wrong :)
>
>Ed
>
Yes, you're still wrong! (see above posting). But I have learned that it takes
hard work (for the player) to create honest beauty. The all time legends have
often failed, as I have found out by computer checking!
Regards,
S.Taylor
>
>
>>>  I just wish to express my plea to the programmers to try to push it all in
>>>this year, and not to wait for another one or two years!
>>>  CM says openely about some things "it won't be this time round" (similar to
>>>that).
>>> My first program was Psion by Lang, as well as Turbo King 2, about 11 years
>>>ago. I was intreagued by the phenomina, and used to day dream about it the whole
>>>day. I really should have become a programmer!
>>>  Anyway, I'm hoping that the upcoming generation will be a real taste of what
>>>the final perfection will look like, as I have waited 11 years, and must be
>>>satisfied with what will be now!
>>>  I hope to be getting a few programs, so I can see whatever today has to offer.
>>>And I will personally be one of the people who will be absolutely delighted
>>>about anything esp. relating to knowledge and playing strength, which is not
>>>pushed off for another year! And I would like to thank all the programmers for
>>>all their work from the past, present and future.
>>>S.Taylor



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