Author: Alex Shalamanov
Date: 23:07:42 09/15/05
Go up one level in this thread
On September 15, 2005 at 23:33:24, A. Cozzie wrote: >So after some negotiation Vincent and I have reached an impasse on the contract. > I simply don't feel its in my best interests to sign the contract he has in >mind. I see no reason to mention details of our disagreement, but the reality >is: a commercial version of Zappa is extremely unlikely at this point. > >Zappa 2.0 will be a private engine, as I simply do not have the time to deal >with the computer chess community considering my workload as a student. However >Zappa will play in Paderborn and at the WCCC in Italy - and on some hardware >that might surprise you ;) > >From now on any email that contains the word 'zappa' will be deleted by my spam >filter, so if you have something to say please say it here. > >anthony Hi Anthony, Thank you very much you've made an engine which surprised many people. It's very good (btw, I mean Zappa 1.1), I used it to analyze some of my correspondence chess games along with my fave one, Hiarcs 9. It gives very interesting ideas that made me look differently at chess. I knew from the very start, though, nothing would come from the cooperation with Diepeeven. You're right you want to get on with your studies and concentrate on it rather than on some commercial projects. I think Zappa should have your own GUI like Shredder Classic of SMK or the like, so you may leave the matter until you graduate from the uni. I'm sure, with your talent and energy it will be just a matter of time. Being a Hiarcs's loyal fan, I will buy CB Hiarcs 10 when it's released. I'm sure Zappa will also have its fan club too, because there is likely quite a bunch of its enthusiasts around the globe. Best wishes, Alex
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.