....to be accused of stealing Rybka's code as I expect it to add a respectful amount of ELOs with it's next release....
Just wait and see....
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Hi Dr.D,Dr.Wael Deeb wrote:....to be accused of stealing Rybka's code as I expect it to add a respectful amount of ELOs with it's next release....
Just wait and see....
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Sure the code is free for the taking. Why not.Dr.Wael Deeb wrote:....to be accused of stealing Rybka's code as I expect it to add a respectful amount of ELOs with it's next release....
Just wait and see....
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I am not sure Naum will be the next target of their attacks, but, for sure, every free, strong and open source engine will be.Dr.Wael Deeb wrote:....to be accused of stealing Rybka's code as I expect it to add a respectful amount of ELOs with it's next release....
Just wait and see....
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To be fair, I don't think you could blame any engine author to not look at Rybka 3's disassembled code. They would be stupid not to. If they do use ideas and not verbatim code then there is nothing wrong with that. They are not the ones that did anything unethical.
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Shredder and Stockfish has been accused so far,noWerner wrote:Hi Dr.D,Dr.Wael Deeb wrote:....to be accused of stealing Rybka's code as I expect it to add a respectful amount of ELOs with it's next release....
Just wait and see....
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are you going to replace Christopher Conkie here on the forum ?
I am quite sure you are not right!!!

Why do you think that Naum will make an exception

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Totaly agreed here and that was actualy the core of the topic I wanted to present....M ANSARI wrote:To be fair, I don't think you could blame any engine author to not look at Rybka 3's disassembled code. They would be stupid not to. If they do use ideas and not verbatim code then there is nothing wrong with that. They are not the ones that did anything unethical.
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Please guys, spare me 
Naum 4.1 will be a small bug fix release with absolutely no new code added. I still hope that those fixes and tune ups will add some elo, but don't expect a huge jump. I may also release a 4.2 which will be optimized for 64-bit computers. So there will be no Robbo, Ipo, etc. 'inspired' improvements.
I am doing this for pleasure only during my idle time at work. Don't care about the competitive or commercial side any more since they are dead. Today, any idiot with a computer and compiler can make a Rybka strength engine. I will take my hat off only to those who manage to create an engine that's at least 50 elo stronger then the strongest open source engine, or to those who release their strong engine as open source.
Despite all the fuss, I'm amazed at what these people accomplished with Robbo. I trust Vas when he says it has parts of Rybka in it, but it obviously isn't a pure clone. At least not of the Rybka 3.
For the first time I also took a look at Stockfish. Beautifully written and as original as a comp chess program can be. Great job guys.

Naum 4.1 will be a small bug fix release with absolutely no new code added. I still hope that those fixes and tune ups will add some elo, but don't expect a huge jump. I may also release a 4.2 which will be optimized for 64-bit computers. So there will be no Robbo, Ipo, etc. 'inspired' improvements.
I am doing this for pleasure only during my idle time at work. Don't care about the competitive or commercial side any more since they are dead. Today, any idiot with a computer and compiler can make a Rybka strength engine. I will take my hat off only to those who manage to create an engine that's at least 50 elo stronger then the strongest open source engine, or to those who release their strong engine as open source.
Despite all the fuss, I'm amazed at what these people accomplished with Robbo. I trust Vas when he says it has parts of Rybka in it, but it obviously isn't a pure clone. At least not of the Rybka 3.
For the first time I also took a look at Stockfish. Beautifully written and as original as a comp chess program can be. Great job guys.
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Nice to hear from you Alex. Take care.naum wrote:Please guys, spare me
Naum 4.1 will be a small bug fix release with absolutely no new code added. I still hope that those fixes and tune ups will add some elo, but don't expect a huge jump. I may also release a 4.2 which will be optimized for 64-bit computers. So there will be no Robbo, Ipo, etc. 'inspired' improvements.
I am doing this for pleasure only during my idle time at work. Don't care about the competitive or commercial side any more since they are dead. Today, any idiot with a computer and compiler can make a Rybka strength engine. I will take my hat off only to those who manage to create an engine that's at least 50 elo stronger then the strongest open source engine, or to those who release their strong engine as open source.
Despite all the fuss, I'm amazed at what these people accomplished with Robbo. I trust Vas when he says it has parts of Rybka in it, but it obviously isn't a pure clone. At least not of the Rybka 3.
For the first time I also took a look at Stockfish. Beautifully written and as original as a comp chess program can be. Great job guys.
Cheers,
Graham.
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My comment on the bold letters:naum wrote:Please guys, spare me
Naum 4.1 will be a small bug fix release with absolutely no new code added. I still hope that those fixes and tune ups will add some elo, but don't expect a huge jump. I may also release a 4.2 which will be optimized for 64-bit computers. So there will be no Robbo, Ipo, etc. 'inspired' improvements.
I am doing this for pleasure only during my idle time at work. Don't care about the competitive or commercial side any more since they are dead. Today, any idiot with a computer and compiler can make a Rybka strength engine. I will take my hat off only to those who manage to create an engine that's at least 50 elo stronger then the strongest open source engine, or to those who release their strong engine as open source.
Despite all the fuss, I'm amazed at what these people accomplished with Robbo. I trust Vas when he says it has parts of Rybka in it, but it obviously isn't a pure clone. At least not of the Rybka 3.
For the first time I also took a look at Stockfish. Beautifully written and as original as a comp chess program can be. Great job guys.
It most probably has a different base code with ideas implemented from a pseudo code derived from looking and understanding the assembly code of some strong program. The resulting code has then been run with a preprocessor to expand the macros and remove the comments. That's what makes it look like it has been reverse engineered.
I am not sure if looking at the assembly code and understanding it then implementing the ideas together with their own to a new engine is illegal. If it is not then Robbo/Ippo may be legitimate.
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