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Subject: Re: Apology to Chris W. and Thorsten about CSTal 2.50

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 13:56:23 10/25/99

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On October 25, 1999 at 06:54:32, Shep wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>you all probably remember the (often heated) discussions about CSTal 2.50 and
>its participation in tournaments on SCCS and elsewhere.
>Chris' and Thorsten's claims that 2.50 was broken and thus way below the "real"
>CSTal strength were probably not taken seriously enough by me.
>
>I have now played a significant amount of games with CSTal 2.03 (with and
>without Thorsten's new style), and while I can't comment on whether its strength
>is at par with the very best, I can definitely state it plays _much_ better
>chess than 2.50.
>
>I'm not too proud to admit that I have made a mistake by not investigating this
>issue earlier during the Shep Championship 1999 (where 2.50 came 11th/12), and
>my apologies go especially to Chris who will hopefully continue working on CSTal
>III.
>
>---
>Shep


Hello Shep,
Thanks for setting the record straight.  I appreciate the info.  My test
indicate that CSTal-2 (2.03) plays a very interesting game of chess.  CSTal-2
has several features that no other chess program has right now.  I hope that the
next version is stronger and better.
Jim Walker



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