Author: John Warfield
Date: 15:40:21 12/24/99
I want to congradulate Ed Schoeder for creating a very good imitation of the late great Michael Tal in his Century program. At first I suspected that this feature was simply a gimmick and that there would be no real difference in it's play than the default Rebel. I was very pleasantly surprised as it is has a completely different playing style. I noticed that Rebel century does not even consider many of the moves of Tal, demonstrating clearly that the engines are different. I observe that the chessmaster personalities will play very similiar to CM6000, which makes you wonder if there is a real difference. Not so with Rebel century ED has managed to create completely separate personalities. I find playing against Tal very enjoyable, and true to the style of Tal , REb-Tal will sacrifice atleast one pawn a game. I have played it about five games, and noticed some bizzare Tal like move in everygame. Some of the moves were a complete shock, and I would say to myself, " I think schoeder may have went to far and made this personality play unsound", Yet five moves later I would find myself completely lost and utterly astonished. This is the type of play which makes playing chess programs interesting and fun. I would like to know if I am the only one who is noticing this, what are otheres expierences with tal?
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