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Subject: Re: Opinions? A Crafty experiment...

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:25:39 05/26/04

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On May 25, 2004 at 18:09:31, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On May 25, 2004 at 17:56:11, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On May 25, 2004 at 17:05:19, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>On May 24, 2004 at 17:21:52, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>
>>>>Oh by the way it doesn't compile SMP under windows at all.
>>>
>>>Not true at all. I have compiled versions at http://www.webkikr.com
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Seems i'm one of the few who now and then compile your achillesheel....
>>>
>>>Obviously you haven't read the 12 or so posts where I annouce it for download.
>>>
>>>Peter
>>
>>\
>>
>>You should be able to figure this out.  With Vincent, nothing I produce will
>>compile.  If it does compile, it runs slow.  If it runs it plays poorly.
>>
>>You get the drift...
>
>Well since your program plays so poorly, am I to assume the two games Diep
>played Crafty were poorly played by Diep due to hardware problems?
>
>There must be a logical reason why Diep lost.. after all it is in the top 3
>programs in the world..
>
>Peter


There were several reasons given _during_ the games.  :)

"Diep is not at warstrength, crafty is always at warstrength".  An apparent
suggestion that he is playing something that is not his best, while _I_ never
text experimental code on ICC (a suggestion that is certainly false for me).

"I had an antivirus scan running"

"I am using a random book"

"I needed one more ply in that position"

"I forced that move myself"

Etc...

We weren't lacking for excuses.



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