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Subject: Re: Idea for new Chess Program, 'The Clinton'

Author: Roberto Waldteufel

Date: 12:34:07 09/22/98

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On September 22, 1998 at 15:22:56, Jim Phillips wrote:

>On September 22, 1998 at 15:12:58, Larry S. Tamarkin wrote:
>
>>Here's an idea for a new Chess Program personality, exploiting the current
>>fascination with what's going on in America;
>>
>>The Clinton; when you make an aggressive move threatening one of its pieces,
>>it says, 'I did not have sex with that chess program!'
>>
>>When it gets a big
>>positional advantage, a screen pops up showing a picture of a cigar and
>>telling you what it would like to do to you!
>>
>>When you get a winning
>>position, it says, 'I've admitted I made a mistake, I apologized for it, and
>>now I'm ready to get on with the business of this game'
>>
>>When you have it backed into the corner it starts repeating the position and
>>says, 'I'm reverting back to my previous answer on this issue'
>>
>>Occasionally a counter-program called the 'KStarr' appears in a popup window and
>>makes an attacking move against 'The Clinton'
>>
>>The Clinton Q occassionally attacks with great venum, but in generally moves
>>around a lot less...
>>
>>Your own Queen, the 'Lewinsky' keeps going after the Clinton King, but then
>>doesn't continue the attack!
>>
>>It talks to Conan O' Brian on 'Late Night, with Conan O'Brian - Its a talking
>>head!
>>
>>Maybe I'm getting a little out of control... :)
>>
>>
>>More quotes welcome!
>>
>>mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict!
>
>If it gets caught in a "compromising" position, it says, "Yes, we played,
>but we did not mate...."     8^D

Most difficult is when you have a mating attack, but the program refuses to
accept that it is mated according to it's definition of a mating position :-)

Roberto



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