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Subject: Re: Who will win at Paderborn ?

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 20:05:46 12/27/05

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On December 27, 2005 at 03:48:04, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>On December 27, 2005 at 03:23:37, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>On December 26, 2005 at 07:20:45, Thomas Logan wrote:
>>
>>>On December 26, 2005 at 07:01:40, JNoomen wrote:
>>>
>>>>On December 26, 2005 at 04:00:00, Marc Lacrosse wrote:
>>>>
>>>>My guess:
>>>>
>>>>1. Rybka
>>>>2. Zappa
>>>>3. Fruit
>>>>4. Shredder
>>>>
>>>>Best wishes for X-mas,
>>>>
>>>>Jeroen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>PS  Somebody knows why Hydra is missing? I thought it would play in Paderborn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>What are your guesses for the final results ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Mine is :
>>>>>
>>>>>1.Zappa
>>>>>2.Rybka
>>>>>3.Fruit
>>>>>4.Shredder
>>>>>
>>>>>Marc
>>>
>>>I have to give the edge to zappa
>>>
>>>because of the hardware advantage.
>>>
>>>Rybka next
>>>
>>>Tom
>>
>>Yes that may stop Rybka. But such tournaments don't prove who is best, not
>>enough games.
>>
>>But Rybka has dominated during testing, and is the worlds' strongest engine,
>>with SMP it is so strong it would have the edge. Maybe a big edge.
>>
>>If Shredder beats Rybka it will be due too hardware advantage.
>
>Not necessarely...the version we are going to use scored 5 to 4 against Rybka
>with Rybka1.bkt on the same hardware...(5: +2, =2, -1)
>
>I understand people make judgments on what they see, but there is a lot you have
>not seen yet!
>
>>
>>Terry
>
>Sandro

We'll see. I've see enough to have an idea. Rybka is a new approach to chess
programming, many things are the same or similar but some things are new, or
better put together. You have your work cut out for you. Time to get some GM's
on your team!;-)

Terry



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