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Subject: Re: Congrats to Christophe Theron with several "If" and a Guess.

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 21:32:00 05/20/01

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On May 20, 2001 at 21:21:28, Bas Hamstra wrote:

>On May 20, 2001 at 21:04:04, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>
>>Of course Fritz and his father deserve a salute, but if we think that Gambit
>>could have been the winner and it was not for the most microscopic margin; if
>>then we think the altoguether differents conditions of work for Christophe,
>>isolated in a far island where the best human player probably is not much better
>>than me and where, althoug a nice place to live, you are far away of anything;
>>if then you think that this man only recently is being supported by a company;
>>if then you add that Gambit has not been in SSDF or in any other place for years
>>after years but it is just a newcomer, then the conclusion is this: now that
>>Gambit and his creator are inside the league, fully connected, fully in contatc
>>with his colleagues, then I predict that Gambit has a far greater scope to grow
>>and surely will do. Though respecting the genius of Frans, I dare to gues that
>>in one or two years it will be Gambit the usual winner, the usual BIG Name, the
>>thing to have and to play.
>>Just an opinion from a fan. And yes, very humble.
>>fernando
>
>Nah. Christophe is no newcomer at all, he is a vereran like Frans. Both have
>tried everything in the universe for over 15 years. One is mr. Prune and the
>other mr. Efficiency. Both have reached the limits of what is possible.


I believe that they can improve their programs and they did not reach the limit
of what is possible.

<snipped>
 Talking
>about potential, I say Imsomniac.

I do not know because I believe that yace is even younger(I mean to the age of
the program and not to the age of the programmer).

Uri




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