Author: Lance Perkins
Date: 13:32:34 02/14/05
Many probably do not realize the amount of effort needed to operate an engine in a tournament like CCT7. With a perfect engine, maybe there should be no need to do anything at all. But with a misbehaving engine, it's a lot of work. In Thinker's case, Enrico did all the hard work. He was able to correct my mistakes in Thinker’s book, and made me realize that something is really broken with the engine’s performance in day 1. Before day 2, I had to go back to the source and take out the risky experimental code I've put in. He was then quick to recognize that I had broken the hashing for day 2, and he adjusted appropriately. What many were not prepared for was that Thinker would have a partner, the hidden ace, in the person of Enrico. For now, I will not go through all games and write my analysis. I'll do that once I recover the lost sleep. It is evident however that Thinker had to earn its every half point - fighting back from almost lost positions. Now, what does it take to operate CCT? Only those who have done so can answer that. But it is definitely beyond what I am capable of. So, from me and Thinker: Thanks Enrico; Thanks Peter.
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