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d4. The most direct. Don't expect to catch Hiarcs beta on some silly tactics.
Get space!

With an easy draw against Peter Drawko (opps!) err Leko, , he comfortably won the undisputed chess crown.

Thanks Harvey for posting all the games with evaluations, and for broadcasting them live.
BTW, just as a matter of interest, did Convekta finally manage to get the computers?
Cheers,

Thanks all. I was amazingly happy to draw the 10th game. Rybka had a very good position very quickly and Zappa then proceeded to kill whatever counterplay it had on the queenside with b4?. At that point its score slowly started rising, but Rybka played very poorly. At one point in particular Zappa ...

First guess 640
Second guess 325

Harvey Williamson wrote:
Hi,

Mark has no involvement with Zappa.

But Erdo is a friend of mine and I am helping him prepare!

Best Wishes,

Harvey

Thanks for the clarification and best of luck in your endeavour.

This is from Victor Zakharov on Rybka forum... ... More details from The secret Zappa Training Camp soon! Harvey Waiting very eagerly for the updates. Harvey, is Zappa development being helped by Mark as well? Now, that would be nice if Hiarcs shared some of its chess knowledge to make Zappa better...

Who said anything about cooking the fish !!! Eat it raw , Eat it fast , Just Eat it !!!!!! :D :D :D Just do not choke on the fishbone :D I am sure the "little" fish that you are trying to catch is going to gnaw a hole in your nets and escape... In the meanwhile, stay content with your rec...

Thanks for the clarification.
Steve, are you buying any more computers?8)

PS: I suspect that the number of "dedicated" computers is going to be very small- not more than 21.

I have already used up my two choices...

3. The closing date for entries will be 31st August 2007. If no correct answer is received then the closest will win. If there is a tie then the person who posted the correct answer 1st will win the 1st prize. Harvey, if the answer is 70, and closest is 68 and 72, then I presume that the person who ...

Well, I am a Professional Engineer as well, a Chemical Engineer turned Software Professional (Yeah, I made a move because Software paid better :shock: ) Have moved around quite a bit- enjoy visiting new countries- and right now, I have made Australia my base- nice place with wonderful beaches. I enj...

Hi, I am from France (Paris's south suburb) and I am 29 years old (what ? cheating ? ok 0x29 years old :wink: ) I am interested in all forms of computer chess but I only use chess engines for analysis : I don't run engine vs engine match nor do I play against engines, I prefer dedicated machines fo...

Harvey Williamson wrote: Here is my favourite game from the tournament...

Best Wishes,

Harvey

Ah, but of course
I hope the grilled fish satisfied Hiarcs' taste buds!

Second guess is 72
Cheers!
Varun

Steve : Can you please buy some more computers to have the combined total = 72 ?
Thanks!

I would guess 57 as my first guess ( How do you define dedicated computers?)
My second guess is coming soon!
Cheers,
Varun