Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 08:11:02 03/06/02
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On March 06, 2002 at 11:03:27, Torstein Hall wrote: >I find it pretty funny that you named that program after one of the best exact >variation calculators in chess history! Of course Tal also must have had a >strong feeling for the position, but he often relied on his superior variation >calculating ability in complex sitations on the chess board. >I feel that Chess System Morphy would have been a much better name. > >Torstein ok - i see it different. from my understanding of chess-history lasker / fischer / tal are in one group. the group of players NOT looking for a "best" move. but for a move that is right for their idea and their opponent. cstal has no strong feeling for a position. it behaves fuzzy concerning it. it searches for a fog. when it has seen fog, it drives into it. like the seawolf by jack london. or like bronstein in the game versus tal (Bxb2). bronstein thought: how can i sac that the program makes a mistake in a foggy situation. he found one. he considers about 30 minutes or more before he made his move. i thought he felt into sleep. or he is meditating. maybe he died on the chair. ? i thought - what the hell is he considering. he was searching the fog where computers make mistakes. and he found it. he made the move. and cstal died. thats the way cstal normally worked. it had special knowledge how to behave in non quiet, unbalanced positions. because of this knowledge, it was able to see in the fog. not very precise. but better than the opponents. and : it WANTED to stay in the fog. while the other programs try to come out of the fog. thats it.
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