Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 07:50:49 01/16/03
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On January 16, 2003 at 09:55:20, Eran wrote: >I play chess for 14 years and my strength is 1800 Elo rating. > >I tried programming a new chess engine some time ago. Since programming was a >strong stimulant, it kept me working obsessively and indefinitely with it all >night. While my addiction to chess grew strong, it somehow disturbed my work. It >other words, it made my work a bit more stressful and frustrating. > >Do other chess programmers experience a similar problem like mine? > >How do they cope with it please? > Since I was 5 years old, chess was whole my life: participating in tournaments, reading the latest chess books, etc. But for the past 3 years (eversince I seriously engaged in computer-chess) I didn't get the time to participate in a single chess tournament. I usually work all night, and almost never sleep before 5 AM. You say that it disturbed your work, well, it disturbed my sleep also, as I sometimes find myself in the midst of some alpha-beta trees at sleep! If you find a cure for this disease, please let me know :-) >Thanks, >Eran
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