Mephisto Travel Master slaughter

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Fernando
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Mephisto Travel Master slaughter

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My slaughter. Slaughter of me. I have been the slaughtered. Years I had not played this little powerful machine and still I do not tune my self to control the beast. As a Morsch program, is tactically intractable. I have got always better positions, but it has been enough an imprecision, a moment of sleeping confidence, a second rate move and there you have it, not only getting the edge but crushing you as if once he gets some tactical advances he awaken of his positional slumber and decides for a bloody kill.
I have forgotten how good these kind of 90's tactical programs were!!!

Happy even if crushed regards
Fern
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Is this the computer you refer to?:
http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/in ... vel_Master
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Larry wrote:Is this the computer you refer to?:
http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/in ... vel_Master
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No, no that.
In fact I mistook the name. It is Mephisto Expert Travel
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Fernando wrote:
Larry wrote:Is this the computer you refer to?:
http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/in ... vel_Master
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No, no that.
In fact I mistook the name. It is Mephisto Expert Travel
Ok, I know the one. So many times with it I have won a minor piece
for two pawns and, pleased with myself I go into "exchange down" mode.
Mop up time, then while my guard is down suddenly it pulls a combination
that leaves me down material and grovelling for a draw. Frustrating but
at the same time satisfying as I humbly set up the pieces again.
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