Concerning Ktulu 9 (CCT 12)

[Dayffd]

I noticed Ktulu 9 is an entrant with the author and one other as operators. On the Lokasoft website this current version of Ktulu, 9, is indicated as being the last version of this engine to be produced/released as the author has or is withdrawing from computer chess. As this engine, which I like very much btw, is apparently being operated by the author and one other, this suggests to me that the author may possibly still retain some interest in computer chess. This in turn indicates that maybe, just maybe, his interest may be rekindled, he may return, and (please ) even fiddle some with the engine to produce an even stronger version 10.
My question is: Is this too convoluted or is there some faint hope for a new version?

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

I noticed Ktulu 9 is an entrant with the author and one other as operators. On the Lokasoft website this current version of Ktulu, 9, is indicated as being the last version of this engine to be produced/released as the author has or is withdrawing from computer chess. As this engine, which I like very much btw, is apparently being operated by the author and one other, this suggests to me that the author may possibly still retain some interest in computer chess. This in turn indicates that maybe, just maybe, his interest may be rekindled, he may return, and (please ) even fiddle some with the engine to produce an even stronger version 10.
My question is: Is this too convoluted or is there some faint hope for a new version?

I think that there is hope David
Cheers,
Dr.D

[Damir]

May I request an MP version of this engine, if the author is still developing it ? I am not really interested in a single core engine, the way things are right now.
Surely Mr Rahman must do something about it, or not ?

[maxchgr]

What does Ktulu play like? I'm guessing you like it because of the style

[hgm]

What does Ktulu play like? I'm guessing you like it because of the style

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[Event "Computer Chess Game"]
[Site "SCHAAK_PC"]
[Date "2009.10.17"]
[Round "-"]
[White "joker_P2.exe"]
[Black "Ktulu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "4800"]
[Annotator "1. +0.12"]

1. e4 {+0.12/14} c6 2. d4 {+0.33/14} d5 3. e5 {+0.29/14} Bf5 4. Be2
{+0.45/14} e6 5. h4 {+0.22/14} Be7 6. Nf3 {+0.17/14} Nh6 7. Bxh6 {+0.45/13}
gxh6 8. Nbd2 {+0.32/14} Nd7 9. h5 {+0.31/15} Rg8 10. O-O {+0.19/15} Qb6 11.
Nb3 {+0.36/15} O-O-O 12. a4 {+0.25/14} a5 13. Qd2 {+0.23/15} Qb4 14. Qxb4
{+0.44/15} axb4 15. Ne1 {+0.36/16} c5 16. dxc5 {+0.67/15} Nxe5 17. a5
{+0.47/15} Kc7 18. Nd3 {+0.32/13} Nc6 19. Ra4 {+0.34/14} Bf6 20. Rb1
