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Re: dumbing down gnuchess

#2448
From: Stuart Cracraft
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 00:00
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Use time to weaken it.

Let it think for far less than normal. Start with 1 second per move.

On Wed, 19 Apr 2000 23:28:06 GMT, rlink@phoebe.binmedia.com (Robert
Link) wrote:

>Howdy; figure my rating would be a solid 1000, maybe 1050; how  can I get
>gnu chess to play closer to my level?  I've tried all the settings I can
>find casually, but just ain't got the swing of it and I'm feeling like
>being beaten so quickly and casually isn't doing my game or my morale any
>good.  Utlimately I'd like to be able to find a setting that I could be
>maybe one in four, then when I'd beat it a few times in a row I could
>crank it up a notch.  I'd be grateful for pointers and answers in the ng
>or backchannel.
>
>Thanks!
>-- 
>Robert Link
>rlink@binmedia.com
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