So the whole Mchess UCI was a hoax?

[Steve B]

Wow, this is great! I am really looking forward to a UCI MChess. It always has been one of my favourites in the times of Rebel and Chess Genius.

It might even be worth a try asking Larry to bring back ..

Rex Chess Regards
Steve

[Jeroen]

Yes, UCI Rex Chess with Rybka evaluation, that would be nice .

BTW, I had a very nice time visiting Mainz the past few days, where the annual Chess Classics were held. Including the Chess960 (or Fischer Random Chess) world championships. There were even some chess computers present, so the visitors could give it a try to beat them. Amongst them the Citrine, the Obsidian and the Mephisto Challenger.

Highlight for me was the ladies championship, since yesterday I have become a fierce supporter of Victorija Cmilyte .

Rybka 3 regards, Jeroen

[Steve B]

Yes, UCI Rex Chess with Rybka evaluation, that would be nice .

And with Noomen book
i think the Grandmaster 2600 book ..of all three of your books that are in the Resurrection II and Revelation ..i use this one the most

There were even some chess computers present, so the visitors could give it a try to beat them. Amongst them the Citrine, the Obsidian and the Mephisto Challenger.

all relatively new computers
no oldies like the Portorose ?

Regards
Steve

[Werner]

Hi,
I managed to play some games via autoplayer tonight against Hermann 2.3 2CPU. Hermann is listed with 2523 in CEGT.

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1   MChess 8           0½011½11½110½1½1½  11.0/17
2   Hermann 2.3 2CPU  1½100½00½001½0½0½    6.0/17

This indicates a rating between 2550 and 2600 is possible on a PC running 3,2 GHz

best
Werner

[Event "40 in 10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "MChess 8"]
[Black "Hermann 2.3 2CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[TimeControl "40/600:40/600:40/600"]

{256MB, HS-8moves.ctg, AMD64-X2} 1. c4 {0} c5 {0} 2. b3 {1} Nf6 {0} 3. Bb2 {1}
e6 {0} 4. Nf3 {16} d5 {0} 5. cxd5 {1} exd5 {0} 6. e3 {1} Nc6 {0} 7. h3 {1} a6 {
-0.12/11 17} 8. d4 {1} cxd4 {-0.12/12 14} 9. Nxd4 {34} Bb4+ {-0.12/13 0} 10.
Bc3 {22} Ne4 {-0.16/13 3} 11. Bxb4 {25} Nxb4 {-0.08/13 45} 12. Nd2 {16} f5 {
-0.11/13 22} 13. Nxe4 {22} fxe4 {-0.11/13 0} 14. Qh5+ {22} g6 {0.02/14 0} 15.
Qe5+ {15} Kf7 {0.00/14 6} 16. Qf4+ {(Tc1) 12} Qf6 {-0.04/13 35} 17. Qc7+ {15}
Kg8 {0.13/13 28} 18. Be2 {(Lc4) 13} h5 {0.18/13 54} 19. O-O {17} Rh7 {
0.15/13 31} 20. Qc5 {6} a5 {0.20/13 17} 21. a3 {(f3) 19} b6 {0.26/13 14} 22.
Qc3 {16} Na6 {0.28/13 26} 23. f3 {16} Rc7 {0.38/13 18} 24. Qd2 {16} Qg5 {
0.33/12 0} 25. f4 {(fxe4) 20} Qf6 {0.13/12 21} 26. f5 {(Sb5) 26} Rf7 {
0.64/11 33} 27. fxg6 {16} Qxg6 {1.19/13 0} 28. Rxf7 {9} Qxf7 {2.07/13 10} 29.
Rf1 {18} Qh7 {2.51/12 0} 30. Qd1 {(De1) 20} Bd7 {2.23/11 13} 31. Bxh5 {(Tf6) 18
} Rf8 {2.58/12 6} 32. Rxf8+ {14} Kxf8 {2.55/15 0} 33. Qf1+ {8} Ke7 {2.76/15 5}
34. Qxa6 {24} Qxh5 {2.94/15 12} 35. Qxb6 {1} Qe5 {3.13/14 43} 36. Qxa5 {28} Qg3
{3.16/15 0} 37. Qc5+ {22} Ke8 {3.17/15 5} 38. Nb5 {44} Bxb5 {3.44/15 12} 39.
Qxb5+ {1} Ke7 {3.54/15 12} 40. Qc5+ {44} Ke6 {3.62/15 26} 41. b4 {(Dc6+) 1} Qe5
{3.62/14 20} 42. Qb6+ {1} Kd7 {3.67/15 10} 43. Qd4 {13} Qd6 {3.75/14 0} 44. a4
{19} Qc6 {4.21/14 0} 45. a5 {(Dc5) 18} Qc1+ {4.07/14 16} 46. Kf2 {1} Qc2+ {
4.07/13 12} 47. Kg3 {29} Qc7+ {4.48/14 0} 48. Kg4 {26} Qc4 {4.77/14 50} 49.
Qa7+ {25} Kc6 {4.78/12 5} 50. a6 {16} Qxb4 {5.52/13 7} 51. Qa8+ {13} Kc7 {
10.76/15 0} 52. Qxd5 {14} Qb2 {11.32/13 9} 53. Qb7+ {11} Qxb7 {17.92/21 7} 54.
axb7 {6} Kxb7 {20.73/21 61} 55. h4 {48} Kb6 {20.76/19 11} 56. h5 {10} 1-0

[Kaj Soderberg]

Yes, UCI Rex Chess with Rybka evaluation, that would be nice .

