Author: James Robertson
Date: 11:45:58 02/15/99
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On February 14, 1999 at 21:49:30, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >Hello James, > >Phalanx is a European program, from the Czech Republic, by Dusan Dobes :)) I didn't know that.... I downloaded it from U of Pitt ftp site dedicated to Phalanx, and so assumed it was a US program. >Other >strong European free programs are Comet, Gromit, Ant, Eugen, The Crazy Bishop, >Goliath, Zchess... I don't think that the Americans would stand a chance in a >ten-board match encounter of free programs :))). If you read my other post on this topic, you see I came to the same conclusion. :o I may organize a freeware winboard tournament between English-speaking countries and non-English. Then we would have more chance. :) (Maybe.) Should I include Bionic with English or European or not at all? >I am afraid that the same >holds true of both private and commercial programs. Of the other continents, >Australia would fare quite fine -- lambChop and KnightCap could do very well in >a match... > >Best regards to you and I do hope that your new program will represent the >U.S.A. one day in this kind of match. My program recently scored +8 -16 =6 against Arasan so soon it will be able to join such a tournament. BTW, that is an improvement from +1 -21 =9 just 3 days ago (book learning is very helpful). My next improvement will be to detect 3rd repetition draws.... it loses too many points that way. Yesterday it drew 15 times in a 30 game match with SSEchess (it lost the rest). James > >Regards, >Djordje
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