Author: Arnold Gove
Date: 00:55:32 02/25/06
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On February 24, 2006 at 21:14:46, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 24, 2006 at 19:36:45, Arnold Gove wrote: > >>On February 24, 2006 at 10:44:31, Arnold Gove wrote: >> >>>>On February 24, 2006 at 06:24:08, Arnold Gove wrote: >>>> >>> >>>I repeat, we paid for Rybka expecting a full version by now. Unfortunately, we >>>haven't been offered an explanation for the delay, just a marketing survey. >>>Vasik certainly can't be accused of underpromotion, unlike his engine. >>> >>>AG >> >>To quote from the Rybka website... >> >>======================== >> >> Purchase Rybka 1 series >> >>Note: This purchase contains all Rybka versions until May 1, 2006. >> >>Price: 34 Euro >> >>Components covered by purchase: >> >> * All Rybka Beta versions until May 1, 2006 >> >>======================== >> >>NB The purchase contains all the BETA versions until May. Is that what we paid >>for? >> >>AG > >No > >I paid only for all the versions until february. >I am happy to get more than what I paid for. > >I expected to get only 50 elo improvement relative to the version that was for >download. > >It seems that I am going to get more than it because rybka of today is already >at similiar level to the level that I expected from rybka1.2 and I will probably >get a stronger rybka. > >Uri Uri, 1) There is now a free version of Rybka. It is almost as strong as the commercial betas we've been paying for. 2) To turn the current Rybka beta into a fully-capable analysis engine wouldn't take much work: a) enabling underpromotions, b) fuller support of the UCI protocol. Instead of trying to squeeze extra strength out of an already strong engine, Vasik should be delivering a fully working one. AG
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