Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 21:37:48 09/21/04
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On September 21, 2004 at 22:18:16, Mike Hood wrote:
>On September 20, 2004 at 21:28:39, Mike Hood wrote:
>
>>Check the CSS-rating list at http://www.computerschach.de/rangliste/ for chess
>>engines running under the Fritz interface. In eighth place you'll find List
>>5.12, a Chessbase native engine. It's NOT the UCI engine with the same version
>>number, it's the Chessbase engine that received notoriety due to its
>>disqualification from the computer chess championship in November 2003.
>>
>>I've already written to Chessbase asking for the engine, and I was told that I
>>should write to the author, because Chessbase did not develop the engine.
>>(Strange, because Chessbase's site offers List 5.04 for free download). I wrote
>>to Mr. Reul and received no reply, maybe because he's still annoyed about the
>>disqualification.
>>
>>So, my question is: does anybody apart from CSS possess this engine? Has it ever
>>been sold, included with other products, or given away free of charge?
>
>Nobody has answered my question, so I interpret the answer as negative. The
>Chessbase native engine List 5.12 has never been sold, never been packaged with
>other products, and never been offered free. If this is the case, why does the
>German magazine CSS ("Computer, Schach und Spiele") continue to test it instead
>of testing the UCI version? What point is there in testing an engine of which
>there are presumably only two copies in existence? (Fritz Reul's copy and the
>CSS copy)
This is their official download site:
http://www.chessbase.com/download/index.asp?cat=Engines
So I think it is not publicly available.
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