Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 11:25:16 04/04/99
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I don't know if this is important at all, especially when you are a computer chess software junkie like myself! - All the chess programs crush me like a bug anyway (on mere 200mHz machines, with 24-32 meg ram And even though I'm USCF Life Master, my USCF is 2049 for those with morbid curiousity:)). Even Rebel 1.2 or Fritz2 are too strong for me at 5 minute chess, which is the only level I play as I'm too impatient. And I'm sure even a 'Master' level program will beat me silly too:) - No, mostly I use the 'serious' programs like Genius6 (5), Rebel10, and especialy Fritz5.32 (Junior5), for analysis and study. CSTal interest me, for it supposedly, radically different implemantation of its algorythms (Programmer's - Is this true, or just hype?). And this new feature of being chess server compatible, I find facinating. I'd like to know a lot more about its tutorials (I'm into that kind of stuff), but so far as I know, no one has elaborated on this, other than a blurb on the Oxford Works page about 'Quick ELO grading - improve and grade your play using over 6000 solved chess puzzles.' What do they mean & how does this work, and is it included in the Windows package? mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! On April 04, 1999 at 09:23:24, James T. Walker wrote: >On April 04, 1999 at 01:48:32, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: > >>The Gambit-Soft page appears to have a little more info. I won't paste it for >>fear of critizsm. Anyway, curiousity about CSTal (for Windoz), has led to me >>ordering it. I will endeaver to say something more about it when it arrives... >> >>mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! >> >> >>On April 03, 1999 at 15:34:04, Peter Kappler wrote: >> >>> >>>Looking forward to your review. >>> >>>I too have been totally frustrated by the lack of information available on >>>CSTal2. The CSTal homepage is hopelessly out of date. >>> >>>--Peter > >Hello Lawrence, >I also have been looking at the info at Gambit Soft because I'm interested in >the CStal II/Windows. The info looks very interesting but the thing that turned >me off is that they list it under the "Master" programs and not under the "GM" >programs. This tells me the strength is not up to the top programs. It's too >bad since the features look great. >Jim Walker
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