Thanks for your attention. We word hard and make the new product lunch as soon as possible. Thanks again.
Best regards.
Samson
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fourthirty wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:25 amHi Samson,
Always interesting to have a new dedicated chess computer on the market. However, could you kindly elaborate on "referring to existing algorithms"?
Is this simply referencing Stockfish evaluations similar to the DGT Centaur?
Could you share the background/qualifications of your software team? Have they developed other chess engines prior?
Kind regards,
Greg
Fernando wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:27 pm So, we will have yet another chess computer executing Stockfish code? This is becoming somewhat boring. The only way to compensate for that is the following:
a) To offer a really good companion more or less in the fashion of those that adjust its level to the user by itself, gives advice, examines mistakes and in every sense are like e GM hired by you to assist you all the time.
b) To offer not only the main engine, Stockfish, but also the capability to connect with others engines, UCI way.
c) To put in the list of available engines of the computer old but interesting programs that were historically interesting and important, but now forgotten or not easily accessible, like Spracklen, Don Daily, Kittinger and Doenninger programs.
Even just ONE of those options would be welcome. I am not really sure anymore, now, that I will purchase a computer made by you just for running Stockfish.
Second thoughts regards
Fernando
Fernando wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:05 pm I understand that. You are not thinking of us, chess fans and collectors, but a lot more in the mass market. That's OK, but maybe some effort could be directed to satisfy us because, after all, we are a sizable chunk of the market and if you can please both average people and us, chess fans, that would be a successful strategy.
I do have not the numbers, but chess collectors and fans are a lot more than you think. This place is just one of many around the world. It is, besides, people that tend to be over 40 or 50, so people with some capacity to purchase. On the other hand, a mass-market typical customer probably does not look for L6 kind of products, but a lot cheaper ones. So, Samson, WE ARE THE GUYS you must please
My best
Fernando
Fernando wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:06 pm Ok.
Here is the list. Surely coincides with what my pals here and elsewhere want, but probably there are other features I miss.
So, let's go to it:
1.- Not one but several engines embedded in the machine as options OR an easy way through the Internet to get engines working with the UCi protocol to load and play.
2.- A window capable of giving info about the line the engine is thinking, the eval, the ply or the depth of the search.
3.- A way to upgrade easily the main engine via the Internet.
4.- A good opening book with at least 10 thousand lines
5.- Option to put off or On the lights in the squares
6.- For fun, written humorous comments coming in the windows respect the game that is going on, Fritz style. It is not that difficult; you just associate a number of situations - blunders committed by the human side, for example- - with several lines of commentary, kind of "man, have you lost your mind?" or anything you consider funny or even mordant.
7.- The most possible amount of levels for all tastes. Example: 40 moves in 15 minutes, 40 in 30, in 60, in 90, and so on.
8.- A function to set a degree of variety to the moves selected by the machine. Or always the best move in the search or at random one of the good ones if they exist.
I hope this is complete, but not sure. Even if only one or two of these suggestions could be implemented, it would be great.
Fernando
Tibono2 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:19 am Hi,
I can see there are some browsers suffering from a limitation preventing the display of the above snapshots.
As a workaround, a mouse right-click menu may enable opening the image in a new tab.
Otherwise I provide direct links here:
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inside the box
powered-off display
manuals
Best,
Tibono