Author: r.c. richards
Date: 00:04:04 12/13/00
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On December 12, 2000 at 19:52:56, John Merlino wrote: >You'd be surprised how many people feel they have the right to have their >picture in the program just because they found a bug or some quirk. One person >(who claimed to be the South Carolina State Champion of 1990) found a way to >draw Chessmaster in any time control in 8 moves with White. He claimed "This >discovery should qualify me as one of your computer personalities ( picture and >all )." I'm in South Carolina and I know the guy you're talking about, have known him for years, the guy who the state champ was in 1990, only this guy was champ for more years than just 1990--he'd still be champ but he won't play in the state tournament. As far as being a kook--he's the equal to Bobby Fischer, though not quite as good a chessplayer. Like Fischer, he quits playing altogether, but never can stay away like Fischer. These days he's rated about 2500 (I think)--he's a senior master, whatever that is--and is the strongest opponent I've ever played except for the programs. I've played him hundreds of games and the only time I ever beat him was when I talked him into giving me rook odds. I thought it was kind of odd of him that he seemed kind of happy I won a game off him, but he's never given me rook odds after that. The closest program there is to playing this guy is Gambit Tiger. rc
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