Author: enrico carrisco
Date: 23:11:22 07/10/05
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On July 10, 2005 at 23:44:08, Zappa wrote: >>ideas. .......... Now, Anthony when you answer to Fernando you tell >>there,....... "Pablo asked for a match, I declined, and then ..............“he >>spends 5 hours bitching at the ICC live broadcast” about how I'm ducking him. >>That is why I'm so annoyed." >> >>Anthony........... This is absolute false.!!!! >> >> I am not in ICC; I want to be sincere. I don’t like ICC. >> >>ICC in my last account banned to me, because I was playing antichess, my own >>style, and beating engines!! type Pablo-Restrepo, Mar 16-2005/2011. > >In that case, it was my error, and I apologize. Let me try to explain why I am >not going to play you in a match. > >First, I really just don't care about your anti-computer style. This may seem >harsh, but I am writing Zappa to beat top GMs and top computers. If there are >some positions it doesn't understand where a 2200 player can get 1.0 / 10.0 >instead of 0.0 / 10.0 against it, I can live with that. I just don't find it >interesting to bugfix those positions. I know how to fix them: Crafty (which >is really one of the better anti-human programs) has blocked pawn code && >eightpawns code. It works. I just don't care. Oh -- is that all it takes? I can't believe we all missed Dr. Hyatt's open source answer to the blockade anti-computer chess issue. :) In your own words, if you're "writing Zappa to beat top GMs and top computers" you will need to address the issue at some point. Pablo's style is no breakthrough in anti-computer chess. Some GMs employ it to a greater degree than others but it is aparent throughout most of the Man vs. Machine matches to date. In fact, I am quite surprised with Adams vs. Hydra and his courage to take such positions vs. a computer. >Secondly, by your own admission you play every game to draw. I very much doubt >you could score more than 15-20% against Zappa. What kind of a match is that? >Zappa wins 8 - 2, and suddenly your fanboys cry: "oh, what an awesome game by >the anti-computer expert, he got 4 draws out of 10 games". I mean, it just >isn't an interesting match. And when I win by 8 - 2, what I have I proved? >That is why I say I have nothing to gain, and only a lot of time and CPU cycles >to waste. > >Anyway I am not going to log on to ANY internet chess servers for a while. I am >getting real tired of the assholes that inhabit them. I know 99% of the people >are decent, but the 1% do all the talking. I hope I have explained why I'm not >interested in playing a match with you, and I apologize about insulting you >under false pretenses. You will just have to download Zappa 1.0 and beat up on >it to your hearts content. > >Sincerely, > >Anthony Cozzie "Internet chess servers" paved your route to the spotlight did they not? A few CCTs with little or no commercial opposition... Let's not forget our roots. Long live Internet chess servers... :) -elc.
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