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Subject: Re: chess programer

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:32:38 11/07/99

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On November 07, 1999 at 03:23:21, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:

>Bob, On the other hand, you could be like Bobby Fischer when asked for his list
>of the 10 greatest player's, he was asked why he hadn't included himself on this
>list; the answer of course was that he would best any of them, so felt it would
>take away a placing of one of his selected 10:)
>
>Larry T


Nah...  I just had the opportunity to get to know everyone on my "list"
pretty well (excepting Greenblatt although I talked to him several times
by phone).  They are head-and-shoulders above me or anyone else I could
think of.  :)





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>
>On November 06, 1999 at 22:24:53, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On November 06, 1999 at 20:57:47, James Swafford wrote:
>>
>>>On November 06, 1999 at 20:48:40, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 06, 1999 at 20:28:25, walter irvin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> i wonder if there was a chess program and programmer hall of fame who whould be
>>>>>there if there could only be 5 ???
>>>>>
>>>>>1 genius
>>>>>2 deep blue
>>>>>3.hitec
>>>>>4.fritz
>>>>>5.cm series
>>>>>
>>>>>on programmers
>>>>>
>>>>>Lang is main one that comes to mind any body have a suggestion if there could be
>>>>>only 5 ??
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>The first three would have to be Richard Greenblatt, Dave Slate, and Ken
>>>>Thompson.  Nobody else comes close.  Beyond that, it is wide open.
>>>
>>>I think you are too modest, Bob.
>>>Wasn't CB the first to win a state championship?
>>>Mississippi? '83?
>>>
>>>--
>>>James
>>
>>
>>Mississippi '81.  But that doesn't change my three names. All three were
>>most important to the development of computer chess...



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