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Hahaha, very funny and entertaining satirical posting, Uly.

Recently when Komodo 13.2 came out, I saw the new "personalities" feature and since this is the area of computer chess that interests me most, and I can afford the small fee, I bought it. I guess the question is: was it worth the asking price? Did it provide anything that the best Rodent personalit...

Thanks for sharing your work with us, Andrew, and best of health to you going forward!

MikeB wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:22 am

Wilson wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 03, 2019 4:49 am

Ginkgo
why let a buggy Fire nn play in TCEC if Fire was Fritz 17?

Ginkgo it is - good pick!

Hah! I knew it! Or rather, just an educated guess -- see the other Fritz 17 threads.
That's good news.

Also, it could be worth noting that Ginkgo had been listed on CCRl 40/40 as a private engine, but then it was pulled from the list just around the same time as the Fritz 17 discussion first sprang up. :) I don't know why that was, I wouldn't read anything into it. Graham asked for it to be removed ...

If the fork is measurably stronger than regular SF then maybe it deserves to be tested.

But you can't expect them to test every fork under the sun.

Also, it could be worth noting that Ginkgo had been listed on CCRl 40/40 as a private engine, but then it was pulled from the list just around the same time as the Fritz 17 discussion first sprang up. :) I don't know why that was, I wouldn't read anything into it. Graham asked for it to be removed ...

This could be a clue as to what will be the engine in fritz 17 https://chesstroid.blogspot.com/2017/11/fritz-15-for-android-ft-ginkgo-engine.html Interesting, as I've suspected for the last few months that Ginkgo was a prime candidate to transition into the next Fritz version (as a new Fritz was ex...

[re: the 2nd edition]

Or the choice of allowing Black to get into the Mar del Plata in the KID, all based on overly-optimistic evaluations favoring White, according to the top engines of that time.

It was only a matter of time before this contest imploded.
It seems like they always do.

(they = forum games)