Christopher Conkie wrote:dont test weak original engines.....
I bet all of you at CCRL are the same.
I see no proof of anything else on your (or is it his....) website.
Goyaz....lets see you test that.
If you cared to look carefully, I think you'll find that the range of engines that we test is very extensive, ranging from Rybka down to Micro-Max.
Because a reasonably large number of games is required in order to get a reliable rating for each engine, there are no present plans to test engines that are weaker than Micro-Max.
And the website is actually organised by Ray, not Kirill.
[quote="Christopher Conkie"][quote="Chris Taylor"]As a member of the CCRL I must protest at your wild generalization. I also wonder why you made this attack. This is quite provocative! Methinks you have missed the target by quite a measure!
In CCRL we are encouraged to select those engines we want! Not what any one member says we must. Speaking for myself, I am happy to do some games, without harassment or any other pressure! It is guided by a sense of fun, a sense of enjoyment......
That Russian is a decent guy, and He has been helpful in my testing. Never once has he told me what to test. I can only remember good advice being passed to me to solve problems.
I admire and applaud his hard work and dedication towards the CCRL. His guidance in matters of computers and the playing of chess will have a place in my life...
Guess I enjoy CC and the CCRL...
Chris Taylor
Nottingham
England[/quote]
I guess you like testing clones if they are strong and dont test weak original engines.....
I bet all of you at CCRL are the same.
I see no proof of anything else on your (or is it his....) website.
Goyaz....lets see you test that.[/quote]
Christopher
Thank you for your reply!
I can not really add that much to the comments that I wrote. I will say that the only reason for not testing all the engines is time and cost. Not enough money to do the hobby 'That I Enjoy'... What I will add, is that given enough money I would have a small factory populated with good fast computers.
There are enough games on my to do list. Maybe, as time goes by we will be able to do lots more engines, that would please me no end.
Understanding that the is a variety of good untested engines to put on the list. They will in time be part of the great list.
