Author: Dan Ellwein
Date: 14:41:59 02/08/04
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On February 08, 2004 at 12:22:37, Christophe Theron wrote: >On February 08, 2004 at 06:55:43, Eelco de Groot wrote: > >>Hi Christophe, >> >>Success with Chess Tiger X! Does it still use the hybrid set-up, I mean with >>part of the engine not knowing all the rules of chess? > > > >Yes, it is a faster engine. > > > >>I know it is not the way you have been working on Tiger, but I still wonder if >>people would be interested in having someting like a personality editor for >>Tiger. I know I have had a lot of fun with that in Rebel but maybe that is >>personal. Still, I think it is worth considering for the future? Personally I >>don't find the SSDF numbers most important, less important than the quality and >>"feel" of the analysis lines, which is not exactly the same thing? > > > >I consider that a personality editor would be a nice thing to sell more, but it >is a gadget. I focus on improving playing strength. A personality editor would >please people who would create a new personality, play a 20 games match against >whatever, and claim they have found a significant improvement for Chess Tiger. >It is a feature designed to please the ego of the user, who would think that he >is able to improve a chess engine without actually knowing anything about the >inner workings of that engine. > >So you see, I do not have a great opinion of this feature, but I might add it if >it can help to sell more. > >Sorry for being a little rude, I'm just trying to express my opinion honestly. <snip> Christophe Agree with you... but I still like tinkerin' with the Chessmaster settings... :) but you are right... it is an ego thing... Dan
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