Goodbye " Critter " ?

[Stonewall]

I have heard new version planned for 2014

There are more things in life than working on a chess engine..

Yeah.. Maybe, Richard abandoned developing Critter . and Maybe, this is the time to really say Goodbye to my favorite Chess Engine. Sad
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[Stonewall]

If you visit Rybka forum, see Richard,
alive,
is active,
is in good shape,

Remember this next TCEC is September, may be the date.

September?? In fact, nTCEC Season 2 will start on August 26, 2013.. Maybe, Richard abandoned developing Critter due to RHoudart's "cease-and-desist"letter.

[Martin Thoresen]

September?? In fact, nTCEC Season 2 will start on August 26, 2013.. Maybe, Richard abandoned developing Critter due to RHoudart's "cease-and-desist"letter.

Unfortunately Richard didn't manage to get a stable enough version for this second Season of nTCEC. Fingers crossed for Season 3!

[Stonewall]

September?? In fact, nTCEC Season 2 will start on August 26, 2013.. Maybe, Richard abandoned developing Critter due to RHoudart's "cease-and-desist"letter.

Unfortunately Richard didn't manage to get a stable enough version for this second Season of nTCEC. Fingers crossed for Season 3!

oh ! What a bad news !!

[Rebel]

I have heard new version planned for 2014

There are more things in life than working on a chess engine..

Yeah.. Maybe, Richard abandoned developing Critter . and Maybe, this is the time to really say Goodbye to my favorite Chess Engine. Sad
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Well, as you can see from the link Houdart is making threats to Richard. Kind of R=F but then with lawyers.

[Michel]

Curiously Robert Houdart never seems to reply to Richard's counter allegation that the space evaluation in Houdini is copied straight from Stockfish...

[gerold]

I have heard new version planned for 2014

There are more things in life than working on a chess engine..

Yeah.. Maybe, Richard abandoned developing Critter . and Maybe, this is the time to really say Goodbye to my favorite Chess Engine. Sad
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Well, as you can see from the link Houdart is making threats to Richard. Kind of R=F but then with lawyers.

Its a bluff. Robert will never sue Richard. Remember Richard could always counter sue. Also Houdart would have to prove that Houdini is his origin chess engine which he himself says is not.

Critter 1.6 is stable and number 2 in my tournament just ahead of Houdini 1.5.

[Uri Blass]

I have heard new version planned for 2014

There are more things in life than working on a chess engine..

Yeah.. Maybe, Richard abandoned developing Critter . and Maybe, this is the time to really say Goodbye to my favorite Chess Engine. Sad
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Well, as you can see from the link Houdart is making threats to Richard. Kind of R=F but then with lawyers.

Its a bluff. Robert will never sue Richard. Remember Richard could always counter sue. Also Houdart would have to prove that Houdini is his origin chess engine which he himself says is not.

Critter 1.6 is stable and number 2 in my tournament just ahead of Houdini 1.5.

I do not see how richard can counter sue because houdini did not take things from critter based on my knowledge.

If the claim is that Houdini took things from stockfish or from ippolit then Richard is not the author of these programs so it is not relevant for him.


Uri

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

I have heard new version planned for 2014

There are more things in life than working on a chess engine..

Yeah.. Maybe, Richard abandoned developing Critter . and Maybe, this is the time to really say Goodbye to my favorite Chess Engine. Sad
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Well, as you can see from the link Houdart is making threats to Richard. Kind of R=F but then with lawyers.

I also think that RobertoLito's threats are the main reason that Richard didn't pull a new version out of his sleeves till now........
Dr.D

[Stonewall]

I have heard new version planned for 2014

There are more things in life than working on a chess engine..

Yeah.. Maybe, Richard abandoned developing Critter . and Maybe, this is the time to really say Goodbye to my favorite Chess Engine. Sad
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Well, as you can see from the link Houdart is making threats to Richard. Kind of R=F but then with lawyers.

I also think that RobertoLito's threats are the main reason that Richard didn't pull a new version out of his sleeves till now........
Dr.D

What are those threats?? Can you give us any reference 'bout it ??