Zappa Xtreme does the impossible..

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Re: Zappa Xtreme does the impossible..

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Wow, wildcat is no longer working on his engine, but on Strelka instead? All former soviet union citizens seem to have caught Belka Mania. I am afraid I cant follow all the rules.

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As far as I know Igor Korshunov is working on WildCat, he's testing new betas.
take it easy :)
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GenoM wrote:As far as I know Igor Korshunov is working on WildCat, he's testing new betas.
Good deal, I wont be surprised if we see a wildcat that is about 100 points stronger.
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Tony Thomas wrote:
GenoM wrote:As far as I know Igor Korshunov is working on WildCat, he's testing new betas.
Good deal, I wont be surprised if we see a wildcat that is about 100 points stronger.
I hope so :)
take it easy :)
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Tony Thomas wrote:Wow, wildcat is no longer working on his engine, but on Strelka instead? All former soviet union citizens seem to have caught Belka Mania. I am afraid I cant follow all the rules.

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Strelka Belka - sheesh! What next? :roll:
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Graham Banks wrote:
Tony Thomas wrote:Wow, wildcat is no longer working on his engine, but on Strelka instead? All former soviet union citizens seem to have caught Belka Mania. I am afraid I cant follow all the rules.

Tony
Strelka Belka - sheesh! What next? :roll:
Patience is a virtue. :wink:
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Tony Thomas wrote:
Graham Banks wrote:
Tony Thomas wrote:Wow, wildcat is no longer working on his engine, but on Strelka instead? All former soviet union citizens seem to have caught Belka Mania. I am afraid I cant follow all the rules.

Tony
Strelka Belka - sheesh! What next? :roll:
Patience is a virtue. :wink:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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I already feel sorry about sharing here links to experimental versions of Strelka named Belka. That was why I asked moderator team to remove my post with links to them.
Sorry guys that I gave you the links to the strongest free engine at the current moment.
take it easy :)
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Graham Banks wrote:
Tony Thomas wrote:Wow, wildcat is no longer working on his engine, but on Strelka instead? All former soviet union citizens seem to have caught Belka Mania. I am afraid I cant follow all the rules.

Tony
Strelka Belka - sheesh! What next? :roll:
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Glaurung 2.01 Mjolnir -Belka 1.8.11 1-1

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GenoM wrote:I already feel sorry about sharing here links to experimental versions of Strelka named Belka. That was why I asked moderator team to remove my post with links to them.
Sorry guys that I gave you the links to the strongest free engine at the current moment.
Why feel sorry Evgenii?

Belka seems pretty strong. But Glaurung 2 Mjolnir is also a mean machine and pitted against Belka in the first match they seemed about equally strong.

Two hardfought draws:


[Event "8 Minutes/Game + 2 Seconds/Move"]
[Site "Engine Match"]
[Date "2007.11.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Belka 1.8.11"]
[Black "Glaurung 2.0.1 Mjolnir 001b"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4
g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. h3 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3
Nd7 12. Rfd1 a5 13. Na4 Qc7 14. Rab1 Bb7 15. Qd2 Rfd8
16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Bd3 Rab8 18. Nc3 Ne5 19. Ba6 Bxa6 20. Qxa6
Nd7 21. a3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 d5 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Qa7 Qxa7
25. Bxa7 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Ne5 27. Bc5 e6 28. f4 Nc4 29. Rb5
Rc8 30. Kf1 f6 31. a4 Kf7 32. Rb7+ Ke8 33. Rb5 g5 34. fxg5
fxg5 35. Bd4 h6 36. Ke2 e5 37. Bf2 Rd8 38. g4 Rd7 39. Rb8+
Rd8 40. Rb7 Rd6 41. Bg3 Rd7 42. Rb8+ Kf7 43. Rh8 Rd6
44. Rh7+ Kf8 45. Bf2 Ke8 46. Rb7 Kd8 47. Ra7 Rc6 48. h4
gxh4 49. Bxh4+ Kc8 50. Bf2 Rg6 51. Ra8+ Kd7 52. Ra7+ Ke6
53. Ra6+ Kf7 54. Ra7+ Kg8 55. Rd7 Rxg4 56. Rxd5 Kf7
57. Rd7+ Kg6 58. Rd8 h5 59. Rg8+ Kf5 60. Rf8+ Ke6 61. Re8+
Kd7 62. Rh8 Rg5 63. Rh6 Rf5 64. Be3 e4 65. Bd4 Rg5 66. Kf2
Kc7 67. Ba7 Rd5 68. Rh7+ Kd6 69. Rh6+ Kd7 70. Rh7+ Ke6
71. Rh6+ Ke7 72. Rh7+ Kf6 73. Rc7 Ne5 74. Kg3 Kf5 75. Rh7
Kg6 76. Rc7 Ng4 77. Bd4 Kg5 78. Rg7+ Kf5 1/2-1/2