Highlight for me was the ladies championship, since yesterday I have become a fierce supporter of Victorija Cmilyte .

Rybka 3 regards, Jeroen

I saw her first, a couple of years back at a Corus tournament at Wijk aan Zee.
She''s mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers,
Kaj

[Kirk]

Hi,
I managed to play some games via autoplayer tonight against Hermann 2.3 2CPU. Hermann is listed with 2523 in CEGT.

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1   MChess 8           0½011½11½110½1½1½  11.0/17
2   Hermann 2.3 2CPU  1½100½00½001½0½0½    6.0/17

This indicates a rating between 2550 and 2600 is possible on a PC running 3,2 GHz

best
Werner

[Event "40 in 10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "MChess 8"]
[Black "Hermann 2.3 2CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[TimeControl "40/600:40/600:40/600"]

{256MB, HS-8moves.ctg, AMD64-X2} 1. c4 {0} c5 {0} 2. b3 {1} Nf6 {0} 3. Bb2 {1}
e6 {0} 4. Nf3 {16} d5 {0} 5. cxd5 {1} exd5 {0} 6. e3 {1} Nc6 {0} 7. h3 {1} a6 {
-0.12/11 17} 8. d4 {1} cxd4 {-0.12/12 14} 9. Nxd4 {34} Bb4+ {-0.12/13 0} 10.
Bc3 {22} Ne4 {-0.16/13 3} 11. Bxb4 {25} Nxb4 {-0.08/13 45} 12. Nd2 {16} f5 {
-0.11/13 22} 13. Nxe4 {22} fxe4 {-0.11/13 0} 14. Qh5+ {22} g6 {0.02/14 0} 15.
Qe5+ {15} Kf7 {0.00/14 6} 16. Qf4+ {(Tc1) 12} Qf6 {-0.04/13 35} 17. Qc7+ {15}
Kg8 {0.13/13 28} 18. Be2 {(Lc4) 13} h5 {0.18/13 54} 19. O-O {17} Rh7 {
0.15/13 31} 20. Qc5 {6} a5 {0.20/13 17} 21. a3 {(f3) 19} b6 {0.26/13 14} 22.
Qc3 {16} Na6 {0.28/13 26} 23. f3 {16} Rc7 {0.38/13 18} 24. Qd2 {16} Qg5 {
0.33/12 0} 25. f4 {(fxe4) 20} Qf6 {0.13/12 21} 26. f5 {(Sb5) 26} Rf7 {
0.64/11 33} 27. fxg6 {16} Qxg6 {1.19/13 0} 28. Rxf7 {9} Qxf7 {2.07/13 10} 29.
Rf1 {18} Qh7 {2.51/12 0} 30. Qd1 {(De1) 20} Bd7 {2.23/11 13} 31. Bxh5 {(Tf6) 18
} Rf8 {2.58/12 6} 32. Rxf8+ {14} Kxf8 {2.55/15 0} 33. Qf1+ {8} Ke7 {2.76/15 5}
34. Qxa6 {24} Qxh5 {2.94/15 12} 35. Qxb6 {1} Qe5 {3.13/14 43} 36. Qxa5 {28} Qg3
{3.16/15 0} 37. Qc5+ {22} Ke8 {3.17/15 5} 38. Nb5 {44} Bxb5 {3.44/15 12} 39.
Qxb5+ {1} Ke7 {3.54/15 12} 40. Qc5+ {44} Ke6 {3.62/15 26} 41. b4 {(Dc6+) 1} Qe5
{3.62/14 20} 42. Qb6+ {1} Kd7 {3.67/15 10} 43. Qd4 {13} Qd6 {3.75/14 0} 44. a4
{19} Qc6 {4.21/14 0} 45. a5 {(Dc5) 18} Qc1+ {4.07/14 16} 46. Kf2 {1} Qc2+ {
4.07/13 12} 47. Kg3 {29} Qc7+ {4.48/14 0} 48. Kg4 {26} Qc4 {4.77/14 50} 49.
Qa7+ {25} Kc6 {4.78/12 5} 50. a6 {16} Qxb4 {5.52/13 7} 51. Qa8+ {13} Kc7 {
10.76/15 0} 52. Qxd5 {14} Qb2 {11.32/13 9} 53. Qb7+ {11} Qxb7 {17.92/21 7} 54.
axb7 {6} Kxb7 {20.73/21 61} 55. h4 {48} Kb6 {20.76/19 11} 56. h5 {10} 1-0

Nice! How did you manage to make the opening "fair"? The opening book that came with Mchess must be pretty old.

[Werner]

Hi,
I tried to make it as fair as possible:
I made a user book with MChess out of the 40/120 games from CEGT with 8 moves

best