Houdini 1.5 v Rybka 4 at long time control

[beram]

I think M Ansari is right about the stall bug. You can for instance also see better performance of Rybka 4.1 in the CEGT list 40/20.
Rybka 4.1 4CPU - 3253 and 4.0 - 3218. Houdini 1.5 4CPU has 3274 so thats just21 ELO difference at that time level, so at long time control they could be just equal in strenght.
So Pal I would really appreciate another 200 games match between Houdini 1.5 and Rybka 4.1
After that match Robert Houdart will hopefully has an Houdini 2.0 which could be just again 30 -40 Elo better than Houdini 1.5

grts Bram

[ernest]

Maybe another match with the new Rybka v Houdini is worthwhile.

Hi Pal,

Well finally "the Big Surprise" slowly disappeared and the winner, as usual, was statistics...
Our enthousiasm for the underdog was genuine, as sometimes happens in sport events, but now reality has taken over.
Another match with the new Rybka v Houdini somehow feels less urgent than it did 2 weeks ago...