Author: Bas Hamstra
Date: 06:28:51 01/20/02
A dutch saying. I "converted" a colleague that has become a friend at work, I'm not entirely sure that this is a noble thing. He is pretty smart and has a broad interest. So we talked a few times about the insides of a chess program. He became interested and I explained alphabeta. The next day he had alphabeta completely figured out in a spreadsheet, and understood it. Two weeks later, he has a working winboard engine... Boy HE goes fast. In May (if there is a Leiden tournament again) he will show up with "Shark". His main target is to crush Tao :-) At first I smiled, and said that is was quite possible in a couple of years. But lately I am beginning to get the feeling that it might be sooner :-) Have you ever seen someone pick it up SO quickly...? Best regards, Bas.
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