Author: Stephen Ham
Date: 07:22:17 12/09/02
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On December 08, 2002 at 18:58:36, Mark Rawlings wrote: >Stephen- > >I greatly enjoyed following your games against the computers! Any thoughts of a >rematch? Out of curiosity, how do you do against Fritz at standard time >controls? > >Also, I remember you had plans at one time to publish a more detailed account of >the match. Was that ever done? > >Thanks, > >Mark > Dear Mark, Thanks for your interest and kind words. As for a rematch, I think I'm just too burnt out. Playing at the rate of a move/day required too much of a personal sacrifice. I have a wife and 2-kids who need my time and energy more, not to mention a stressful job. I still enjoy ICCF chess though, and so I think there won't be anymore computer matches for awhile. Mark, I'm embarrassed to admit that I've never played against any of my chess programs at standard OTB time controls. I no longer play OTB chess (no time! My career and family and Correspondence Chess and other hobbies eat up all my time). When I have a few minutes of free time, I play speed chess against my chess engines...and regularly lose. Yes, there were plans to publish a more detailed analysis from the match, largely by having me and the chess engines re-analyze each move and my published analysis out - together. This was to be a commercial effort, but then support fell through. I also ran out of time, since I was preparing for the ICCF World Championship Semi-Finals. Allthe best, Stephen
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