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Subject: Re: GM Games - How, Bob?

Author: Joseph Merolle

Date: 18:59:02 12/02/02

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DR. H

You forgot to mention one thing your name is Robert Hyatt the most respected
name in American Computer Chess Programing.

Regards Joseph



On December 02, 2002 at 14:19:47, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On December 02, 2002 at 14:14:49, David Rasmussen wrote:
>
>>This is mainly for Bob Hyatt:
>>
>>How do you get GM's to play your engine at ICC, preferably at standard time
>>control? Doesn't most of them want money for this? Is it just because you know
>>them personally, or would I ever be able to get such a favor from a GM?
>>
>>/David
>
>1.  I am polite to them.
>
>2.  I can chat with them without insulting them.
>
>3.  I offer to do whatever they want, such as have a specific opening book for a
>particular
>player so he can only play against 1. d4 openings if that is what he wants.
>
>4.  I am polite to them and don't bug them about "play my program" or "wanna get
>butchered
>by crafty" or whatever.
>
>5.  I ask for comments, but relatively infrequently to not bother them.
>
>6.  Did I forget to mention that I am polite to them and show them respect when
>talking to
>them?  :)
>
>Most computer operators (non authors) on ICC turn into jerks and get obnoxious.
>Not all
>but most.  If a GM senses that someone has a great deal of respect for them,
>they will play
>games.  If they get to dictate the opening, the time control, when the program
>should resign,
>etc, then they will play.  I give them crafty's "password" (zippypassword2 for
>those that know
>what that is) so that the GM can control _everything_ about Crafty that he
>wants, even up to
>giving himself more time although that is not very common.  But I tell them
>"feel free if you
>get a phone call while playing..."
>
>Again, courtesy is _the_ word...



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