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by Cubeman
Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:13 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: computer cheating examples
Replies: 4
Views: 2898

Re: computer cheating examples

The good thing is that most of the cheaters don't know when to stop, so keep on playing and improving to those 2500 rating and above. They then are likely paired against another cheater so they are sort of cheating other cheats which I don't care about. I suppose I am lucky that I play blitz (5min ...
by Cubeman
Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:10 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Houdini,Rybka, on Iphone!!
Replies: 3
Views: 2064

Re: Houdini,Rybka, on Iphone!!

I know that Robert Houdart is in the process of making Houdini for Android platform.
by Cubeman
Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:11 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: h3
Replies: 5
Views: 1619

Re: h3

PocketFritz4 using Naum 4.2 engine finds 33.h3 D=14 Time 01:05 (65 seconds) eval (-0.82) and takes 02:09 to report an eval (0.00) this on a 1ghz cell phone.
by Cubeman
Sat May 07, 2011 11:36 pm
Forum: Engines, GUIs, Books and Platforms
Topic: Chess for Android 2.6 and other Android chess programs
Replies: 27
Views: 18434

Re: Chess for Android 2.6 and other Android chess programs

Would it be possible for UCI engines to be able to use the dual cores on the new cell-phones such as the Samsung Galaxy 2.
by Cubeman
Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:36 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Please tell me why this opening shouldn't scare you?
Replies: 23
Views: 4447

Re: Please tell me why this opening shouldn't scare you?

I also switched to 3..Bc5 and stopped playing the 2 Knights defense because of these gambits.I have found the main line Guico Piano easy to deal with and the Evans also easy to deal with..
by Cubeman
Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:25 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: What's wrong with The Black Lion opening?
Replies: 3
Views: 3561

Re: What's wrong with The Black Lion opening?

Don't worry about the BDG, I know some BDG players and they hate playing against the Lemberger counter gambit.This gambit is obtained after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5!?
by Cubeman
Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:14 pm
Forum: Engines, GUIs, Books and Platforms
Topic: Houdini Engine Origins
Replies: 107
Views: 59957

Re: Houdini Engine Origins

Perhaps the author of the Ipollit series is the same as the Houdini author.He may have released Ipollit to deceive the world to what he was up to and if it ever was proved that Ipollit was reversed engineered from Rybka 3 then the Houdini author could plead ignorance.It seems strange to me that ...
by Cubeman
Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:45 am
Forum: Engines, GUIs, Books and Platforms
Topic: Chess Tiger for Ipad/iphone etc.
Replies: 7
Views: 3988

Re: Chess Tiger for Ipad/iphone etc.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chesstiger/id423198259

I like the graphics and the GUI.

I wish there was a version for Android.
Christope Theron from TalkChess had this to say about Android

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:40 am Post subject: Re: Daily iPhone chess programs releases
The answer for ...
by Cubeman
Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:36 am
Forum: Engines, GUIs, Books and Platforms
Topic: Chess Tiger for Ipad/iphone etc.
Replies: 7
Views: 3988

Re: Chess Tiger for Ipad/iphone etc.

Also a version for Pocketfritz3 would be nice, I hope that Chess Tiger does well as I have been a fan since the early 2000's when it was the best Palm chess version.
by Cubeman
Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:36 am
Forum: Engines, GUIs, Books and Platforms
Topic: Chess for Android - Wish
Replies: 4
Views: 1971

Re: Chess for Android - Wish

Can the Strategic test suite be released as a PGN file? Just that I want to test some mobile versions of engines but need them to be in PGN file.