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Subject: Re: tiger's play too risky ?

Author: Ulrich Tuerke

Date: 12:46:47 04/06/01

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>You are right Uli, but by doing this (waiting for the mistake) you are just
>going to repeat two decades of computer chess history.
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>Genius for example is a great program, and I would be proud if I had written it,
>but somebody else has done it already.
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>We are the new generation and we must move forward. Users are not impressed
>anymore by solid but boring playing style and want something else.
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>All the difficulty in Gambit Tiger is to play successful agressive moves. That's
>not that easy, as the games you have posted pointed out.
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>But that's the direction I have taken. I have to live with both the
>congratulations about Gambit's playing style, and also with the humiliating
>losses that Gambit has to face because of its playing style.
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>I believe that eventually the Gambit approach will win. A program with more
>knowledge about king attacks will very often surprise the old generation
>programs.

I hope so, too. Your first experiences are very promising and encouraging. Good
success to Gambit Tiger, I hope it will survive its brother.

Uli

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>    Christophe



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