Author: Chessfun
Date: 15:53:38 09/19/02
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On September 19, 2002 at 18:45:52, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >On September 19, 2002 at 18:33:37, Chessfun wrote: > >>On September 19, 2002 at 18:21:10, pavel wrote: >> >>>On September 19, 2002 at 18:06:32, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>That's the point. I can't imagine someone working on an engine, in a vacuum, >>>>>>>>for a decade, before anyone finds out about it. I can't imagine anyone writing >>>>>>>>a program in 6 months that would come close to beating _any_ top program. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Anything is possible, I will agree. But the probability is so low that it >>>>>>>>will make people wonder... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I hope you realize that you have essentially *publicly* leveled an accusation >>>>>>>without presenting any evidence. I would prefer in such cases that either an >>>>>>>investigation be conducted discretely or a wait and see policy be followed. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>I haven't leveled _any_ accusation whatsoever. I asked a direct question, >>>>>>pointing out what has happened in the past. I have _not_ said that this >>>>>>program is a "clone" or anything else, and you can feel free to find some- >>>>>>thing I wrote that does make that claim... >>>>>> >>>>>>As I said previously, I find it _hard_ to believe that a newcomer would be >>>>>>that strong. _not_ impossible, just _unlikely_. I stand by that... If some- >>>>>>one takes that the wrong way, fine by me... >>>>> >>>>>No offense. >>>>>But you had the same impression when YACE came out. >>>> >>>>Yace first release was clearly wekaer than yace of today. >>> >>>Yes I know that. >>>But the time between the first released version of Yace and the last version of >>>Yace was very short, if you consider the increase in strenth. >>>It was when Yace starting doing as good (or even better) that Bob thought it was >>>a crafty clone. >>>Later Dann verified himself and convinced Bob. >> >> >>Hi Pavel, >> It's my honest hope that in this case someone will also be able to do >>the same thing as Dann with Yace. Ruffian has been rumored to be a Crafty clone >>on ICC for some time and I don't doubt Dr. Hyatt has heard those rumors. > >Before, in this forum, it was accused of >1) not reporting the right hardware >2) playing with the "move now" controlled by the operator >3) being a commercial program (and lying about being an amateur in the notes) >4) being Russian in a supercomputer >I am really surprised that nobody suggested the real truth. >5) It is Bobby Fischer. Then how will Bobby fit into my PC?, do I have to feed him?. ;-) Sarah.
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