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Subject: Re: What do you consider the best positional program (besides Century 3)?

Author: Paul

Date: 16:58:40 05/03/01

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On May 03, 2001 at 19:47:20, Dann Corbit wrote:

>His coding is very beautiful, and he has a gift for optimizing.

I think I've seen Yace's sources a couple of years ago ... or am I going nuts?
:) Seem to remember that they were very well laid out, very spacey, or did
somebody here on CCC report that, really can't remember anymore :(

>[aside]: His matrix solving code is twice as fast as the others.  He has a very
>nice mix of skills.  Mathematical expert.  C programming expert.  Chess
>algorithm expert.  It should not be astonishing if his program is the strongest
>in the world at some point.

Yes ... he's progressed tremendously the last year! Another mathematician, oh
dear ... everything I always wanted to be ;)

>Maybe if you ask him he will show you.  Or maybe you can trade a peek at his
>code for a peek at your code.  He showed his code to me and I'm nobody special.
>
>I like to fiddle with chess programs and see if I can make them go faster.  Kind
>of a hobby of mine.

So ... you're special ... (at least) to him! Nah wouldn't dare ask.

>I'm working on a special project right now that I think will surprise a lot of
>people. {CF:B}
>[snip]

Ok, tell me! ;) ... now you've got me all curious :(

Paul



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