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Subject: Re: A Question For you programmers

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 11:03:53 06/04/98

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On June 04, 1998 at 12:14:19, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On June 04, 1998 at 10:32:35, Mark Taylor wrote:
>
>>Sorry if this is an obvious question, but what is the "Trojan Horse"?
>>
>>Is it an opening?
>
>sounds like the "mercilous attack".  against the computer, before you
>castle, you play Ng5 as white or Ng4 as black.  If your opponent tries
>h3 or h6 to drive the knight away, you respond with h4 or h5, offering
>him the knight, which most programs (crafty excepted for one) will
>promptly
>take, opening the H-file for your rook + queen.  It is a classic opening
>plan to beat computers that made the rounds on ICC for a while...
>
>If that is what he is talking about...

That's what I meant.

- Ed -



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