Author: Chris Tatham
Date: 16:39:06 02/09/06
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On February 08, 2006 at 19:07:01, Tord Romstad wrote: >> >If you find some engine you really like, try to keep contact with the >author and help him/her with the development. You don't just help >the author (and, by extension, the community), you can also have >great fun while doing so. Playing with the weaker engines can be >just as fun as playing with Fritz or Shredder. Weak engines with their >numerous imperfections often have more character and personality >than their stronger and more polished cousins, and with some luck >you can also enjoy the pleasure of occasionally winning against the >computer. Hi Tord / All :-) Many thanks for this well written and timely post. I certainly agree with these comments - personaly speaking one of my most rewarding experiences in this hobby of ours was my long term detailed testing to support the author of a 'mid strength' engine and particularly sharing the joys of a visibly improved version and equally the frustrations in cases where progress seemed impossible to achieve! As an aside, although currently testing CM personalities, I have a longstanding commitment on my website to offer CPU time for testing for any engine irrespective how weak or strong. I've been trying to write my own engine for some time and have great admiration for anyone who has developed a working engine no matter how good. For me, when not battling my dedicated units, my favourite opponents are Nero and MiniChessAI - roughly an equal fight (ok I'm not very strong!) and a great sense of satisfaction when I win! Best wishes Chris
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