Firebird 1.0 vs Houdini 1.03a

Houdini 1.03a vs Firebird 1.0 

Preliminary test indicates that both programs are capable of beating each other. 

Rank	Engine	Score	%	Fi	Ho	S-B
1	FireBird 1.0 w32	5.0/10	50.0	· ·· ·· ·· ··	1=0=======	25.00
1	Houdini 1.03a w321CPU	5.0/10	50.0	0=1=======	· ·· ·· ·· ··	25.00

10 games played / Tournament finished

Tournament start: 2010.12.14, 21:27:36
Latest update: 2010.12.14, 23:03:21
Level: Blitz 5/0
Hardware: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 with 2,048 MB Memory
Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 6002)
Benchmark: ArenaMark: 13.26 AM, 0.99 EF
User-interface: Arena 2.0.1 with default setting
PGN File: Download pgn file
Table created with: Arena 2.0.1

I am back... [oops maybe not completely back :) ]

I have just saw the new Houdini chess engine  homepage (http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm). It claims that "Houdini is a state-of-the-art chess engine for Windows that competes with the best commercial and free software. The current version is Houdini 1.03a (release date July 17, 2010)". The current standing of Houdini according to IPON rating list on the 13th Dec 2010  [http://www.inwoba.de/] is no.2 with an astonishing rating of 2946. I am eager to test this against the "OLD HORSES" and "ALMOST FORGOTTEN" and "CONTROVERSIAL" Robbolito's family.

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