A sign of the apocalypse? ChessBase to sell Rybka 3.0 - UPDATED
Frankly, this is a good thing, and it makes sense for both sides. Rybka has been dominating computer chess the past couple of years, while ChessBase has the biggest name and distribution network. I'd pass along a link, but something seems wrong with the ChessBase site for the moment. Anyway, Rybka 3.0 (a significantly new version) is scheduled to get mailed out August 1, and they're taking pre-orders for it now.
Update:
(1) The link is good now - here it is.
(2) The ad is worth checking out, as the new Rybka has some interesting bells and whistles that make it interesting for reasons other than its strength as a playing/analysis partner.
Update:
(1) The link is good now - here it is.
(2) The ad is worth checking out, as the new Rybka has some interesting bells and whistles that make it interesting for reasons other than its strength as a playing/analysis partner.
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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on
Friday July 18, 2008 at 11:16pm
Here's the thing: If you already have a GUI, you can buy the Rybka 3 UCI for less. So if you have a chessbase product (say, Fritz 11) it makes more sense to buy the UCI without dishing out the extra cost.
The problems did start around the same time they posted the article but I would find it surprising their site went down because of this.
I do wonder who is still gonna bother buying other engines.
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4772
It was down again this morning (afternoon in Europe), but is working as I write this.