Author: William Penn
Date: 08:25:46 12/10/05
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On December 10, 2005 at 09:09:23, Albert Silver wrote: >On December 10, 2005 at 08:17:05, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>On December 10, 2005 at 07:16:46, David Shanholtzer wrote: >> >>>From Rbykachess.com: >>> >>>"Release 3: Not nice to opponents." >>> >>>Tsk tsk. Shame. >>> >>>(An attempt at humor. :) ) >> >> >>I don't care much about the strongest standard chess engine, since any of the >>engines on the 3rd or 4th position at the SSDF can easily beat the strongest >>human player, not in a match of 5 games, but it can beat it once or twice. >>Therefore, what is all the FUSS about Rybka :-) >> >>Jorge > >Lots of reasons. It's fun, it's exciting, and above all, as I said elsewhere: it >is truly the first time I have ever felt I could genuinely improve my game by >watching an engine play. Other engines show their great strength, show some nice >ideas, and some great shots, but don't convince me overall to think: "Gee, I >wish I could play like EngineX". I might wish I could *perform* as well as >EngineX, but that is something different altogether. > > Albert Also, those who use it in correspondence chess may have some quick victories - if they get it before their opponent does! :) WP
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