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Subject: Re: Some news from Maastricht

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 00:31:15 08/22/01

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On August 21, 2001 at 10:45:31, Roy Eassa wrote:

>On August 20, 2001 at 18:38:41, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On August 20, 2001 at 11:42:09, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>
>>>On August 19, 2001 at 21:27:34, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>>On August 19, 2001 at 16:50:58, chris matheson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Is the version currently playing any stronger, rather, is it noticeably
>>>>>different than the version that i currently own...gt 2.0, ct14.0 ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yes. And it will be improved before the next release.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Christophe,
>>>
>>>How do you manage to keep improving such a strong program as Tiger, whereas
>>>other chess program authors (a good example is Richard Lang) say that they no
>>>longer can increase their programs' strength -- that every change in the code
>>>weakens something?
>>
>>
>>
>>I don't really understand why they say that, and I hope I'll never understand.
>>:)
>>
>>I have a very good method of testing improvements, and while it is harder now to
>>find improvements, I still find some from time to time. Enough to produce one or
>>two major updates a year.
>>
>>It's just a matter of sustained work, 365/7/24.
>>
>>The real question is how one can manage to sustain this level of work and
>>motivation for several years in a row. I do, but I don't know why.
>>
>>
>
>If they gave out Computer Chess "Oscars" (Academy Awards), I think you would
>have won this year for the second year in a row. I hope the combination of the
>money and the relative fame/glory are enough to keep you going for years and
>years to come!

Or finish all the work very soon and retire.
I, from my part would be happy to pay 3-4 times as much now for an upgrade with
3-4 Christophe work years worth of improvement.
What do I need the years and years of excitement for? I would even pay more,
e.g. $500 instead of $200 to have it all now.
I'll find other things to wait for in life also, don't worry about that.
S.Taylor



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