Author: stuart taylor
Date: 01:16:50 05/16/02
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On May 15, 2002 at 15:46:42, Russell Reagan wrote: >The reason that I started into computer chess, and I suspect the reasons for >other people as well, is that I was interested in chess, and I enjoyed >programming, and I realized that I would never be a great chess player myself, >so I figured that I would enter the computer chess world and dominate that less >popular field. Of course, I completely underestimated everyone else and >overestimated myself. > >I think the comedian Jerry Seinfeld said it best when he said that all guys >think of themselves as low level super heroes in their own environment. It's >really true. I mean no matter how long I play chess at a beginner to novice >level, I still believe that someday I will be playing against the best in the >world. When you watch sports you still think about what it will be like when you >get to play professionally. And in computer chess, no matter how long our >program plays a relatively weak game against the top programs, we still think >that someday our program will be the best if we just work a little harder. > >So basically I'm interested in computer chess because it's my way of keeping the >dream alive :-) > >Russell People who's results are actually at the top, probably think in quite a similar way, only that they speak from a better position. S.Taylor
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