Requirements for the designs included that they were to be untethered, which meant they had to carry their own computers and batteries. They were to be radio-controlled, to avoid the problem of artificial intelligence and sensing.
Hmm...this thing would be awesome if it could sense stuff on it's own and had it's own intelligence. It would certainly give it more usefulness. At the very least it needs a camera mounted on the front so that the driver of it doesn't have to be able to see it at all times.
Ya know you've hit the big time when you get a question on Jeopardy.
Ya, but the question was worth $1000 which means that it was supposed to be hard. If it had been worth been worth less that would mean you had really hit the big time.
Earthquake in Taiwan and the first thing I think of is how it affect RAM prices. I'd also like to donate money so I can get rid of these feelings of guilt.
Crafty is more powerful than GNUChess. However I don't believe that the strength of either engine is modifiable. This fact certainly matters if you are not master strength.
X-Board and GNUChess are nice (thanks Tim Mann!), but GNUChess is actually weaker than the ChessMaster engine. I would guess GNUChess would be rated around 2200+, while ChessMaster would be roughly around 2400+. Also, GNUChess does tend to have problems losing on time. In fact it is the only chess engine I have ever beaten on time.
I have been following the game the whole time. I really for sorry for Irina Krush because she put forth so much effort and is now going to lose. If you go to the zone now you will see that she has posted no analysis. I'm sure this is because she feels she has been cheated. It could also be because no matter what move she recommends "the World" is going to lose.
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Hmm...this thing would be awesome if it could sense stuff on it's own and had it's own intelligence. It would certainly give it more usefulness. At the very least it needs a camera mounted on the front so that the driver of it doesn't have to be able to see it at all times.
Ya, but the question was worth $1000 which means that it was supposed to be hard. If it had been worth been worth less that would mean you had really hit the big time.
Earthquake in Taiwan and the first thing I think of is how it affect RAM prices. I'd also like to donate money so I can get rid of these feelings of guilt.
Crafty is more powerful than GNUChess. However I don't believe that the strength of either engine is modifiable. This fact certainly matters if you are not master strength.
X-Board and GNUChess are nice (thanks Tim Mann!), but GNUChess is actually weaker than the ChessMaster engine. I would guess GNUChess would be rated around 2200+, while ChessMaster would be roughly around 2400+. Also, GNUChess does tend to have problems losing on time. In fact it is the only chess engine I have ever beaten on time.
I have been following the game the whole time. I really for sorry for Irina Krush because she put forth so much effort and is now going to lose. If you go to the zone now you will see that she has posted no analysis. I'm sure this is because she feels she has been cheated. It could also be because no matter what move she recommends "the World" is going to lose.