Author: Tony Petters
Date: 12:20:09 11/18/04
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On November 18, 2004 at 13:22:50, Albert Silver wrote: >On November 18, 2004 at 12:44:05, Tony Petters wrote: > >>On November 18, 2004 at 10:30:37, Albert Silver wrote: >> >>>On November 18, 2004 at 06:41:22, Tony Petters wrote: >>> >>>>On November 17, 2004 at 22:15:42, Albert Silver wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 17, 2004 at 21:12:24, Tony Petters wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On November 17, 2004 at 10:21:11, Fernando Villegas wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>In the page of his, Bruce say clearly he is waiting the adequate commercial deal >>>>>>>OR becoming so poor he should need to get money with ferret. So there are not >>>>>>>freeware plans for Ferret. >>>>>>>Fernando >>>>>> >>>>>>Ferret is not strong enough to become commercial it is a freebie winboard engine >>>>>>at best. >>>>>> >>>>>>Cordially >>>>> >>>>>I presume your comment has some substance to justify it as opposed to being the >>>>>troll it appears to be. >>>>> >>>>As I recall it did poorly in a tournament a few years back and was never seen in >>>>tourney play again. Unless, it can be proven to play at the same level as the >>>>top programs, it will always remain in the public view where it is now. >>>> >>>>Cordially >>> >>>The public view knows nothing about it, so your comment is silly. The only >>>people who know of Ferret are the computer chess community (who hold it in high >>>respect) and ICC, who also hold it in high respect for being the highest rated >>>blitzer, including against other commercial engines run there. It did play a >>>small 2-game match against a GM (the name eludes me at the moment) and won 2-0 >>>handily. It has also been the World Blitz Champion, and I seem to recall it was >>>2nd in one of the WCCC. Showing a single 9 round tournament as evidence of its >>>supposed weakness is the equivalent of pointing to a bad tournament result of >>>Kasparov and designating him as a has-been. So it's either deliberate and a >>>troll, or it's unintentional, and very.... I'm trying to find a delicate way of >>>putting it... intellectually challenged. >> >>No need to get snippity: >> >>This tourney is a factual statement of Ferrets strength. > >Right. Since you no doubt read my comment on presenting a single tournament as >evidence of strength, and repeat this... I'm going to give you the benefit of >the doubt and presume it is the second reason I presented. > > Albert Fascinating how the facts can make some people turn wild :) > >> >>Final Standings >>Place Name Score >> 1 Junior 8 >> 2-3 Quest 6 >> Shredder 6 >> 4 GromitChess 5.5 >>5-11 Chess Tiger 5 >> Rebel 5 >> Crafty 5 >> Goliath 5 >> Ferret 5 >> Gandalf 5 >> Parsos 5 >>12-13 Diep 4 >> Tao 4 >> 14 Isichess 3.5 >>15-16 Ruy-Lopez 3 >> Pharaon 3 >> 17 SpiderGirl 2.5 >> 18 XiniX 0.5 >> >> >>My opinion is Ferret would be a strong Winboard engine, but would not be equal >>to the commercials so there is no business opportunity for this engine. >> >>Cordially
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