Author: Thomas Mayer
Date: 14:31:43 11/07/01
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Hi Bob, > Dave was active on ICC until about 2 years ago or so. I don't recall any > new Wchess releases, but he was definitely working on it and it was definitely > a strong program on ICC. Millenium sells for the MCS 6.0 & 6.5 a WChess 2000 engine from Dave which is nearly 2 years old now... it is still quite strong and in some way, I think the styles some new engines have now seems to be inspired what WChess 2000 is doing, WChess was always a cool engine - I have the specifications about the MCS protocol and I am in task to produce a MCS to Winboard adapter so that those engines might get back to live - concerning to WChess it would be really a loss when it gets lost in space... Maybe I will try to contact Richard Lang if there is any chance to use this adapter also with his older Genius, I would really like to see them from time to time on the servers... They might be no longer up to date or as strong as the newest engines, but still they are dangerous and can play very nice chess. From time to time I try my own engine against those heros and I can still learn much of them, on nowadays hardware I believe that WChess 2000, Genius 6.5 & MChess 8 would be clearly above 2500 when I take SSDF-ELO as base... Greets, Thomas P.S.: Well, I give the MCS 2 WB adapter a good chance and that I can give WChess 2000 and that Zarkov 5 from Millenium a comeback under winboard - the chances with Genius are not nearly as good, Richard would have to help me much then and I don't know if he is still interest much in his older Baby's... But believe me, the community will know forever for what the name Lang stands.
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