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Subject: Re: To Vincent Diepeveen

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 07:02:18 12/17/01

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On December 17, 2001 at 09:46:36, Slater Wold wrote:

>I didn't read most of the posts, I apologize.  But anyone who could beat a
>program blindfolded should be able to win at least 1 5/7 game in 7 games or so.

The program he defeated blindfolded wasn't/isn't commercial. He mentioned Zibi,
so it was probably Pharaon.

>I like Vince, although I think he can be a little arogant at times.  The thing
>that I was laughing at, is that he was going on and on about how horrible
>Shredder is against humans, and how weak it is.  Losing in 18 moves isn't really
>proof of that.

Well, he made two statements IIRC. The first one was that he claimed to be able
to defeat commercial programs at a reasonable timecontrol. And secondly, that he
would lose convincingly if he tried his usual style. Your example games are the
opposite of both claims IMO, so they're not relevant to the question at hand.
The Shredder claim notwithstanding.

Regards,
Mogens



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