Hello group,
I am predicting that in the very near future you will not be able to buy chess engines with Chessbase/Fritz GUI's anymore.
As you can see with Hiarcs 13 http://hiarcs.com/pcucihow_to_buy.htm you can only download a UCI engine, which can be used in any GUI that supports UCI. This allows Hiarcs to avoid the Chessbase middleman and keep all of the money for themselves.
The downside for the engine owners is it might become easier than ever to P2P or email engines.
What does the group think?
Cordially,
Sean
Engine Owner Migration to UCI Downloads Only
- Sean Evans
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- Real Name: Sean Evans
- Sean Evans
- Posts: 173
- Joined: Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:21 am
- Real Name: Sean Evans
Re: Engine Owner Migration to UCI Downloads Only
Hi, I just did a quick check and Deep Rybka 4 at ChessbaseUSA is $129 and the Deep Rybka 4 UCI engine download is $81.25!
https://secure227.sectorlink.com/chessb ... uctID=4569
http://chessok.com/shop/index.php?main_ ... cts_id=379
So, who is going to buy their software at Chessbase anymore?
Cordially,
Sean
https://secure227.sectorlink.com/chessb ... uctID=4569
http://chessok.com/shop/index.php?main_ ... cts_id=379
So, who is going to buy their software at Chessbase anymore?
Cordially,
Sean
Re: Engine Owner Migration to UCI Downloads Only
thats heavy, o man...Sean Evans wrote:at ChessbaseUSA is $129 and the Deep Rybka 4 UCI engine download
![Surprised :o](./images/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif)
a fair price you get here, i think...:
http://www.euroschach.de/onlineshop/sta ... ngebot.php
Phantasie ist wichtiger als Wissen, denn Wissen ist begrenzt.
Re: Engine Owner Migration to UCI Downloads Only
Those are ridiculous prices for Rybka 4.