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Subject: Re: Gambit Tiger--A Superlative Comparison -- I reiterate!!

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 17:46:43 10/03/00

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On October 03, 2000 at 17:43:31, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>I repeat; this is a ferocious and inventive opponent that provides you with
>extremely entertaining games and is also a terror at comp-comp chess.  A hell of
>a program.
>
>
>Tim Frohlick
>
>PS again,  It kicked GM Mecking's butt at blitz chess.  Of course that was not
>           an official game.  Mr. Al Silver has the pgn of that game but it is
>           up to him if he wants to release it.  I don't like to post games by
>           beta programs because it might have an adverse effect on sales.  I
>           am, however, free to comment on the general playing abilities of
>           the programs.  Mecking is an alright fellow in my book.

Err.. exactly _what_ program won't kick a GM at blitz?  I have seen GNU do it.
I have seen everybody else do it too...

This is hardly a distinguishing event.



>
>
>On October 03, 2000 at 17:00:38, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>On October 03, 2000 at 16:42:17, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>>
>>>On October 03, 2000 at 16:32:14, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>>>
>Dear CCC,
>
>Eating homemade apple pie, listening to Nana Mouskouri CDs, gazing at stars on a
>dark clear night, sipping fine wine, caressing your wife, having a peak
>experience, going down a hill on a mountain bike at 90 Km/hr--These are all what
>playing the Gambit Tiger program by Christophe Theron is akin to.
>
>For those of you who are getting tired of playing computer chess, this program
>will snap you out of the doldrums and give you effervescent chess.  You will
>taste the tiny bubbles and smell the aroma of chess once again.  You gotta love
>it.
>
>Leonid meteor showers with 30,000/hr rates(coming in 2002), hybrid autos that
>get 30 km/liter and seat 1.8 meter occupants with ease, rich exotic wood chess
>sets and having Kasparov as your personal chess tutor at your total command...
>
>
>This may be the only chess program that you ever need.
>
>
>Tim Frohlick
>>>
>>>Are you not understating things a bit too much? :)
>>
>> In fact he might just be doing that. :) It's not just the type of attacking,
>> highly spectacular chess, displayed by this Gambit Tiger. But he also seems
>> to be winning against the strongest programs! In such a way... And I can tell
>> you that one occasional win against *this* Tiger really tastes like the wine,
>> above described by Mr Frohlick!
>>
>> Sune Larsson
>>>
>>>Enrique



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