[d]8/6R1/8/p2r1k1p/P2Bp1n1/2P3K1/2P5/8 w - -

[Event "8 Minutes/Game + 2 Seconds/Move"]
[Site "Engine Match"]
[Date "2007.11.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Glaurung 2.0.1 Mjolnir 001b"]
[Black "Belka 1.8.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4
g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. h3 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3
Nd7 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bb3 a5 14. Bd4 Ba6 15. Qd2 Bxd4
16. Qxd4 Rab8 17. Qe3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Rab1 Kg7 20. f3
Bb5 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. c3 a4 23. Bc2 Rfc8 24. Bd3 Rc5
25. Kf2 a3 26. bxa3 Na4 27. c4 Nc3 28. cxb5 Nxd1+ 29. Rxd1
Rc3 30. Ke2 Rxa3 31. Rd2 Kf6 32. Bc4 Rc3 33. Bd3 Ke5 34. a4
Ra8 35. Ra2 Kd4 36. Bc2 Rb8 37. Kd2 e6 38. Bd1 d5 39. exd5
Rd3+ 40. Ke1 exd5 41. Be2 Rb3 42. Rd2+ Kc5 43. a5 d4 44. a6
Re8 45. Kf2 Ra3 46. Bd3 f5 47. Rd1 f4 48. Rd2 Re3 49. Bf1
Reb3 50. h4 d3 51. a7 Rxb5 52. h5 gxh5 53. Bxd3 Rba5
54. Bxh7 Ra2 55. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 56. Kg1 Rxa7
{[d]8/r6B/8/2k4p/5p2/5P2/6P1/6K1 w - -

Both sides think Black has a big advantage but the White King is living in a fortress and there is nothing Black can do to smoke him out
}

57. Bg6 h4 58. Be4
Ra1+ 59. Kh2 Kd4 60. Bg6 Ke5 61. Be4 Kf6 62. Bd3 Rd1
63. Be4 Rd2 64. Kh3 Kg5 65. Kh2 Re2 66. Kh3 Ra2 67. Bd5 Rb2
68. Be4 Re2 69. Bd5 Rd2 70. Be4 Rd6 71. Kh2 Rd1 72. Bc6 Rf1
73. Bd5 Kg6 74. Be4+ Kh5 75. Bb7 Rb1 76. Be4 Rb2 77. Bc6
Kg5 78. Be4 Rf2 79. Bd3 Ra2 80. Kh3 Kh5 81. Be4 Re2 82. Bd5
Rb2 83. Be4 Rd2 84. Kh2 Rd8 85. Kh3 Kg5 86. Bc6 Rd3 87. Be4
Rd7 88. Kh2 Kh6 89. Kh3 Kh5 90. Bf5 Rf7 91. Be4 Rf6 92. Bd5
Kg5 93. Be4 Rf8 94. Bd5 Rc8 95. Kh2 Rb8 96. Bc6 Kg6 97. Kh3
Kh5 98. Be4 Rf8 99. Bc6 Rc8 100. Be4 Rc3 101. Kh2 Kh6
102. Kh3 Kg5 103. Kh2 Rc1 104. Bd3 Ra1 105. Be4 Re1
106. Bc6 Re6 107. Bd5 Re8 1/2-1/2 {Draw by 50 moves rule}