Komodo 1.1 JA update available

[James Constance]

In Shredder Classic using multiPV=3, at each depth the GUI displays 3 lines, then just 1 line.

[tomgdrums]

Hi,
just discussed this via email and got the answer: all is ok in Shredder GUI

ponder setting is different in Shredder (extras engines pb)
hash setting is an extra setting in Shredder too (extras engines hash)
multi PV works in Shredder too with F5 and F6
own book setting in Shredder is not in engine options too (use engine book)

... and the engine loads here ok in Shredder GUI!

Can it be used for analysis? I have had problems with that in the past.

[Werner]

Yes I think so - see this analysis output inside Shredder GUI:

Engine: Komodo 1.1 x64 (64 MB)
von Don Dailey, Larry Kaufman
fen = rq2k2r/1b3ppp/p2b1n2/1p2p3/3pP3/5N2/PPB1QPPP/R1BR2K w - -
13.01 0:01 -1.04 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lxf6 Lxf6 20.Ld5 Tc8 21.Dd3 Tc7 22.Lxb7 Dxb7 (1.912.110) 1102
13.19 0:02 -0.91 15.Sh4 O-O 16.Sf5 Dd8 17.Ld2 Tc8 18.Ld3 Lc5 19.Df3 g6 20.Sh6+ Kh8 21.Lg5 Le7 22.Tac1 Lc6 (3.102.895) 1109
13.38 0:02 -0.91 15.Sh4 O-O 16.Sf5 Dd8 17.Ld2 Tc8 18.Ld3 Lc5 19.Df3 g6 20.Sh6+ Kh8 21.Lg5 Le7 22.Tac1 Lc6 (3.110.052) 1105
14.01 0:03 -0.79 15.Sh4 O-O 16.Sf5 Dd8 17.Ld2 Tc8 18.Ld3 Lc5 19.Df3 g6 20.Dg3 Db6 21.f3 De6 22.Lh6 Sh5 23.Dh4 Tfe8 24.Dg5 (4.140.681) 1104
14.38 0:03 -0.79 15.Sh4 O-O 16.Sf5 Dd8 17.Ld2 Tc8 18.Ld3 Lc5 19.Df3 g6 20.Dg3 Db6 21.f3 De6 22.Lh6 Sh5 23.Dh4 Tfe8 24.Dg5 (4.204.707) 1102
15.01 0:04 -0.79 15.Sh4 O-O 16.Sf5 Dd8 17.Ld2 Tc8 18.Ld3 g6 19.Sxd6 Dxd6 20.f3 Sd7 21.Tac1 Txc1 22.Txc1 Tc8 23.Txc8+ Lxc8 24.b4 Sb6 25.a3 Le6 26.Lg5 (5.443.056) 1102
15.38 0:05 -0.79 15.Sh4 O-O 16.Sf5 Dd8 17.Ld2 Tc8 18.Ld3 g6 19.Sxd6 Dxd6 20.f3 Sd7 21.Tac1 Txc1 22.Txc1 Tc8 23.Txc8+ Lxc8 24.b4 Sb6 25.a3 Le6 26.Lg5 (5.566.693) 1102
16.01 0:14 -1.09 15.Sh4 g6 16.Sf3 O-O 17.Lg5 Le7 18.Tac1 Tc8 19.Ld3 Dd6 20.h3 Txc1 21.Txc1 Tc8 22.Txc8+ Lxc8 23.Dc2 Lb7 24.b4 Lf8 25.a3 h6 (15.692.106) 1096
16.02 0:21 -0.92 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.Lg3 Ld6 22.Sd2 Ld7 23.Sc4 Dc7 24.f3 Le6 25.Dd3 Tc8 26.Sxd6 Dxd6 (23.732.594) 1091
16.38 0:21 -0.92 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.Lg3 Ld6 22.Sd2 Ld7 23.Sc4 Dc7 24.f3 Le6 25.Dd3 Tc8 26.Sxd6 Dxd6 (23.994.442) 1091
17.01 0:25 -0.95 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.h3 Ta7 22.Lg3 Ld6 23.Sh4 Le6 24.Lxe6 fxe6 25.Sf3 Dc7 26.Dd3 Dc5 27.Sd2 Dc6 28.Sc4 (27.926.370) 1100
17.38 0:26 -0.95 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.h3 Ta7 22.Lg3 Ld6 23.Sh4 Le6 24.Lxe6 fxe6 25.Sf3 Dc7 26.Dd3 Dc5 27.Sd2 Dc6 28.Sc4 (29.291.891) 1099
Bester Zug: Lc1-g5 Zeit: 0:37.297 min K/s: 1.099.963 Knoten: 29.291.891
fen = rq2k2r/1b3ppp/p2b1n2/1p2p3/3pP3/5N2/PPB1QPPP/R1BR2K w - -
-----
now with multipv on:
13 0:01 -0.87 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.h3 Ta7 22.Tc1 Ld7 23.Dd3 Dd6 24.Lg3 (1.752.056) 1259
13 0:01 -1.08 15.Sh4 g6 16.Sf3 O-O 17.Lg5 Le7 18.h3 Tc8 19.Tac1 Dd6 20.Ld3 Txc1 21.Txc1 Tc8 22.Txc8+ Lxc8 23.Dc2 Lb7 24.b4 Lc6 (1.752.056) 1132
-----
13 0:01 -0.87 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.h3 Ta7 22.Tc1 Ld7 23.Dd3 Dd6 24.Lg3 (1.752.056) 1132
-----
14 0:02 -0.86 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.h3 Ta7 22.Tc1 Ld7 23.Dd3 Tc7 24.Txc7 Dxc7 25.Dxa6 Dc1+ 26.Kh2 g5 27.Sxe5 (3.957.551) 1376
14 0:03 -1.04 15.Sh4 g6 16.Lg5 Dd8 17.Lh6 Tc8 18.Ld3 Lf8 19.Lg5 Lg7 20.Sf3 Dd6 21.a4 b4 22.Tac1 O-O 23.h3 b3 (3.957.551) 1125
-----
14 0:03 -0.86 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.h3 Ta7 22.Tc1 Ld7 23.Dd3 Tc7 24.Txc7 Dxc7 25.Dxa6 Dc1+ 26.Kh2 g5 27.Sxe5 (3.957.551) 1125
-----
15 0:05 -1.00 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.h3 Ta7 22.Tc1 Ld7 23.Dd3 a5 24.Lxf6 Lxf6 25.Dc4 Le6 26.Dd3 Lxb3 27.Dxb3 (6.601.055) 1287
15 0:05 -1.06 15.Sh4 g6 16.Lg5 Dd8 17.Lh6 Lf8 18.Lxf8 Kxf8 19.a4 bxa4 20.Txa4 Kg7 21.Sf3 Dd6 22.Ta5 The8 23.Sd2 Db4 24.Sc4 Tac8 25.Ta4 Dc5 (6.601.055) 1144
-----
15 0:05 -1.00 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.h3 Ta7 22.Tc1 Ld7 23.Dd3 a5 24.Lxf6 Lxf6 25.Dc4 Le6 26.Dd3 Lxb3 27.Dxb3 (6.601.055) 1144
-----
16 0:07 -0.92 15.Lg5 Le7 16.a4 b4 17.Tac1 O-O 18.Lb3 h6 19.Lh4 Tc8 20.Txc8+ Lxc8 21.h3 Ta7 22.Tc1 Ld7 23.Dd3 a5 24.Lg3 Ld6 25.Tc2 g6 26.Lh4 Dd8 27.Lg3 (9.437.965) 1232
16 0:08 -1.06 15.Sh4 g6 16.Lg5 Dd8 17.Lh6 Lf8 18.Lxf8 Kxf8 19.a4 bxa4 20.Txa4 Kg7 21.Sf3 Dd6 22.Ta5 The8 23.Sd2 Db4 24.Sc4 Tac8 25.Ta4 Dc5 (9.437.965) 1129
Bester Zug: Lc1-g5 Zeit: 0:08.406 min K/s: 1.129.065 Knoten: 9.437.965

