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Subject: Re: Any news about Chinook?

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 15:36:09 08/18/03

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On August 12, 2003 at 12:31:02, martin fierz wrote:

>On August 12, 2003 at 11:57:10, Jeroen Noomen wrote:
>
>>On August 12, 2003 at 04:39:36, martin fierz wrote:
>>
>>>the chinook team has completed the 10pc endgame database early this year, and
>>>with that, chinook will be the strongest program there is. but it's not public
>>>of course.
>>
>>Hi Martin,
>>
>>Do you know if there will be a Chinook - Nemesis match in the future?
>>I wonder if Chinook will enter a competition again, I would love to
>>see this! Anyway, you wouldn't compute the 10 piece databases if you
>>will not use them, would you!?
>>
>>Regards, Jeroen
>
>i wish i knew! perhaps dave gomboc can shed some light on this? there's supposed
>to be a computer championship in 2004 in england next summer, perhaps they'll
>play. then again, the real interest of schaeffer is probably solving the game,
>which at least seems possible with the 10pc db from my point of view - so
>perhaps they'll not compete, but just solve the game instead :-)
>
>cheers
>  martin

The last I heard was that he finished the 10-piece.  Jonathan is away at a
scientific conference, I don't know what he has been up to lately.

Dave



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