Author: Harald Faber
Date: 11:09:20 11/21/00
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On November 21, 2000 at 11:59:48, Christophe Theron wrote: >On November 21, 2000 at 04:06:32, Harald Faber wrote: > >>On November 18, 2000 at 20:00:14, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote: >> >>>Thüringen Mohlsdorf 2000 >>> >>>Junior 6.0 Athlon 1000 +1 -1 +1 +0 -1 1 5.0/6 >>>Deep Fritz 2x P3-866 -½ +1 +1 -1 +½ r 4.5/6 >>>Nimzo 7.32 Athlon 1000 -½ +1 -0 +1 -1 3.5/6 >>>Gambit Tiger 1.0 Athlon 500 -1 +0 -1 +½ -½ 3.5/6 >>>Shredder 4.0 Athlon 800 -1 +1 -0 +0 -1 3.5/6 >>>Chess Tiger 13.0 P3-840 +½ -0 +1 -1 +0 3.0/6 >>>Hiarcs 7.01 P3-500 -½ +1 -½ -½ +0 3.0/6 >>>Goliath Light 2.0ß Athlon 650 +½ -0 +0 -1 +1 3.0/6 >>>Rebel Century - Athlon 1000 -0 +0 -1 +1 -½ 3.0/6 >>>Zarkov 5.01 Athlon 1000 +½ -0 -½ +1 +0 2.5/6 >>>Hiarcs 7.32 Athlon 1100 +0 -½ +½ -0 +1 2.5/6 >>>Gandalf 4.32f Athlon 1000 +0 -1 +½ -0 -0 2.0/6 >>>Chigorin's Way Cel. 500 -0 +½ -0 +0 +½ 1.0/6 >>>Chessmaster 6000 P2-400 +1 -0 +0 -0 -0 2.0/6 >>> >>>I can't understand why Gambit Tiger was running on an Athlon 500. Can someone >>>explain please? >>> >>>A. Ponti >> >> >>Sure. I have no faster computer. :-) >>The next tourney is in March 2001, everyone feel free to provide me with the >>latest hardware so that I can start with GT on 1.3GHz or so. Or collect money so >>that I can afford to upgrade my computer to at least 1GHz. >>If you don't then don't complain about the hardware. All the critics here and in >>the German Gambitsoft forum are invited to play themselves on fast machines. >>BTW maybe I missed that I could have used an Athlon 1000 for extra money, >>provided by the tournament director. Don't know, will figure this out for the >>tourney in March. But the several system crashes of all these fast machines >>showed that it was better to use the K7-500 (which didn't crash even once) if >>you look at the final result... > > > >Thank you Harald for playing with Gambit Tiger in this tournament. > >I hope you don't take the critics personally. Me? Certainly not. :-) >On the other hand, a close look at the final result shows that Gambit Tiger has >been performing extremely well in this tournament, given the hardware handicap. Absolutely correct, no need to worry or complain. >The problem is the people that will just have a look at the rankings and say, >"What, Gambit Tiger finished only in 4th position? This program sucks!". Hey, no false humble, GT finished 3rd! :) >I'm rather satisfied with the performance of Gambit Tiger in this tournament. Yes, me too. >Once again, GT has proven that it was possible to play strong with an >interesting playing style. And that Gambit Tiger is probably more suited for >short tournaments than Chess Tiger... > >Thanks Harald. You're welcome. > Christophe
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