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Subject: Re: InterChess?

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 06:30:24 04/25/03

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On April 25, 2003 at 00:09:36, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On April 24, 2003 at 21:34:48, mike schoonover wrote:
>
>>as far as i can tell its some kind of screwy deal.
>>regards
>>mike
>
>Yes it is. I have asked the author some general computer chess programming
>questions, and he didn't know squat. In fact he thought I was joking when I
>asked him how much "hash" he was using. He said that he doesn't take drugs. They
>are illegal.
>
>He then went on to say that a "friend" wrote the program, but he tests it
>because his "friend" doesn't have access to a computer. I asked then how could
>his friend write a chess program if he doesn't have access to a computer. He
>left FICS for a while. I used to have a log of the conversation, I will try to
>find it.
>
>When Interchess started at FICS it was a Crafty clone using 2 cpus. So I am
>thinking it is nothing more than a dual processor machine/program.


My experience with Interchess is very similar to yours.  I got intrigued by its
high rating and tried to chat with the operator.  He was ignorant about computer
chess in general and said that a friend had written the engine.  I am sure that
the guy switches engines all the time, and that he runs a multithreading
commercial...  There is an engine by the same name though;  I think you can
download it somewhere on the Net, try Google search.  It is pathetic though...

-- Djordje



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