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Subject: Re: Forget the CM 8000 personalities

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 13:02:22 04/04/01

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On April 04, 2001 at 13:20:43, John Merlino wrote:

>On April 04, 2001 at 02:59:24, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>I do not know which CM-personality is the best of the best. However, I think
>>that none of them is being able to play with equal chances against other top
>>programs. In my opinion Johan de Koning has intentionally not delivered the best
>>version of his program. How can one otherwise explain why The King is always
>>doing much better at tournaments where Johan de Koning is personally operatin
>>the program? As to CM_6000 the Keres personality was the best. And below two
>>CM-settings that seem to be rather strong, surely much stronger than the
>>original CM-8000-settings.
>>
>
>Your suggestion that Johan has intentionally delivered a crippled engine is
>ludicrous, unfounded and insulting. Johan may feel differently about your silly
>accusation, but I am offended. You have absolutely no idea what you are talking
>about....
>
>jm

 Without chosing side in this issue, I think it would be great if Johan himself
 could clarify these things here at CCC. Furthermore I think that would be
 a pretty normal reaction if he is concerned about what is written about
 his engine in different foras.

 Sune



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