{+0.23/14} Be4 21. Bf1 {+0.27/15} Rg5 22. a6 {+0.07/14} bxa6 23. Rxa6
{+0.41/14} Rb8 24. Ne1 {+0.38/14} Rxh5 25. Be2 {+0.27/14} Rg5 26. Bd3
{+0.19/14} h5 27. Na5 {+0.20/14} Nxa5 28. Rxa5 {+0.73/15} Bd4 29. Kf1
{+0.43/15} h4 30. Ra7+ {-1.27/15} Rb7 31. Rxb7+ {-1.58/17} Kxb7 32. Bxe4
{-1.87/18} dxe4 33. c3 {-2.04/18} Bxc5 34. cxb4 {-1.98/19} Bxb4 35. Nc2
{-1.74/17} Bd2 36. Rd1 {-1.75/17} Rd5 37. Ke2 {-1.80/17} Bf4 38. b3
{-1.90/18} Rxd1 39. Kxd1 {-2.19/19} Kc6 40. Ke2 {-2.77/19 0.1} f5 41. Kf1
{-2.91/18} Kc5 42. Ke2 {-3.15/18} h5 43. Ke1 {-3.13/18} Bd6 44. Ke2
{-3.29/20} f4 45. Kf1 {-3.36/20} Kd5 46. Kg1 {-4.16/21} Bc5 47. Kf1
{-4.04/21} e5 48. Ke2 {-4.23/22} f3+ 49. gxf3 {-3.15/22} h3 50. fxe4+
{-5.37/23} Kxe4 51. Kf1 {-7.41/21} h2 52. Kg2 {-9.16/24} Kd3 53. Ne1+
{-10.89/24} Ke2 54. Nc2 {-10.94/25} e4 55. Kxh2 {-10.93/1} Kd2 56. b4
{-13.42/20} Bd6+ 57. Kg1 {-14.19/1} Kxc2 58. b5 {-14.19/18} Bc5 59. Kf1
{-14.65/18} h4 60. Ke2 {-14.37/17} Kc3 61. Kf1 {-14.37/16} Kd2 62. Kg2
{-23.05/17} h3+ 63. Kxh3 {-14.46/17} Bxf2 64. Kg2 {-100.11/17} Bb6 65. Kh3
{-100.09/17} e3 66. Kh4 {-100.08/16} e2 67. Kg5 {-100.07/13} e1=Q 68. Kf6
{-100.06/12} Bd8+ 69. Kf5 {-100.06/11} Qe8 70. Kf4 {-100.05/10} Qxb5 71.
Kf3 {-100.04/8} Qb4 72. Kg3 {-100.04/8} Qe4 73. Kh3 {-100.03/6} Qf3+ 74.
Kh2 {-100.03/6} Kc3 75. Kg1 {-100.03/6} Kb2 76. Kh2 {-100.03/6} Kc2 77. Kg1
{-100.03/6} Kb2 78. Kh2 {-100.03/6} Ba5 79. Kg1 {-100.03/6} Bb6+ 80. Kh2
{-100.02/4 0.1} Qf1 81. Kg3 {-100.04/8} Qf5 82. Kg2 {-100.03/6} Qg4+ 83.
Kh2 {-100.02/4} Kc2 84. Kh1 {-100.01/2} Kb2 85. Kh2 {-100.02/4} Kc1 86. Kh1
{-100.01/2} Kc2 87. Kh2 {-100.02/4} Bc7+ 88. Kh1 {-100.02/4} Qe2 89. Kg1
{-100.02/4} Kb2 90. Kh1 {-100.01/2} Kc1 91. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Kd2 92. Kh1
{-100.01/2} Kc2 93. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Bd8 94. Kh1 {-100.02/4} Bf6 95. Kg1
{-100.02/4} Bd4+ 96. Kh1 {-100.02/4} Qf3+ 97. Kh2 {-100.02/4} Bf6 98. Kg1
{-100.03/6} Qe2 99. Kh1 {-100.02/4} Bc3 100. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Kd1 101. Kh1
{-100.02/4} Be5 102. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Bh2+ 103. Kh1 {-100.03/6} Bc7 104. Kg1
{-100.02/4} Kc1 105. Kh1 {-100.01/2} Kb2 106. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Be5 107. Kh1
{-100.01/2} Kc2 108. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Kd2 109. Kh1 {-100.01/2} Qf3+ 110. Kg1
{-100.02/4} Bd4+ 111. Kh2 {-100.02/4} Bf6 112. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Qh3 113. Kf2
{-100.01/2} Kc2 114. Ke2 {-100.03/6} Bd4 115. Ke1 {-100.02/4} Qh2 116. Kf1
{-100.01/2} Qg3 117. Ke2 {-100.01/2} Qg2+ 118. Ke1 {-100.01/2} Bf2+ 119.
Ke2 {-100.02/4} Bc5+ 120. Ke1 {-100.01/2 0.1} Kb2
{Draw by fifty move rule} 1/2-1/2 

