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Subject: Re: Forget the CM 8000 personalities

Author: John Merlino

Date: 11:56:36 04/05/01

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On April 04, 2001 at 16:02:22, Sune Larsson wrote:

>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

Johan does, on occasion, poke around on this board. But he has a strict
(personal) rule against posting here. If I believe there is something that might
require his input, I just ask him, he responds, and I post it here.

jm



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