Author: enrico carrisco
Date: 20:53:16 02/27/06
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On February 27, 2006 at 05:31:08, Marc Lacrosse wrote: >On February 27, 2006 at 04:34:53, Ryan B. wrote: > >>On February 27, 2006 at 04:15:39, Marc Lacrosse wrote: >> >>>On February 27, 2006 at 00:46:35, Ryan B. wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>>Not to discredit Spike because it deserved the win but the games played by Fruit >>>>on day 2 where with crippled search speed. I am still unsure if it was an >>>>interface issue or a cpu heat issue. I am embarrassed that I did not have a >>>>backup plan in place and I am sorry that I did not give the fans watching a good >>>>match vs Zappa or Hiarcs. >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>>Ryan Benitez >>> >>>Diconnections, abortions, two losses by forfeit, crippled speed due to heating >>>problems ...: >>>OK the earth won't stop turning (as we say here), >>>and everybody guesses fruit will soon be fighting at new with the very best ones >>>... >>> >>>... but how can this happen less than six months after deciding to go >>>professional ??? >>> >>>Wasn't it possible to buy one good PC for tests and competitions with the money >>>earned so far ? >>> >> >>The problem was not having a backup computer to use ready in time. This was my >>fault. >> >>>What are Joachim and Fabien opinions on this ? >>>None of them still seems to react publicly to anything. >>> >> >>I know you know why Fabien has not been posting lately > >Yes I do and I do completely understand what's happening on this point as you >know, but why then going unprepared to the competition ? See shredder, sjeng or >other non-chessbase good programs : they do not come when they do not feel ready >and they are right IMHO. > >> and I think you know why >>Joachim nad not had the time lately. > >Here you are wrong. I have not had any news about or from Joachim for months. > >> >>>It's like you (Ryan) are left alone on the ship ... >>> >> >>It is a good ship and I am not alone. > >If neither Fabien nor Joachim are on the ship maybe it's not a good moment to go >overseas. > >>Feel free to kick me while I am down >>though. I now know you are willing. > >There also you are wrong. I do not intend to kick as you say in any way. >I simply think you should better abstain from public competitions while being so >clearly not prepared to. > >Not only this is bad for Fruit, but moreover it is not far from completely >altering the course of events for the whole competition when one top engine is >"in" then "out" then "in" and so, beating some and losing by forfeit against >others. > >So if there is a kick, then it was given by yourself to yourself. >Is it forbidden to react and ask for explanations ? > >I am sorry you react this way. > >As _you_ know from our chatting yesterday, I was completely in the feeling of >providing my modest contribution to your efforts. > >But the fact that no member of the fruit team felt any need of giving any >explanation today on that strange performance is really astounding. > >Marc What explanation do you need past internet connection problems and hardware problems? I had problems in CCT4 with HIARCS that placed us 18th -- clearly a disastrous tournament and it had everything to do with connection and interface issues, not the engine. Is it so hard to believe that this can happen to even the top engines? It seems you have another itinerary here, perhaps stemming from your work with the Fruit team before Ryan was even involved -- specifically your departure. This, however, has nothing to do with Ryan. BTW, I hear you will be working with Thomas on Toga. Good luck with that, though it seems a bit of a dead-end path since it will never compete an any serious event due to its origins. Regards, -elc.
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