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

What does Ktulu play like? I'm guessing you like it because of the style

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[Event "Computer Chess Game"]
[Site "SCHAAK_PC"]
[Date "2009.10.17"]
[Round "-"]
[White "joker_P2.exe"]
[Black "Ktulu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "4800"]
[Annotator "1. +0.12"]

1. e4 {+0.12/14} c6 2. d4 {+0.33/14} d5 3. e5 {+0.29/14} Bf5 4. Be2
{+0.45/14} e6 5. h4 {+0.22/14} Be7 6. Nf3 {+0.17/14} Nh6 7. Bxh6 {+0.45/13}
gxh6 8. Nbd2 {+0.32/14} Nd7 9. h5 {+0.31/15} Rg8 10. O-O {+0.19/15} Qb6 11.
Nb3 {+0.36/15} O-O-O 12. a4 {+0.25/14} a5 13. Qd2 {+0.23/15} Qb4 14. Qxb4
{+0.44/15} axb4 15. Ne1 {+0.36/16} c5 16. dxc5 {+0.67/15} Nxe5 17. a5
{+0.47/15} Kc7 18. Nd3 {+0.32/13} Nc6 19. Ra4 {+0.34/14} Bf6 20. Rb1
{+0.23/14} Be4 21. Bf1 {+0.27/15} Rg5 22. a6 {+0.07/14} bxa6 23. Rxa6
{+0.41/14} Rb8 24. Ne1 {+0.38/14} Rxh5 25. Be2 {+0.27/14} Rg5 26. Bd3
{+0.19/14} h5 27. Na5 {+0.20/14} Nxa5 28. Rxa5 {+0.73/15} Bd4 29. Kf1
{+0.43/15} h4 30. Ra7+ {-1.27/15} Rb7 31. Rxb7+ {-1.58/17} Kxb7 32. Bxe4
{-1.87/18} dxe4 33. c3 {-2.04/18} Bxc5 34. cxb4 {-1.98/19} Bxb4 35. Nc2
{-1.74/17} Bd2 36. Rd1 {-1.75/17} Rd5 37. Ke2 {-1.80/17} Bf4 38. b3
{-1.90/18} Rxd1 39. Kxd1 {-2.19/19} Kc6 40. Ke2 {-2.77/19 0.1} f5 41. Kf1
{-2.91/18} Kc5 42. Ke2 {-3.15/18} h5 43. Ke1 {-3.13/18} Bd6 44. Ke2
{-3.29/20} f4 45. Kf1 {-3.36/20} Kd5 46. Kg1 {-4.16/21} Bc5 47. Kf1
{-4.04/21} e5 48. Ke2 {-4.23/22} f3+ 49. gxf3 {-3.15/22} h3 50. fxe4+
{-5.37/23} Kxe4 51. Kf1 {-7.41/21} h2 52. Kg2 {-9.16/24} Kd3 53. Ne1+
{-10.89/24} Ke2 54. Nc2 {-10.94/25} e4 55. Kxh2 {-10.93/1} Kd2 56. b4
{-13.42/20} Bd6+ 57. Kg1 {-14.19/1} Kxc2 58. b5 {-14.19/18} Bc5 59. Kf1
{-14.65/18} h4 60. Ke2 {-14.37/17} Kc3 61. Kf1 {-14.37/16} Kd2 62. Kg2
{-23.05/17} h3+ 63. Kxh3 {-14.46/17} Bxf2 64. Kg2 {-100.11/17} Bb6 65. Kh3
{-100.09/17} e3 66. Kh4 {-100.08/16} e2 67. Kg5 {-100.07/13} e1=Q 68. Kf6
{-100.06/12} Bd8+ 69. Kf5 {-100.06/11} Qe8 70. Kf4 {-100.05/10} Qxb5 71.
Kf3 {-100.04/8} Qb4 72. Kg3 {-100.04/8} Qe4 73. Kh3 {-100.03/6} Qf3+ 74.
Kh2 {-100.03/6} Kc3 75. Kg1 {-100.03/6} Kb2 76. Kh2 {-100.03/6} Kc2 77. Kg1
{-100.03/6} Kb2 78. Kh2 {-100.03/6} Ba5 79. Kg1 {-100.03/6} Bb6+ 80. Kh2
{-100.02/4 0.1} Qf1 81. Kg3 {-100.04/8} Qf5 82. Kg2 {-100.03/6} Qg4+ 83.
Kh2 {-100.02/4} Kc2 84. Kh1 {-100.01/2} Kb2 85. Kh2 {-100.02/4} Kc1 86. Kh1
{-100.01/2} Kc2 87. Kh2 {-100.02/4} Bc7+ 88. Kh1 {-100.02/4} Qe2 89. Kg1
{-100.02/4} Kb2 90. Kh1 {-100.01/2} Kc1 91. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Kd2 92. Kh1
{-100.01/2} Kc2 93. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Bd8 94. Kh1 {-100.02/4} Bf6 95. Kg1
{-100.02/4} Bd4+ 96. Kh1 {-100.02/4} Qf3+ 97. Kh2 {-100.02/4} Bf6 98. Kg1
{-100.03/6} Qe2 99. Kh1 {-100.02/4} Bc3 100. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Kd1 101. Kh1
{-100.02/4} Be5 102. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Bh2+ 103. Kh1 {-100.03/6} Bc7 104. Kg1
{-100.02/4} Kc1 105. Kh1 {-100.01/2} Kb2 106. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Be5 107. Kh1
{-100.01/2} Kc2 108. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Kd2 109. Kh1 {-100.01/2} Qf3+ 110. Kg1
{-100.02/4} Bd4+ 111. Kh2 {-100.02/4} Bf6 112. Kg1 {-100.02/4} Qh3 113. Kf2
{-100.01/2} Kc2 114. Ke2 {-100.03/6} Bd4 115. Ke1 {-100.02/4} Qh2 116. Kf1
{-100.01/2} Qg3 117. Ke2 {-100.01/2} Qg2+ 118. Ke1 {-100.01/2} Bf2+ 119.
Ke2 {-100.02/4} Bc5+ 120. Ke1 {-100.01/2 0.1} Kb2
{Draw by fifty move rule} 1/2-1/2 

[Marek Soszynski]

I received this from Rahman today (3 Feb 2010). I assume he has no objection to my reprinting it here:

Hello Marek,

I had no decision to stop Ktulu's developing. I am just too
busy at the moment for working on Ktulu. Maybe and I hope so,
one daye I would have enough time to release a new version.

Best regards
Rahman

[Dayffd]

Good news! I can wait .

I received this from Rahman today (3 Feb 2010). I assume he has no objection to my reprinting it here:

Hello Marek,

I had no decision to stop Ktulu's developing. I am just too
busy at the moment for working on Ktulu. Maybe and I hope so,
one daye I would have enough time to release a new version.

Best regards
Rahman

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi,

yes!
I have some contact with Rahman too.
He is very busy at the moment.

Rahman don't lost his interest on computer chess. That's clear.

Best
Frank