Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 22:22:04 12/05/00
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On December 04, 2000 at 22:42:56, r.c. richards wrote:
>On December 03, 2000 at 22:39:12, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>It's just that I was telling to myself: "well... Stefan is in computer chess
>>since... how many years? Five? Six? Seven? What names has he been using for his
>>programs? Only one, as far as I know: Shredder. What's the probability that he
>>decides like that, out of the blue, to name one of his engines 'Gambit'???".
>>
>>And one thought leads to another, and you know, it's hard to find another
>>explanation than "after the way users have welcomed Gambit Tiger, he has decided
>>to be part of it and to stick the name Gambit to his program's name".
>>
>>No big deal. Maybe it's a kind of... tribute to Gambit Tiger??? ;)
>
>You can probably expect even boring old Chessmaster to come up with some type of
>engine or personality that plays like Gambit Tiger. I mean, it's kind of a
>sensation. If I were a stockholder in Millennium, I'd be calling them up on the
>phone asking them how was their work going in coming up with an engine that
>plays like Gambit Tiger.
>
>(I really thought all the talk about Gambit Tiger was a bunch of hype you all
>had orchestrated until I got my copy and played a few games.)
And now that you have played with it, what is your opinion?
>Surely we'll see chessbase coming out with something too.
>
>As far as the name they put on it--yeah, it sounds to me like it is something of
>a tribute.
:)
Christophe
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