Komodo release

[jdart]

+1. Can't really improve on what Graham has said.

--Jon

[Don]

Do you think that chess programming has a bad influence on health. They say top sport is bad for health. Maybe that holds for top chess programming. I imagine one might work under high pressure. Maybe one have to solve difficult bugs in too short time etc.

I think it was all the Rybka and Houdini battles here on talkchess that will be the death of me

Seriously, I don't take computer chess as seriously as it probably seems to everyone here. My "real" life means a lot more and I'm quite busy doing other things too although I am cutting back.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying

[Kohflote]

Yes, there are things more important that chess. Take care and wish you a full recovery. Take care!

Best wishes,
Koh, Kah Huat

[Sean Evans]

As many of you know I have a fatal illness. It has progressed to a point where it has now become an acute form of Lukemia. I'm losing this battle. It is quite possible this will be the last Komodo release that I am involved in. Don

Hello Don,

My apologies, I was not aware of your illness. I wish you only the best in your fight against Lukemia. If you require any type of moral support please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours very truly,

Sean Evans

[Henk]

Would be nice to be at number 1. But of course it is no more than vanity and like chasing wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:
11 No one remembers the former generations,
and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
by those who follow them.

[Robert Flesher]

Hello Don, I am truly sorry to hear of your illness. I lost my father in June to the same thing. Best wishes!

[Don]

Would be nice to be at number 1. But of course it is no more than vanity and like chasing wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:
11 No one remembers the former generations,
and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
by those who follow them.

Wise King Solomon! I subscribe to his final conclusion in Chapter 12 verse 13 which basically sums up the entire book of Ecclesiastes after all the considerations he mentions.

Don

[carldaman]

Don, I hope and pray God will give you the grace and strength to fight the illness. My own father was diagnosed with something very similar, but he was very old (80+).

I thank you for your kind 'gift' to the chess community, Komodo -- calling it a gift, because it is so affordably priced for a top engine. It's been very sad to hear about your health troubles, but I continue to pull for you and Komodo (I think the new Komodo may well be #1, and that would be a fitting tribute!).

I hope you will get the the best health treatment and look forward to more contributions from you, if you feel that your condition allows it.

Best wishes,
Carl

[Rebel]

Would be nice to be at number 1. But of course it is no more than vanity and like chasing wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:
11 No one remembers the former generations,
and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
by those who follow them.

Wise King Solomon! I subscribe to his final conclusion in Chapter 12 verse 13 which basically sums up the entire book of Ecclesiastes after all the considerations he mentions.

Don

Don, I am so sorry to hear your illness increased to the point of decreasing hope. You will be in my prayers in he hope the Almighty may grant you an Hezekiah experience.

[Martin Thoresen]

I couldn't have said it better than Graham. I am a bit at a loss of words here.

And thanks for believing in me and TCEC, Don.
Just because of this I hope we will see Komodo in the Superfinal and that it wins.

Best,
Martin