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Subject: Re: Computer Chess Freaks

Author: Martin Giepmans

Date: 08:46:21 01/10/06

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On January 10, 2006 at 11:30:16, ludicrous wrote:

>In Reply to: Re: How many copies does a top program sells? posted by Wolfgang
>Battig on January 10, 2006 at 07:56:12:
>
>Interesting point, Wolfgang.  Just how much of a 'freak' is the average CCC
>member?  How 'freakish' am I?  I suggest we put a list of "HOW TO TELL IF YOU
>ARE A COMPUTER CHESS FREAK"
>
>Let me start:
>
>1) The CC Freak knows Toga.
>2) The CC Freak knows Rybka.
>3) The CC Freak knows Fruit.
>4) The CC Freak knows Ktulu.
>5) The CC Freak knows Smarthink.
>6) The CC Freak adores Fernando Villegas.
>7) The CC Freak knows how to extract the KING engine from Chessmaster.
>8) The CC Freak knows how to use WB engines with old Chessbase GUIs.
>9) The CC Freak knows at least a little bit about the UCI protocol.
>10) The CC Freak knows the various CC rating lists.
>
>Any more?


Hmm, I always thought that I was obviously a freak. But extracting the KING from
Chessmaster?! Use a WB engine with an old Chessbase Gui?!
Perhaps I'm not a freak after all? ;)

Martin

Btw, I do adore Fernando! :)




>
>On January 10, 2006 at 07:56:12, Wolfgang Battig wrote:
>
>>On January 10, 2006 at 06:22:02, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On January 10, 2006 at 04:35:19, Franz Hagra wrote:
>>>
>>>>The main problem is that one really only needs ONE program!
>>>>
>>>>So its better to buy eg. FRITZ and you have all you need - the rest is for
>>>>freaks and there are not so much outside there!
>>>>
>>>>Hagra
>>>
>>>I see no reason to prefer Fritz if you want only one program.
>>>Why to buy Fritz when you can download toga1.1 for free?
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>Hi Uri,
>>in my opinion no "normal" chessplayer knows something about TOGA, Fruit etc.
>>They all know Fritz, Chessmaster, maybe Shredder and thats it. You cannot
>>compare this with us (the freaks).
>>Wolfgang



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