Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 14:21:47 06/26/98
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On June 26, 1998 at 15:51:27, Steven Schwartz wrote: >On June 26, 1998 at 13:21:07, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>Hi steve: >>Great idea, a funny one. If I were to begin with this, I will recall two >>programs by Chris W. Although I love very much CSTAL, the full meaning of his >>publicity as something that play as Tal would do, is, to say the less, >>deceiving. Before, the Complete Chess System that I bought in London talked in >>his box of a first place in a tournament that never was held. >>Fernando >>Of course, there are lot more examples, many of them current stuff. > >Hi Fernando, >I received a communication from Chris. Since he left the group, >he does not have the capability to respond here, so I believe it >only fair that I relay his response... > >1. The tournament did take place. With a tournament director and arbiter. > >2. Entries to this tournament were solicited with a one hundred pound >sterling entry fee. > >3. This solicitation was taken up. By Mindscape, with ChessMaster for >example. > >4. The tournament result was as stated. > >- From Chris (posted by me - Steve) Hi steve (and Chris if he is reading, as seems to happens): The information about CCS I took from a french magazine, time ago, where something was said about this issue. If they were mistaken and CCS really won a tournament, even one with two participants, I am very happy and I give my apologizes to Chris. Respect CSTAL, I repeat that I love it a lot and in fact is my favourite program AND I have written a lot in his favour here, as you, Steve, know very well, BUT even so I really believe that is somewhat confusing not just to call it Tal, but to insist in the wrong fact that plays like Tal. It is thought to plays like Tal, but it does not. One thing is to play daringly, another very different to play "like" Tal. I am a cautious player with a good ratings to be just an amateur, but what if I say that I play "like" Karpov? If the word "deceiving" seems too hard, then let me replace it by the word "confusing". My salutes to Chris if still he want take them. Anything he cweant to tell me about this isussue, he have my email address. It is there, above these lines...
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