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Subject: Re: Is Hydra the strongest chess engine now?

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 17:21:08 02/20/06

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On February 20, 2006 at 18:58:05, Terry Giles wrote:

>On February 20, 2006 at 18:37:30, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>On February 20, 2006 at 18:25:09, Terry Giles wrote:
>>
>>>On February 20, 2006 at 18:13:11, stuart taylor wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 20, 2006 at 11:41:24, Lubo Lubop wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>The match is sheduled for September in Abu Dabi.
>>>>>If Topalov win he will receive 1 million $
>>>>>For more info in Bulgarian only:
>>>>>http://www.topsport.bg/article.php?cid=7&aid=37417
>>>>
>>>>Why not Rybka? I thought Rybka was the strongest at the momment.
>>>>S.Taylor
>>>
>>>
>>>Rybka is a chess engine (software only) which runs on conventional PC's.
>>>Hydra is a specialised combination of hardware and software and non-commercial.
>>>
>>>Terry
>>
>>And would that make it atleast 50 elo points stronger than the finished Rybka on
>>fast dual processor, soon?
>>(I find that hard to believe)
>>S.Taylor
>
>Who knows?
>However Hydra did beat England's top GM Michael Adams 5.5 - 0.5 in their six
>game match. I would be most surprised if Rybka could achieve quite such a
>one-sided result. I'm hoping that a match between Hydra and Rybka may come about
>- it would prove most interesting.
>
>Terry

Perhaps they are both stronger than the Deep Blue which beat Kasparov (in
playing strength, even if not in proccessor power). [even Fritz 3 on a not so
fast machine scored a victory in punlic over DB not long before it was set up
for Kasparov].
S.Taylor



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