Colossus Going Commercial or Coincidence?

[fern]

Just browsing over there I stumbled into this place, www.magnussoft.com [2009.
I wonder if our friend Martin Bryant wen commercial with his UCI colossus program, so improved, or it is just coincidence, if that is possible...

Take a look

Fern

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

I am not sure Fern
Here is a direct link btw....

http://www.magnussoft.com/chessen/

Dr.D

[fern]

In fact Colossus is around 2500 elo. In any case I emailed Martin Bryant to get from him an answer.
Fern

[mclane]

i think i remember that i informed martin about this "name coincidance" a few years ago.

[Sean Evans]

Just browsing over there I stumbled into this place, www.magnussoft.com [2009.
I wonder if our friend Martin Bryant wen commercial with his UCI colossus program, so improved, or it is just coincidence, if that is possible...

Take a look

Fern

Hello Fernando,

Would you please give me some background information on Colossus. I am not familiar with the program. I would consider purchasing it, if the engine/graphics and etc., are decent. Hard to tell from the link you posted. At 2500 ELO it would be very very difficult to beat, at least for a Patzer like myself

Cordially,

Sean

[istolacio]

* Create your own board! Import sets of figures, board and textures in PGN(1)-format

(1) Portable Game Notation

[fern]

I do not have it, Sean, I just stumbled on it.
Fern

[yanquis1972]

buried somewhere on that site (its a bit of a mess) there were some screen captures. it looked alright, but some gimmicky sets (with soldiers as pieces etc, unplayable imo) -- the 'real' chess sets didnt look any better than chessbase in 3D, probably worse.

of course colossus the engine (the original one) is available free & iirc plays at at least 2500 elo.