Author: Heiko Mikala
Date: 16:40:47 07/22/99
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On July 22, 1999 at 19:23:02, Pete Galati wrote: >On July 22, 1999 at 18:15:15, Heiko Mikala wrote: > >>On July 21, 1999 at 18:35:13, James Robertson wrote: >> >>>On July 21, 1999 at 16:38:39, Pete Galati wrote: >>> >>>>On July 21, 1999 at 15:49:27, James Robertson wrote: >>>> >>>>>On July 21, 1999 at 13:37:05, Pete Galati wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On July 21, 1999 at 12:08:06, Zachariah Amela wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>What is your favorite chess playing game for the following: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Windows: >>>>> >>>>>My favorite is my own. :) >>>>>As for freeware programs, I love the way Crafty plays in closed positions with >>>>>lots of minor pieces; really spectacular. Anmon and GNUchess also have very fun >>>>>to watch aggressive styles. >>>>> >>>>>I hate the way EXchess plays. It always tries to steer the game into R+P endings >>>>>where my program gets trounced. >>>>> >>>>>James >>>>> >>>>You mention your program occationally (I can't remember it's name, starts with a >>>>J right?) I keep wondering if you're going to release it, any plans for that? >>> >>>Eventually, when I think of a name for it. Right now I am using my initials as a >>>'name', but I will have to think of something to call it quick, before my >>>initials stick to it..... >> >>Hi James! >> >>I'm having the same problem, and my program is more than 10 years old now - and >>still without a name =:-O >> >>I hate it to call my program HMChess, but I had to give it a name on FICS - so I >>did the same as you did - put my initials in front of the word Chess. >> >>If anyone has a good idea for a name for a chess program, please tell us! :) >> >> >>Heiko. > >Try going to the library and checking out a book on physics or mathmatics or >astromony, look through that and chop the end off of somebody's name and call >it that. Try to avoid Chess books. > >Somebody allready released an MFchess, so if you call your program HMchess >we'll get them mixed up I think the name HMChess was there first (it's been playing under this name at FICS for a long time), but then again there's my favourite chess program, which is called M-Chess - and which had that name for many, many years ;-) Djordje suggested to call the program "The Crusader" some time ago, he said it would fit it's style :) Maybe I'll do that. Smiling, Heiko.
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