Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:43:24 02/13/06
Go up one level in this thread
On February 13, 2006 at 10:23:28, Bernardo Wesler wrote:
>and the truth is (people like it or not) that RYBKA is the best engine since its
>arrival.....
Not one person has disputed that, not even the main competitors. On the other
hand, some people have let the Rybkamania to get so much under their skin that
they have concocted fantastical conspiracy theories on Vasik, suggesting this is
all some giant marketing plot, threatening CCC.
Not only do we need to stop Evil Vas, but doing so is in the best interest of
CCC. And if you think I'm joking, read some of the posts discussing this is all
with CCC's best interests in view.
It's funny, because over the years, I've seen (for example) Theron discuss his
work on Tiger, and answer any question that came up on it. Especially at the
time of Chess Tiger 13/14 and then Gambit Tiger. No plots were mentioned, nor
was the welfare of CCC in danger. Of course, the frenzy compared to Rybka wasn't
nearly so great, nor was it nearly so superior compared to other engines, but
his actions were not different. John Merlino, at one point, polled CCC members
on what they wanted in a future version of Chessmaster (CM8000 I think it was),
and discussed in detail what was going on, or might go on. He answered and
helped tech questions, and still does so I believe. Again, CCC was not in
danger, nor plots mentioned. And Chessmaster certainly dominates the chess
software market like no one else. Etc, etc, etc.
Albert
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.