Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 19:32:23 06/22/98
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OK, bob, if I ever get some information about this "package", I will let you know Fernando On June 22, 1998 at 21:35:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On June 22, 1998 at 19:23:53, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>Dear Bob: >>In the french magazine La Puce Echiqueene dedicated to chess computers >>they talks of a Crafty package called Crafty4d that would bring everything, >>openning book, etc. They are right? The address the ive to get it I cannot get. >>It existt thios full equiped ready-to-use Crafty? >>If so, ¿where? >>Fernando >> > >I really don't have a clue. There are so many different things going on, >such as crafty on some linux distributions, and so forth, that I have no >idea what this might be... > > >>On June 22, 1998 at 18:37:38, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On June 22, 1998 at 13:38:45, Moritz Berger wrote: >>> >>>>Extensive reports about the Ordix open are now available on the >>>>www.chessbase.com site. I found the following information very interesting: >>>> >>>>--- >>>>We greatly profited from the fast database access of ChessBase 7.0 in this >>>>tournament: Five minutes before the begin of the round the pairings were known. >>>>In this period of time we used the function "player dossier" to look for >>>>weaknesses or dangerously successful lines in the opponents repertoire. The >>>>Fritz book was adapted accordingly using the settings Main move and Don't play >>>>in tournament. A lot of credit for the success in Frankfurt goes to Alexander >>>>Kure from Vienna, who prepared a well adapted book for this tournament. >>>>--- >>>> >>>>So they used direct opening preparation against specific opponents and got >>>>themselves one of the best computer opening experts (Alex Kure, well known from >>>>his Nimzo opening books). Now I begin to understand the incredible performance >>>>... >>>> >>>>I don't feel that they cheated, they just used their resources in the best >>>>possible way. Certainly there will be disagreement from the anti-Fritz camp ... >>>> >>>>Very likely the new ChessBase 7 player dossier feature will also be relevant in >>>>future human events where the participants will be consulting their notebooks >>>>between the rounds. >>>> >>> >>>I think this is perfectly legitimate. When I played actively in tournaments, >>>I did the same thing, particularly against one well-known expert in our club >>>that *hated* tactical gambit openings. That's all he ever got from me. :) >>> >>>The right opening can make a huge difference. So can the wrong one. :) >>> >>>Bob >>> >>>>Moritz
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