Author: stuart taylor
Date: 18:14:28 04/24/04
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On April 24, 2004 at 20:25:54, Christophe Theron wrote: >On April 24, 2004 at 18:00:48, Ziad Haddad wrote: > >>Hi Christophe >>You were the chess engine Top programmer that was the least active these years. >>In fact, except for the Pocket versions we haven't really seen good news about >>our Tiger since a long time. >>This is really far from making me loughing or happy, because i like this >>product. Unfortunately, there is a big gap that is now building between Tiger >>and the other Top programs. >> >>Remind me what was the last big event won by ChessTiger these years? >> >>I'd really like to see in the near future a good ChessTiger16, an excellent >>GambitTiger4 and an outstanding StrategicTiger1.0. I'd like to see these engines >>at least with 2750 ELO points. >> >>Don't let as remain disappointed Chris > > > >There is *no* big gap between Chess Tiger and the top chess programs. There is a >gap indeed between the #1, Shredder, and Chess Tiger. I admit that and only >that. > >The way I have organized my work in the last 2 years and a half has worked >against me I believe. By the end of 2001 I had decided to separate my office >from my home. So instead of working at home I have been renting an office >several kilometers away. > >That's a case of bad good idea I think. :) > >The result is that instead of working 24 hours a day (or almost :) on improving >the engine as I did before, I have been working on it only 4 to 8 hours a day. >Also, the test computers are at the office. So when a long test ends in the >middle of the night I have to wait for the next day to read the result and start >another test. When my office was at home I would simply wake up in the middle of >the night, read the result and start the next test. > >I have got the lesson of this and already acted accordingly. Next month I move. >I drop the office and my current home. I have found a detached house with 2 >floors. My office will be upstairs, with a nice view on the caribbean sea. I'm >going to gather all my hardware together, connect all the computers to a single >network, and FINALLY get an ADSL Internet connection (I cannot get one >currenly!!). And then, I swear that Chess Tiger is going to get a serious boost. > >Stay tuned. I'm pretty sure that in a few months the results will be there. >Probably before the end of the year. > > > > Christophe I'll be looking forward to you getting up in the middle of the night for us agin, like in the older days. S.Taylor
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