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Chess - 2070 CPUs vs 1 GM

Posted by timothy on from the hitting-all-the-bases dept.

jvarsoke writes "ChessBrain.net broke the world's record for 'largest number of distributed computers used to play a single game' by holding a chess match between Danish GM Peter Heine Nielsen and the equivalent of SETI@home (which similarly, has some people looking for a Mate). 2070 CPU's from 56 countries aided Black by running the chess program Beowulf, including a couple of University clusters. Their supernode ran Linux, and MySQL. The game was relayed by FICS. Results can be viewed here(1) and here(2)."

14 of 248 comments (clear)

  1. still no bobby fischer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    first post though!

  2. mod parent up!!!1 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    MOD PARENT UP!!!!!!!!!!

    it is mcdonalds head seanbaby wh00

    1. Re:mod parent up!!!1 by bluewee · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      What is this "MOD PARENT UP"

      uhh ok well Parent there are two choices there so Parent=2 and Up well thats one choice, so Mod(2 1) = 1... well I guess that explaines the 1 after all the !!!...

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  3. Re:Well that's great.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The day I get a GF is the day our planet will crack in two. In other words, I is written in the stars that I shall forever be a lonely geek. Oh well, at least I still have my hands. On, and Realdolls will be getting my investment. W00t!!

  4. Imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Imagine a cluster of slashdotters imagining a Beowulf cluster of, oh wait... oh wait...

  5. Beowulf-ready Linux distros for chess computers? by Debian+Troll's+Best · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    This story reminds me of the frenzied Beowulf-mad days of a few years ago when it seemed every second story on Slashdot was about the rollout of a new Beowulf cluster somewhere (and of course spawned the '..imagine a Beowulf cluster of these' meme). Eventually, a few Beowulf customised Linux distros emerged, such as Scyld Linux, but you don't hear too much about these distros any more.

    Which leads me to my question: Has anyone had any experience with these 'cluster ready' distros? Have they used them for the type of rollout described in the article (ie: chess-playing supercomputer)? What are your opinions on the package management included in the distribution, ie: does it make it easy to load packages onto several hundred nodes in a coordinated fashion? Would a massively distributed version of apt-get be a suitable solution in this problem space? Would it be possible to meta-manage a Beowulf cluster by using a massive distributed/parallel genetic algorithm to autonomously develop a distributed apt-get manager rather than tie up precious Debian developer resources? What could happen if apt-get developed a kind of primitive sentience, backed by a 256-node Beowulf cluster? I look forward to the community's feedback!

  6. Re:I'd love to see a Beowolf cluster of those by SamNmaX · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Finally I thought I could get a 5+ funny and here you go and steal my joke. I mean, what are the chances of somebody else thinking of this exact same joke on Slashdot? 1 in 3?

    I dunno? What are the chance that SCO will send them a bill for $1399 x 2070?

  7. LIKE MY WIFE... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...she is BOOOOORING!

    1. Re:LIKE MY WIFE... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You should use a monkey puppet.

  8. Google Julia fractals image - OFFTOPIC!! hehee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just in...

    Checkout the current google logo at google.com. Julia fractals... ohhh, nice eye candy.

  9. Re:Bullshit... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Then that would make you a monkey puppet.

  10. Go? by firewood · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why not try this for the Oriental game of Go, where even a few thousand computers might not make a decent opponent for a mid-level professional?

  11. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Beowulf Clusters You!

  12. Re:What's the point? by Atzanteol · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here he is! I found the "What's the point?" guy! Please, for the sake of all slashdotters mod this guy down!

    I am *so* sick of seeing "what's the point" style posts to every story. If you don't see a point, the subject may not be aimed at you. Sometimes there is no point. You ever do something for *fun*? Maybe just for shits and giggles? Dear lord your life must be a laugh riot

    "Honey, lets make love"
    "What's the point. We'll just be tired afterwards."

    Blah, need coffee...

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