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Subject: Re: CCT6: Rybka /Bodo ???

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 09:19:02 01/27/04

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On January 27, 2004 at 12:07:58, Thomas Mayer wrote:

>Hi Anthony,
>
>>> Do you want me to set up an account called BodoX specifically for cct6, or
>>> do you want me to use my existing account?
>
>> Personally I've always thought all the engines running around with X after
>> their names are sort of silly.
>
>> Tony should should give up and rename XiniXXX "The Porn-star engine".
>
>:) -> Afaik the thing with the 'X' has started with WChess... Dave wants to play
>at ICC and the handle WChess was already been used... so he did choose WChessX
>with X for experimental... It seems now that nearly everyone is doing that. By
>the way: I did want to choose Quark for Quark, but there was already a Quark
>account, so I did take also QuarkX...

This is the most common reason for the X, I guess.  I would also have
prefered to remove the "X" from my handle, but "Gothmog" was taken.

Tord




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