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Subject: Re: When can we download it? (NT)

Author: Heinz van Kempen

Date: 05:16:49 01/18/06

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On January 18, 2006 at 08:11:11, Volker Böhm wrote:

>Hi,
>
>we are working on new versions in half jear cycles, thus a Version 1.2 will not
>be built before late summer.
>
>The Version 1.1 beta is nearly the same as the Version 1.1. There will be no
>playing strength relevant changes to the Version 1.1 of Spike. All we´ll fix are
>interface or configuration problems.
>
>Ralf and me agreed to not deliver new Versions of Spike right to everyone, but
>to deliver it first to "tournament players". The reason is that we dont like
>messages like: Spike played 0:10 vs Fruybka, thus it is bad.
>
>With a CEGT Raiting everybody can easily see the strength - and the weakness -
>of a Spike version in engine vs. engine games with a statistical relevant amount
>of games and with short and longer time control.
>(Thanks again at CEGT!)
>
>Greetings Volker

Hi Volker,

thanks for the info. Hope we will soon have reliable ratings for Spike 1.1 beta.
Seems that you are on the right track and it is already on one level with Fritz
8 Bilbao for example. Also fun to watch the games.

Best Regards
Heinz



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