Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 23:00:11 04/24/04
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On April 25, 2004 at 00:22:29, Uri Blass wrote:
>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.
>
>I am surprised to read that you worked 24 hours a day(or almost) on improving
>chess tiger.
>
>I guess that most programmmers could get better result than they get now even if
>they work only 4 to 8 hours a day on their engine.
>
>I know that Amir Ban has a full time job not in chess programming and he is also
>busy in posting in the second forum(chess thinkers forum) about political
>subjects so I guess that he is using less time in a day for Junior.
>
>Uri
I'm probably just less bright than he is. I need to work a lot to get results.
:)
However it is true that it is not 100% of work during the 24 hours. A lot of
time is spent in automatic tests. The 24 hours are required because a test can
end at any time of the day or of the night, and if you do not feed the beasts
(the test computers) immediately after the end of a test you just lose some
precious time.
Christophe
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