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Subject: Re: Premature burial

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 15:50:01 09/09/05

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On September 09, 2005 at 18:37:39, Thomas Logan wrote:

>To know one in particular
>
>Last I looked Shredder is a chessbase engine
>
>IMHO no currently widely available engine has surpassed it
>
>at classical time control
>
>A new Shredder will be out soon
>
>Hiarcs 10 is around the corner
>
>A beta version of Hiarcs scored 6-4 against Zappa
>
>while the results are of limited importance it does show Zappa
>
>will not have a cake walk and who knows it may eventually wind up being a
>chessbase engine. Stranger things have happened
>
>And Fruit who knows ?

I predict that Fruit will make a heap of dead bodies in the SSDF that will cause
ChessBase to fall silent there as well.

>These are new and interresting times but don't bury the old guard just yet
>
>Tom

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
--------------------------------
...
The Dead Collector: Bring out yer dead.
[a man puts a body on the cart]
Large Man with Dead Body: Here's one.
The Dead Collector: That'll be ninepence.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I'm not dead.
The Dead Collector: What?
Large Man with Dead Body: Nothing. There's your ninepence.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I'm not dead.
The Dead Collector: 'Ere, he says he's not dead.
Large Man with Dead Body: Yes he is.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I'm not.
The Dead Collector: He isn't.
Large Man with Dead Body: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I'm getting better.
Large Man with Dead Body: No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment.
The Dead Collector: Well, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I don't want to go on the cart.
Large Man with Dead Body: Oh, don't be such a baby.
The Dead Collector: I can't take him.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I feel fine.
Large Man with Dead Body: Oh, do me a favor.
The Dead Collector: I can't.
Large Man with Dead Body: Well, can you hang around for a couple of minutes? He
won't be long.
The Dead Collector: I promised I'd be at the Robinsons'. They've lost nine
today.
Large Man with Dead Body: Well, when's your next round?
The Dead Collector: Thursday.
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I think I'll go for a walk.
Large Man with Dead Body: You're not fooling anyone, you know. Isn't there
anything you could do?
The Dead Body That Claims It Isn't: I feel happy. I feel happy.
[the Dead Collector glances up and down the street furtively, then silences the
Body with his a whack of his club]
Large Man with Dead Body: Ah, thank you very much.
The Dead Collector: Not at all. See you on Thursday.
Large Man with Dead Body: Right.
...

Fruit and/or Zappa may well bear the club.

But it turns out our friend is only MOSTLY dead.

The Princess Bride
-------------------
...
Miracle Max: He probably owes you money huh? I'll ask him.
Inigo Montoya: He's dead. He can't talk.
Miracle Max: Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your
friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead
and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead
there's usually only one thing you can do.
Inigo Montoya: What's that?
Miracle Max: Go through his clothes and look for loose change.
...

ChessBase will surely change and adapt and do whatever is needed to stay
competitive.




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