Re: Ruffian is a Monster.

Derek Wildstar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> "Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]


>> I have Ruffian 1.0.4 as part of Pocket Grandmaster (Excellent program!),
> and
>> it makes a strong opponent.  If you are looking for SMP aware programs,
> try
>> Crafty and Deep Sjeng!  I haven't tried the PC version though, is it
> v1.0.0?
>> I heard that there is a 1.0.5 somewhere, maybe Arena.  Will have a look
> for
>> it.


> DS is 1.0.5 or 1.5,  and yes, it can run on a cluster. 

I don't believe that Deep Sjeng can run on a "cluster".  Any more than
Crafty can.  Both depend on a SMP shared memory architecture.


> But that's not
> necessarily my issue, finding a proggie to run on a cluster. I'd like to see
> ruffian hit 18-ply in tournament controls (it does not on 1 cpu in those
> critical middle moves) to put it up against the known heavyweights.

> Crafty, while a favorite of mine, always seems to get beat, and beat it
> always seems to get. Can't quite figure out why.







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