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naum is extremely impressive on this position as well -- Analysis by Naum 4: 1.Rg7+ Kc6 2.Ne7+ Kb5 3.Rg5+ Kb6 -/+ (-0.80) Depth: 6/19 00:00:00 14kN 1.Rg7+ Kc6 2.Ne7+ Kb5 3.Rg5+ Kb6 4.Nc8+ -/+ (-0.89) Depth: 7/17 00:00:00 21kN 1.h6 a2 2.h7 a1Q 3.h8Q Ra2+ 4.Kh3 Qf1+ -/+ (-1.10) Depth: 8/22 00:00:00 47...

sure ted, you really have everyones sympathies, having to chug along w/ a quad laptop...-_- i think some of the mavens here should try out for this --- Send us an insoluble study! That's that. Are there any studies that these monsters cannot solve? Anyone who sends us a nice puzzle – something as el...

hey ted, thanks but im having trouble clicking the link, is it broken?

a recently posted young & raw engine, but on modern hardware -- Analysis by Daydreamer 1.0: 1...cxd4 2.Qb7+ Kg8 3.Rxd4 Qxa2+ 4.Kc1 Qa1+ 5.Kc2 Rxd4 6.exd4 Qxd4 -+ (-2.45) Depth: 6 00:00:00 67kN 1...cxd4 2.Qb7+ Kg8 3.Rxd4 Qxa2+ 4.Kc1 Qa1+ 5.Kc2 Rxd4 6.exd4 Qxd4 -+ (-2.45) Depth: 7 00:00:00 158kN 1...c...

simply rybka 3 is the best bet. i second m ansari's question though, is it really 16 cores?? even the cc nuts here & @ rybka's forum only have comps w/ 8...

wow, did know they had quad laptops now. O_O

sounds like the thief did you a favor alright!

and i believe harvey said that was played on a 520 mhz device, so the new ipod or the 2nd gen touch would be just as fast or faster.

i believe they are going by its actual performance elos in the couple tournaments its played in...

the best -- http://rybkachess.com/index.php?auswahl=Demo+version

rybka 3 is much stronger, & a truly amazing engine, but it will set you back a pretty penny.

those seem like fantastic results for an amateur engine!

i dont know that a bias towards retaining the bishop pair is a bad thing. (though i realize thats not necessarily what you say the case is)