Author: Will Singleton
Date: 21:02:24 07/13/99
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On July 13, 1999 at 20:40:48, Ren Wu wrote: >On July 13, 1999 at 20:21:48, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >> >>On July 13, 1999 at 12:15:37, Ren Wu wrote: >> >>>(Sorry if this is a little off topic) >>> >>>My Chinese chess program, mrsj, is playing the strogest ever internet Chinese >>>chess tournament at Internet Chinese Chess Server (ICCS). In 5th round this >>>Satueday, it will play IGM Xu Tianhong of China. IGM Xu is currently ranked #6 >>>at China and is certainly one of top10 player in the world, so this got be a >>>exciting match. >>> >>>Time control for this tournament is 60+20, if you want to learn more about this >>>event, pleast visit >>> >>>http://www.eaststrategies.com/xiangqi/qw99/index.htm >>> >>>Ren. >> >>The best of luck to you. I wish I had a clue how to play that game so I could >>code it, it seems like an interesting game to try to program. >> >>bruce > >Thanks bruce. > >Chinese chess is in fact very close to chess, and i am sure you can pick it up >very easily. I know a lot of chinese chess players who learn how to play chess >and become a reasonable good player in very short of time. And one of my >co-worker at my office here, who is a good chess player, told me that he >actually beat his chinese chess teacher in his first game! :) > >It is pity that such popular game (estimated over 200 million people in China >along know how to play it) is largely unknown for most westners. It is bad >because most materials about it are in Chinese. One of my friends is working on >a online english tutorial, and I hope it will help the people who want to learn >this game when it done. > >If you really interested in, i can send you some meterial via email, please let >me know. > > >Ren. Thanks for posting that, Ren. I see Initiative hasn't been playing much on ICC lately, perhaps you've been getting ready for your event. I hope you do continue playing on the servers, and developing your program. Given your track record, good things should result. Will
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