I know I'm late with this news, and very late in posting, but I have been ill lately, since January...numerous tests, bloodwork, an MRI, a CT scan and multiple x-rays..I should be glowing in the dark!
But that's not the main news, the main news is that FINALLY! Rybka 4 is to be released for sale, i haven't seen a definite date, but I have seen some ads at chess program selling sites. Wow, i wish I could afford the new monster, but TransWarp's ICC renewal is coming up as well. I was late in trying to renew my human account and lost years of stats..all erased. But while I DO have an excuse, the fact that the info was erased is a big loss to me.
I could start over, try to reach my 1700 blitz rating once more, but that will never happen as I am way out of shape, can't move the pieces fast enough anymore...the young have taken over. But that's life..out with the old, in with the new, like Rybka 4!! It has been said to be late May, which is here..but i haven't checked the forum yet today to see if there's been a release date set and how much the basic mp uci multi-processor version costs...the thought scares me. I have really only used Rybka as my chess engine, I never could afford to buy all these Deep Junior, Deep Fritz, Deep Sjeng and new names popping up as well...with all those engines and guis going for about $100.00 per shot, on a meager 760.00/mo income (after medicare D deduction) there wouldn't have been a chance in Hades that I could have gotten those and had matches between them...which I've always wanted to do...I would love to get the new Rybka 4 and do that vs Rybka 3 on my machine and see the outcome, the thought is exciting and bittersweet.
I may be having a relapse of my polymyositis...I can barely stand for 10 minutes or so if that, I go in the kitchen to try and get my big cooler cup (you find in those quick stores) that's about 17 years old now, wow)...and fill it up with ice and a mixture of cold water from a jug in the fridge and one of the sports drinks to try and regain electrolytes and such I lost overnight with the night sweats or discomfort from the cpap machine's hose and nose piece filling up with condensation..roll over and get a nose full of water..yay.. But as I have put on more weight due to now also because of a hormone imbalance (The night sweats may have been a clue that got overlooked) so now I get monthly shots as well..male menopause, who heard of that? sheesh...as well as the possibility of the polymyositis going into some involuntary muscles has made the last 5-6 months a time i couldn't even think of TransWarp..I had just renewed it's account as well...but lack of play led to boredom which took me to Facebook and it's plethora of games..so I'm guilty of being an attempted mob boss and farmer...go figure.
The release of Rybka 4 has stimulated the chess fever once more...but I may have to be on the sidelines...this darn hobby has gotten very expensive...I don't get any money from the banner ads..some Chinese spammer has gotten his jollies posting Chinese pr0n sites in the comments, I missed the first one, luckily google has Chinese (simplified)/English translations..he tried with a harder version of Chinese, but it's English or nothing now. But I would like to wish Vasik Rajlich & the Rybka Team (which has gotten huge) Good Luck with Rybka 4 and may they have nothing but great things from her.
As for TransWarp, I may try to renew the account...at least it was the first to break the 4000 elo "barrier" lol, on ICC in it's rating system. It had an Awesome run with GM Hikaru Nakamura, who I can't thank enough for playing TransWarp and in doing so, making the games something ICC'ers looked forward to watching and their hopes got high every time the two were logged on at the same time and Smallville was in a blitz playing mood vs a computer.
Of course, I would like to thank all the other players who took time out of their day to play TW...it was so much fun for me when I got the chance to watch them live. However, as my days often like a farmer's, early to rise and early to bed, I missed so many of them. But whatever happens, I look forward to seeing how Rybka 4 does out there and hopefully, I will manage to get it as well. When I mentioned all those other versions of engines up above, I imagine there are some who are saying, "well, why didn't you just look for them online, wink" I just don't believe in that, these guys work hard to make these engines and I believe deserve all the reward for that hard work! People have a funny way of thinking sometimes, they would never think of going into say Best Buy and stealing a copy of one the commercial engines, but looking for it online, virus risks and all, won't stop them. But there's always Karma..they may not get caught doing that...but it evens out int he end. Anyway...I'm off my soapbox/"news conference" about where I went with TW..which of course was nowhere..TW just relaxed amongst the other programs chatting away I suppose..while I did the gangster bit, probably laughing at me..especially when I started farming and planted my first crop..some sort of berry, think blueberries..lol..But my farm is packed with animals and it's field surrounded by trees, barns, gnomes, you name it..but it kept me busy and not looking at a screen where no one was playing. However, Armcomposer(GM) did play some unrated games recently, that was fun to watch. You can't help but root for the underdog. Anyway, Rybka 4, when you make your debut, Welcome!!
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