Author: Albert Silver
Date: 05:01:16 07/14/99
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On July 13, 1999 at 20:40:48, Ren Wu wrote:
>On July 13, 1999 at 20:21:48, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>
>>On July 13, 1999 at 12:15:37, Ren Wu wrote:
>>
>>>(Sorry if this is a little off topic)
>>>
>>>My Chinese chess program, mrsj, is playing the strogest ever internet Chinese
>>>chess tournament at Internet Chinese Chess Server (ICCS). In 5th round this
>>>Satueday, it will play IGM Xu Tianhong of China. IGM Xu is currently ranked #6
>>>at China and is certainly one of top10 player in the world, so this got be a
>>>exciting match.
>>>
>>>Time control for this tournament is 60+20, if you want to learn more about this
>>>event, pleast visit
>>>
>>>http://www.eaststrategies.com/xiangqi/qw99/index.htm
>>>
>>>Ren.
>>
>>The best of luck to you. I wish I had a clue how to play that game so I could
>>code it, it seems like an interesting game to try to program.
>>
>>bruce
>
>Thanks bruce.
>
>Chinese chess is in fact very close to chess, and i am sure you can pick it up
>very easily. I know a lot of chinese chess players who learn how to play chess
>and become a reasonable good player in very short of time. And one of my
>co-worker at my office here, who is a good chess player, told me that he
>actually beat his chinese chess teacher in his first game! :)
>
>It is pity that such popular game (estimated over 200 million people in China
>along know how to play it) is largely unknown for most westners. It is bad
>because most materials about it are in Chinese. One of my friends is working on
>a online english tutorial, and I hope it will help the people who want to learn
>this game when it done.
>
>If you really interested in, i can send you some meterial via email, please let
>me know.
>
>
>Ren.
Hi Ren,
How successful are Chinese Chess programs against top Players of the game? Are
the results similar to those existing in chess or is the difference in strength
more pronounced? Also, what are typical time controls in Chinese Chess?
Albert Silver
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