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For the fans of Sofia Rules – a 361 moves game!
Houdini and Shredder show full desire to play

The TCEC Super computer chess championship Premier Division is currently going on. Round five is being played and the engines are obviously not tired. Shredder and Houdini played all according to Sofia rules, making a game last 361 moves!

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Recently I was asked by IM David Levy to publish his article about computer cloning. Here is the follow up open letter by 14 world class chess programmers:Open letter to the ICGA about the Rybka-Fruit issueDear David Levy, Jaap van den Herik and the IC…

I just received an email from IM David Levy, President of the International Computer Games Association (ICGA), about an article he just wrote about chess computer cloning problem. Here is what he wrote extensively:Cloning Chess EnginesBy David LevyIntr…

Posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 9:04 pmTechnology changes game of chessRocio RodriguezStaff Writer Daily Toreador – Dept. of Student Media, Texas Tech UniversityFeb. 10 marks the 15th anniversary of the first time a computer defeated a human in the…

Game 1: Rybka 0-1 HoudiniGame 2: Houdini 1/2 RybkaGame 3: Rybka 0-1 HoudiniGame 4: Houdini 1-0 RybkaScore after 4 games: Houdini 3.5 – .05 RybkaWhite: Rybka 4.0Black: Houdini 1.5aOpening: Anti-Marshall Variation, Ruy Lopez (C88)Game 3Time control: 150′…

Final positionWhite: Rybka 4.0Black: Houdini 1.5aOpening: Stoltz Attack, Sicilian (B22)Game 1Time control: 150+301. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 9. e6 dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 e5 13. dxe5…

N Engine Pts SB Ho Ry St Cr Iv Sh Na Hi 1 Houdini 1.5 24.0 147.00 1= == == == 11 1= 1=2 Rybka 4.0 23.0 128.00 0= 0= =1 11 10 1= =13 Stockfish 2.0.1 20.0 128.00 == 1= 0= =0 == 11 =14 Ivanhoe B47cB 17.0 11…

Houdini 1.5 leads TCEC computer super tournamentRybka is clear second, Stockfish thirdHoudini 1.5 continues leading TCEC computer super tournament. After 10 rounds Houdini is clear first, with 5 wins, 5 draws, and no single loss.Second position is for …