Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 04:29:37 08/06/98
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On August 05, 1998 at 18:51:16, Thorsten Czub wrote: >On August 05, 1998 at 17:28:04, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>a) Chris W. is considered a professional chess programmer, but he is more the >>owner of a company dedicated to many games and many other non-games software and >>in fact he does not even dedicate all time to work in chess engines, as the >>slowness of CSTAL to be delivered show, although there were also the effects of >>developping an entirely new engine, or he tried to do so at least. But then, >>seeing how a fraction of his entire time as programmer is dedicated to chess as >>such, he is then not a professional chess programmer? I think he is although he >>does not dedicate fully to it. > >No - I am his slave and I am doing full-time for him :-))) > >>b) Or take Christophe Theron: he does not use all his time to develop Tiger >>neither has a developed distribution system, etc, but it would be difficult to >>describe him as just an amateur. > >?!?!?!? > >Why isn't he an amateur ?! > > Why? For the reasons I gave in my post. As you say, his program is very strong and that qualify him as a professional. at least that is my kind of definition of what a pro is. fernando he is. > >And his program grows stronger and stronger. Maybe next championship, he wins. >We will see...
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