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Subject: Re: Crafty is incredibly strong....

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 10:36:01 07/06/04

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On July 06, 2004 at 13:31:28, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On July 06, 2004 at 13:28:35, C McClain Morris, Jr. wrote:
>
>>I would not be surprised to see Crafty win the WCCC.
>
>The chances are looking better for Crafty than Shredder or Fritz at the moment.
>
>Jorge


Crafty can definitely play chess.  But picking a favorite at the moment is way
premature.  Crafty's only advantage is that it has already drawn Shredder, which
is the program that I consider the strongest player there.  But it still has to
deal with Junior tomorrow, and eventually Fritz and the rest.

While it is playing well in my local testing, and at the WCCC, anything can
happen.  It could win, or it could still finish at the bottom.  I'm just sitting
back, watching, and letting Peter do his thing and deal with all the pressure.
:)

He was a bit unhappy with today's opening that looked very drawish, but Crafty
played a decent endgame and it turned out to be a good choice using hindsight.
Tomorrow will likely be an interesting game, for those that watched the wild
slugfest between Crafty and Junior at the last CCT event.  :)



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