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Subject: Re: Question regarding chess software?

Author: Odd Gunnar Malin

Date: 19:18:28 01/19/05

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On January 19, 2005 at 18:49:45, Alan Grotier wrote:

>
>  YOU,that desire the most recient editions of software available;a question.
>

Only for database software, CA, but here I even buy in advance. For
playingprogram I'm buying impulsive, they who get my money are there you can pay
and download. Or if I a seldom time find it in the local store.

>  1) Do YOU play chess or does your sortware do it for you?

I play for the most part myself, both in club (otb), ICC with DGT board, or
against a software player.

>
>  2) Have you ever played chess against them?Have you ever won one game?
>     I would hazzard a guess and say no.

Yes what else? Some are too strong without any scaling possibility so they are
left out for analysis purposes.

>
>  3) Have you ever played a chess game against the old Mephisto Vancouver 16
>     bit at tournament time levels and won a game honestly? Or against any one
>     of the "Golden Oldies".I would say no.
>

I don't have this computer but I trained against a Super Enterprise (Newcrest)
before I dared to start in the chessclub. At the end (1989) it was an equal
match. It have a failure now so I can't test if I've been any better.
I have some low end computers I now and then play a blindfoldet game against.
Especially another one from Newcrest. I don't see any other name on it but a
date code of 0890. I'm not a collector so boxes and manuals go into the tray the
first day. The nice thing with this is that you only need your index finger to
play a game blindfoldet against it.
I have two 'mini' computers (Saitek Kasparov Electronic Chessman and Mephisto
mini) that I too play blindfold against. Here the pieces have to be stuck into
the board so I have keept a pawn so I can play against them.

>  4) You are not a chess player...............Alain

Just a few year after I joined the chessclub I was put into the administrative
side. It held back some of my own ambitions but I try to get at least one real
game each week, preferable in the club.

Odd Gunnar



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