Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:37:21 06/02/03
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On June 02, 2003 at 14:52:33, Jim Bodkins wrote: >As a result of this comment from Da Konig at Leiden .. > >"I changed only some minor things, I think that it is very difficult to improve >the program further. If I start changing things, the program may get weaker". De >Koning does not want to play in the world championship this year in Graz. "No, I >don´t want to play there, I want to play Amazons with my program in the >Olympiad, take a look at the chess games and relax a bit. A world championship >is a lottery. However, I think that my program would play very well there, it is >a strong program, of course." > >... it appears that TheKing is no longer intended to be competative but is >instead relagated to a role as an appliance. (Maybe that pays better. It seems >like a said end to a competative engine however). You have missed the point/truth behind both statements. The first one merely says that it is "very difficult to improve the program" and that IF he starts changing things the program may get weaker. This is true for ANY commercial program. Johan did not say that he WILL NOT try to improve the program because it WILL get weaker if he starts changing things. Secondly, Johan NEVER takes The King to this tournament (the ICGA, I think). Instead, he takes his Amazons program and simply watches the computer chess tournament from the calm of the sidelines. So, absolutely nothing new regarding Johan's intentions with The King can be determined from either of those statements. jm
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