Author: stuart taylor
Date: 08:47:05 11/07/02
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On November 07, 2002 at 09:15:03, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Hi Stuart: >The reason I like Arasan is in fact a complicated mix of reasons. >First, it is strong, but not so strong as to put me in tatters at once. I am a >2100-2200 player and so arasan, around 2300 or 2350 I believe, is exactly what I >need to do some play by myself instead of being pushed from the very first >minute to the ropes. >Second, I love programs with its own gui, as Arasan. Probably is silly, but I >feel that an engine with his own thing has more personality than just an engine >you put in the same bag with many others. >Third, I feel simpathy for Jon. He is the kind of guy that never say something >nasty of other programmers, never try to enhance himself with his own program >and in everything seems to be a very nice, polite guy. >Fourth: yes, I use Arasan to recover my ego after being mauled by every top >commercial program. NOT that I win Arasan. It is just I could win Arasan one of >these days ...:-) >My best >Fernando Yes, but is Arasan really something more special than others on that level, in the way it plays? I lose quicker to Arasan than to Hiarcs 7, CM8K, Fritz 5.32, CT/GT 14. I feel that as soon as I can dodge Arasans problems, I'll be just as good vs. the very top programs. S.Taylor
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