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Subject: Re: Honestly! Arasan 5.2, etc. Fernando!

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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