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Subject: Re: Ruffian

Author: Andreas Herrmann

Date: 20:43:49 09/24/02

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On September 24, 2002 at 21:19:18, Arshad Syed wrote:

>The Ruffian homepage is pretty disappointing. I personally wish it had more
>information on the programming language used, and a history log of changes made.
>Even the most basic programs out on the web have a log of changes made. It at
>least gives us an insight as to how progress was made. It would certainly kill
>any allegations of dubious originality.
>
>Also, regarding the theories that it may be a Fritz clone, it would mean that
>the author actually un-compiled the Fritz dll's (WOW!!), modified it a tad and
>then recompiled it. Even Bill Gates couldn't do that! Now that the engine is
>available for download, could a binary comparison against Crafty be done? If
>there is no similiarity, let us give the author due credit. Considering he
>started effort in 1998, his programs ascent to the top is very remarkable. A
>progress log would make interesting reading. I would be more interested in the
>tests he ran his program through. Did he test it against Crafty or some other
>engines?
>
>Arshad

also interresting for me would be to know if he is also a good chess player.
Perhaps he is both a fantastic programmer and a good chess player.

have a nice day
Andreas




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