Author: Albert Silver
Date: 06:40:52 03/24/99
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On March 23, 1999 at 07:53:11, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On March 23, 1999 at 02:52:20, Frank Schneider wrote:
>
>>On March 23, 1999 at 00:12:59, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>Preliminary list seems OK. We have 7 TOP programs from SSDF! But is it true,
>>>that we have only 3 mainframe chess projects in whole world?!
>>
>>Well, that is interesting, isn't it? There are some other programs that
>>use multiple processors (Crafty, SOS, ...), but after DeepBlue there are
>>only few supercomputer-projects left. Why? IMHO the current situation is still
>>interesting, because the DB-project stopped although the Kasparov-DB match
>>prooved (IMO) that DB is *not* significantly stronger than Kasparov.
>>Therefore I'd like to see some successor to DB - as a research-project or
>>sponsored by a company.
>>
>>
>>Frank
>
>As I have mentioned before, Cray Blitz is _very strong_ when compared to the
>best micros of today. But machine time is _very_ difficult to set up, and test
>time even harder. Which is why I moved away from a Cray and onto a machine that
>is readily available.
>
>I hate to miss this event, but fortunately I have played in enough of them that
>perhaps 'my time' is over anyway. I was going to show up with a 5-10M node
>per second crafty however, on a multiple cpu alpha. Would have been fast.
>
>Best of luck to those that go of course. _particularly_ to the 'amateurs'. :)
>They are the ones having fun, just like me... :)
>
>Bob
EEEEEHHHH??????? How can you say that? "My time is over", he says in dramatic
tone , looking up as he flaps the back of his hand to his forehead.
<Knock> <Knock>
You have been doing this for a long time. Each year we have seen Crafty grow
from a curiosity to a force to reckon with. The program's progress has been
steady as a rock and now hits with the best. Just last night I saw Crafty on ICC
reach 3177 in blitz on the server establishing a new record. Not bad for a
program whose golden days are over. Besides what about your grateful fans?
Anyone who uses your program must be a fan of it and grateful he can just
download a new version at a regular pace. This year's Crafty is better than last
year's. Whether or not it will win the championship is impossible to say. In a
short event ANYTHING can happen, but still.... Knocking heads with all the big
boys, plus the other professionals competing with their latest wunderkind.
That's got to count for something. Meeting the faces you know and seeing new
ones can be pleasant as well I imagine.
No one can force you to go, but spare us the theatrics. :)
Albert Silver
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