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Subject: Re: Questions About Gambit tiger to Christophe Theron

Author: Thorsten Czub

Date: 03:57:46 10/09/00

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On October 08, 2000 at 15:56:19, Sune Larsson wrote:
> Yes, I'm quite sure that you will appreciate Gambit Tiger, Fernando!
> Nota bene: The name of the engine doesn't mean that he plays gambitlines
> directly from the book. In fact he is, at the moment, using the normal
> Tiger book. Just plays the opening and then comes looking for you!
> *Very* actively and aggressively. This has been seen before, having another
> "T"-program clearly in mind - but one novelty is that Gambit Tiger
> just seems to beat the other top programs! Indicating the quality of this
> attacker! Some people have called the games "lucky shots", some "the creation
> of a genius". It might very well be a lucky shot by a very talented
> programmer... Some experimental engine, I would say...

Chess System
T  iger
T  al

programmer

C   hristophe
C   hris

Thats both TC !! Strange coincidences :-)))

Of course the bean counters call it lucky shots. :-))
I would say: cstal had the problem to be not fast enough, gambit-tiger
does not have this problem :-)) . also it wasa strong engine before,
and now it remains strong plus it plays like a hungry tiger.

best wishes

T. C.

> Sune



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