Challenge to Collectors: Steve, Fernando ....

[Steve B]

Hi Charles,
If you have or will write an automated algorithm for creating an opening book from a pgn file,I will create a decent opening book for Telepath....

Dr D!!
you are going to help Telepath beat the poor old dedicated computers??
Regards
Steve

I am not sure if any of you read one of my previous posts. Telepath already got a very decent book...

yes i read it
so what is this last minute..on the eve of battle .. help all about??
Stunned Regards
Steve

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

Hi Charles,
If you have or will write an automated algorithm for creating an opening book from a pgn file,I will create a decent opening book for Telepath....

Dr D!!
you are going to help Telepath beat the poor old dedicated computers??
Regards
Steve

No,no way....I meant after the match is over and won by your dedicated baby
I will not betray my friends regards,
Dr.D

[Steve B]

Hi Charles,
If you have or will write an automated algorithm for creating an opening book from a pgn file,I will create a decent opening book for Telepath....

Dr D!!
you are going to help Telepath beat the poor old dedicated computers??
Regards
Steve

No,no way....I meant after the match is over and won by your dedicated baby
I will not betray my friends regards,
Dr.D

Phew!
OK
i can rest easy tonight then
Relieved Regards
Steve

[CRoberson]

The match is curently running. One game today and one tomorrow.
The moves are in a thread in the CCC tournaments section under
"Telepath vs Mephisto....."

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

Hi Charles,
If you have or will write an automated algorithm for creating an opening book from a pgn file,I will create a decent opening book for Telepath....

Dr D!!
you are going to help Telepath beat the poor old dedicated computers??
Regards
Steve

I am not sure if any of you read one of my previous posts. Telepath already got a very decent book...

My deepest respect before the Great Goat....May It forgive our sins
Dr.D

[swami]

I don't understand what the point is in being enthralled about getting an engine? There are four hundred engines out there...

Some people like to collect. For some, collecting has an aspect
of history about it. The guys that collect the computer boards can
usually quote historical facts about the subject. Lots of "good to know" info.

I really don't understand what the point is in keeping the engine private for a long time either other than make some geeks envious.

I have stated several reasons in the past, but I'll state a few here.
1) People can use your engine to prepare for it in a tournament.
2) People can clone it.
3) I think engines above a certain strength shouldn't be released for free!

Thanks for your explanation, Charles. I can now kind of understand why that is, I do happen to agree with some of your points and disagree with few others.

[CRoberson]

Game 1 of Match 1

[Event "Collector's Challenge Match"]
[Site "CCC"]
[Date "20/9/2008"]
[Time "6:32:24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Telpath Version 4.102 Exp2"]
[Black "Mephisto London 68030 33Mhz Operated by Steve B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Opening "B07 Pirc Ufimtsev-Pytel variation"]

1. e4 {0.00/0 0.0 } 1... d6 2. d4 {0.00/0 0.4 } 2... Nf6 3. Nc3 {0.00/0 0.9 }
3... c6 4. h3 {0.00/0 0.0 } 4... Nbd7 5. Nf3 {0.00/0 0.9 } 5... e5 6. dxe5 {0.00/0
0.8 } 6... dxe5 7. Be3 {0.00/0 0.7 } 7... Bb4 8. Bd3 {-0.03/18 03:20.9 } 8... Bxc3+
9. bxc3 {0.19/11 1.7 } 9... O-O 10. O-O {0.10/18 05:26.3 } 10... Qe7 11. Qb1
{0.05/19 08:37.7 } 11... b6 12. Qb3 {0.06/18 03:32.0 } 12... c5 13. Rad1
{-0.04/16 02:53.3 } 13... Bb7 14. Qa4 {-0.12/16 3.8 } 14... a6 15. Nd2 {-0.05/18
42.8 } 15... b5 16. Qa3 {0.00/18 06:07.1 } 16... Rfd8 17. Rb1 {-0.17/16 03:07.2 }
17... Qd6 18. c4 {0.00/18 02:54.1 } 18... Qc7 19. cxb5 {0.12/20 02:48.1 } 19... axb5
20. Qc3 {-0.02/18 7.5 } 20... Rxa2 21. Rxb5 {0.16/17 04:00.1 } 21... Rda8 22. Rfb1
{0.29/17 4.4 } 22... Bc6 23. R5b3 {0.40/18 3.6 } 23... Qa5 24. f3 {0.54/18 1.2 }
24... h6 25. Qxa5 {0.91/19 02:45.3 } 25... R8xa5 26. Rc3 {1.27/19 07:11.2 }
26... Ra1 27. Rxa1 {1.38/20 2.1 } 27... Rxa1+ 28. Kf2 {1.39/19 04:23.6 } 28... Nh5
29. Bxc5 {1.49/18 02:26.0 } 29... Nf4 30. Be3 {1.54/20 1.9 } 30... Nxd3+ 31. cxd3
{1.58/20 39.0 } 31... Bb5 32. Nc4 {1.54/19 1.0 } 32... Ra2+ 33. Kg3 {1.69/19
03:10.9 } 33... Ba6 34. Nd6 {1.50/20 2.3 } 34... Nf8 35. f4 {1.60/19 5.7 } 35... f6
36. f5 {1.73/19 03:04.5 } 36... Nh7 37. h4 {1.83/19 02:59.8 } 37... Nf8 38. Nc8
{1.87/19 52.8 } 38... Rb2 39. Nb6 {1.97/18 02:43.2 } 39... Re2 40. Kf3 {1.99/19
01:49.1 } 40... Rb2 41. g4 {2.07/19 03:39.5 } 41... Rh2 42. Kg3 {2.03/18 1.1 }
42... Rb2 43. Ra3 {2.06/17 01:21.0 } 43... Bb5 44. Nd5 {2.02/17 01:11.2 } 44... Re2
45. Kf3 {2.32/18 01:27.2 } 45... Rh2 46. Rb3 {2.36/18 02:03.0 } 46... Be8 47. Rb8
{2.40/16 01:02.1 } 47... Kf7 48. Rb7+ {2.54/18 2.0 } 48... Kg8 49. Bxh6 {2.91/16
59.1 } 49... Nd7 50. Kg3 {3.04/19 0.0 } 50... Ra2 51. Be3 {3.11/18 03:13.1 }
51... Ra3 52. Nb4 {3.19/19 1.4 } 52... Rc3 53. g5 {3.24/18 56.3 } 53... Kf8 54. Kf2
{3.54/19 2.8 } 54... Kg8 55. Ra7 {3.85/17 01:28.4 } 55... Kf8 56. Nd5 {4.38/17
02:05.6 } 56... Rxd3 57. Ra8 {5.24/18 52.2 } 57... fxg5 58. hxg5 {5.54/17 44.8 }
58... Rb3 59. Nc7 {5.75/19 1.2 } 59... Rb8 60. Rxb8 {5.90/18 01:09.6 } 60... Nxb8
61. Bc5+ {7.06/19 0.9 } 61... Kg8 62. Nxe8 {7.16/21 1.5 } Black Resigns

[CRoberson]

Game 1 of Match 2 is against Throsten C and his Saitek Renaissance
Kasparov Sparc module by the famous Spracklens.

The thread is in CCC Tournaments section under the tilte
"Online Match: Telepath vs Saitek Kasparov Sparc"

[CRoberson]

The second game of the Telepath vs Mephisto London is going on now.
It can be viewed on ICC or followed in CCC tournaments thread

[CRoberson]

Game 2 of Telepath vs the Sparc 20 is taking place now in the CCC Tournaments section. TC is 2 min per move.
Sparc is being operated by Thorsten Czub.