Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 12:51:08 09/18/98
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again: you don't seem to understand: you play with an older version 284 that was on the server. it is broken. later, there was another version on the server, i guess it was numbered version 289. this version consist out of 2 files, cstwhite, cstblack. this DOS-version seems to be the latest and best dos-version IMO. you play with a broken version. you claim that this is the only version you or the public can reach. this is not true. version 284 was on the server. version 289 was on the server. both for free. i see no reason why you should use a broken version. the only reason i see is, that you WANT WILLINGLY to produce weak results. I do especially not understand your behaviour, since i have sent you the later version 289 (cstblack/cstwhite) by email. Your behaviour would be relatable to e.g. somebody who makes a tournament and uses willingly a broken version, or an old version. If e.g. I would use Gandalf2 instead of Gandalf3 in my tournament, this would be similar since we all know that gandalf2 is weaker. What do you want to show us with you none-test ? That you are capable to produce weak results with a broken version. Of course you don't have the windows95 version of cstal. This version is not allowed to fall in enemy hand, and it has a hidden autoplayer :-)) I will not send it to you, as you can imagine. But you should be able to use a later version, that was put on the oxford server for free by chris. the readme of this version says the following: QUOTE: This download is for owners of Chess System Tal CD only. The contents can be added to the CHESSTAL directory on your harddrive. Tests have revealed a more than usual discrepancy between CSTal playing white and CSTal playing black. We've created two versions with differing characteristics to try and overcome this problem. Testers for computer-computer games should certainly use these versions. If you are playing human versus Chess System Tal, there is no reason why you shouldn't just use only the CSTWHITE. It is more speculative than CSTBLACK; and probably, therefore, leads to more interesting games. Version number is c289_c Contents: README - This file CSTWHITE.EXE - Is the latest version (December 1997), has a few bug fixes - and improvements. Use this version for CSTal playing as - white. Or use it if you have created a special gambit - opening book. This is the better version if you can - manage to create a high proportion of wild opening - positions. CSTBLACK.EXE - This is a slightly less speculative (and therefore more - materialistic) version. We found that high speculative - values in the evaluation help if the program can find - the sorts of positions that tend to arise from wilder - openings. Since creating wilder openings is more difficult - with the black pieces (especially for cptr-cptr games), we - recommend using this version for computer-computer test - games where CSTal is playing the black pieces. USAGE: - To install either version: save the old CHESS.EXE for - safekeeping, and copy the two CST*.EXE versions into - your CHESSTAL directory. Rename the one you wish to - currently use as CHESS.EXE CHESS.STY - Is the recommended STYLE - You can either: rename it to NEW.STY, copy - it into the STYLES directory, and select it via the menu; - or, copy it directly into the DATAFILE directory where it - will become the default STYLE. DATAFILE.ZIP - Contains several test suites, including the new COVAX test - - Unzip it using PKUNZIP DATAFILE.ZIP; then copy the .POS - files into the DATAFILE directory PARIS97.PGN - All the games of the Paris World Championship in PGN format SCREEN INFO - On the F5 screen, inner eye, we've added two new informations, - htal, and ctal. These are a measure of king attack potential - for each side. ctal is the computers measure, and htal the - opponent's (human's). A higher value indicates greater king - attack possibilities. Good luck, Chris Whittington END OF QUOTE for how long can you willingly ignore facts ?
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