Rival Chess Engine

Rival Chess Engine

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I

Joined
29 May 08
Moves
446
02 Jul 08

I tried to download the Rival Chess engine from this site. But it wont let me, I get an error message. Has anyone successfully downloaded it? And will it play in Arena? Thanks.

MR

Joined
19 Jun 06
Moves
847
02 Jul 08

Originally posted by IndianaSwift
I tried to download the Rival Chess engine from this site. But it wont let me, I get an error message. Has anyone successfully downloaded it? And will it play in Arena? Thanks.
All links were broken for me. Maybe Chris has taken it commercial now? 😉

(In theory, the UCI version should work in Arena.)

MR

Joined
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Moves
847
03 Jul 08

Originally posted by IndianaSwift
I tried to download the Rival Chess engine from this site. But it wont let me, I get an error message. Has anyone successfully downloaded it? And will it play in Arena? Thanks.
With a little extra work, I was able to download Rival (not from the site's link, though). The UCI version does work in Arena 1.1. It doesn't seem to be a real strong engine, though. There are many other engines for Arena that are freely available. Is there any particular reason why you're wanting to run the Rival engine?

I

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03 Jul 08

I was just curious about Rival. I knew it wasnt going to be the new Rybka or anything. How strong would you say it is?

MR

Joined
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Moves
847
03 Jul 08

Originally posted by IndianaSwift
I was just curious about Rival. I knew it wasnt going to be the new Rybka or anything. How strong would you say it is?
After about 20 games with another 2100 engine, Rival seems to be settling in around 2200 or maybe a smidgen more. I'm not sure if the Rival site links are broken on purpose or by accident, so I'm not sure I should post a good link here. If you want, I can PM you.

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03 Jul 08
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Sure PM I would be greatful.