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Subject: Re: why the rybka craze? (and to some extent the fruit 2.2. craze)

Author: Andreas Guettinger

Date: 14:26:39 12/12/05

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On December 12, 2005 at 10:55:26, Chrilly Donninger wrote:

>On December 12, 2005 at 06:30:43, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On December 12, 2005 at 06:07:01, Joseph Ciarrochi wrote:
>>
>>>I think maybe it is because rybka and fruit 2.2. are competing, and beating, the
>>> commercial engines of chessbase. there is something thrilling about the lone
>>>programer being able to outthink and out create the big companies. It is about
>>>the victory of the individual over the coporate machine.
>>
>>Realistically, engines like Fritz, Hiarcs, Shredder, etc... are all made by
>>single, individual programmers, too.
>>
>>--
>>GCP
>
>Which have usually a lot of additional other things to do than
>chess-programming. E.g. Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote a complete Java-GUI, answers
>support questions..
>
>Chrilly

And he does a great job in everything, I have to admit. :)

regards
Andy



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