Maybe the way forward should not be to question the elo as a measurement of strength, but to suggest other aspects that could be quantified which could be used together with the elo when discussing a certain engine.

Some dimensions:
* Peaceful <-> Aggressive
* Solid (100% draws) <-> Speculative (0 ...

5. The missing sources makes it hard for Vas to release bugfixes for Rybka 3, and delays the release of Rybka 4
6. Maybe Rybka 4 is a clone of Ippolit!

Funny how the Rybka Lovers are STILL some how some way ...even after a very thorough report STILL are trying to somehow affix guilt to Ippolitt??? They are now trying to jam a square peg in a round hole ...trying to still some how some way BLAME Ippo for cloning R3. I mean when all you have is ...

Where do we go from here?

Ideally, we get some independent confirmation from a reliable source that the data presented by BB is legit. I don't mean to be in any way disrespectful when I say that, BB. But given the events of the last months, it seems wise to verify claims, even (especially) those ...

It's the post Nelson made at
Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:15 pm

There are some descriptions of Vas, like "his very evident human flaws",
"his tendency to make promises that he won't keep", "his procrastination",
"his insularity", "his apparently hedonistic tendencies..."

To me, it seems like a personal ...

There's something else that may have escaped notice.

The writer of this document must have been a published author of an International Computer Games Association Journal article. I've seen this "format" before, and as a 3-time author myself, I recognized it right away.

Compare the layout of the ...

I've bolded the sections below where both poster are saying the same thing without actually saying.

The testing methodology can give ELO increases but these increases are NOT mapping to strength or chess skill.

Computer ELO and computer ELO lists are a kind of misleading nonsense.

How do you ...

It's great that a posted pgn will result in a playable diagram, but how do I go the other way around: How do I access the source pgn in order to paste it into my own gui?

which ivanhoe 63 ?
we've tested several betas of them as well

Hi there Angel.
You write as if you're part of a team. What team would that be?
Maybe this is answered in a different thread and I've missed it.

Me? Well I'm just an engine user who's only true concern is to learn more about ...