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Subject: Re: Latista 1.3 released

Author: Eric Oldre

Date: 15:17:41 07/04/05

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On July 03, 2005 at 15:31:56, Telmo C. Escobar wrote:

>On July 03, 2005 at 01:28:56, Eric Oldre wrote:
>
>>
>>Thanks for giving it a try!
>>
>>Eric
>
> A try? After the game with Gerbil I dared to play blitz myself against your
>creation.
>
> Result: Latista 3 - Rusty Human 0. I didn't save the games.
>
> What I discovered playing was that Latista is not only good chasing kings, it
>can play a positional, cautious game as well. Two or three times it didn't play
>the moves I did fear as strongest, punishing my risky moves. It played solid and
>sensible, going after minimal positional gains rather than tactical refutations
>of my plan. If it was a human master playing me, I would find nothing strange in
>Latista's moves.
>
> I bet Latista should be an excellent trainer to play against, better for this
>purpose than many stronger engines.
>
>  Telmo

Telmo,
That makes me very happy to hear, especially coming from a strong player such as
yourself. I'm glad you enjoyed latista's style of play.

Eric



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