[Don]

Thanks Jim!

I have 2 questions:

1) cannot make any input in cmd Window
2) I do not see UCI commands inside Shredder GUI (besides of book.bin)

I this normal?

Hi Werner,

Komodo's uci command parser functions normally in Linux version. i.e you can type commands in cli window and see output/reply.
Windows compile does not allow typing in cli window. I hacked the earlier v1.0 version to allow this, but didn't this time.
I don't think this affects use in chess guis (except Shredder).
Komodo has a big problem with the Shredder gui. It is not recognized as uci engine at all .

Jim.

Jim (or anyone who can help),

Can you help me understand why that doesn't work? I would like the cli to work in windows. What I don't understand is how it can work as a UCI engine and yet not produce output to stdout.

It's probably a windows thing and I'm not a windows developer, but I would like for this work the same in linux and windows.

Also, I don't get the shredder thing. I get mixed reports, some say it works and other say it doesn't work in shredder. But I would like to figure that out too.

Don

[Don]

Thanks Jim.

After installing komodo-11-32-ja.exe in Arena, I have a question, probably best answered by Don.

I notice there is not a "personalityFile" option in the UCI configuration window. Does this new version not use personalities? Strange, as there is a sample.per file included with the download, as well as a personality.README.txt file.

Regards

Hi Dave,

I bundled the sample.per file with the download without checking.
Don must have removed this option with the new version.

Jim.

There is no personality file in this version. I got almost no feedback and I did not keep up with evaluation changes, so it's broken anyway.

[Edward German]

Two questions:

1. Is Komodo 1.1 a Single-Engine or MP too?
2. Will Komodo sometime be a commercial Engine, or further as free?

ED.

[Don]

Komodo 1.1 JA (UCI)
by Don Dailey & Larry Kaufman

Windows/Linux 64/32 Intel p.g.o

What's New:
1. About 15 ELO stronger than Komodo 1.0
2. Improved endgame handling.
3. UCI searchmoves feature implemented
4. UCI MultiPV feature implemented.
5. Polyglot book support.


Download:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/komodo-11-ja.zip
Mirror:
http://good.net/_3wkY7r2aD


Jim.

I would like to add a few comments. Komodo 1.1 is improved mostly in the endgame play. The ELO gain is modest because we have been unable to spend much time working on it due to another chess related project that does not involved Komodo. But it still represents a clear improvement.

In addition to the feature list above, some were concerned about the lack of under-promotion, so Komodo 1.1 knows how to under-promote to a knight in most situations, namely when it gives check which covers 99% of the important cases involving knight promotion.

[Don]

Two questions:

1. Is Komodo 1.1 a Single-Engine or MP too?
2. Will Komodo sometime be a commercial Engine, or further as free?

ED.

Komodo 1.1 is single processor only.

I am working on an MP version next. It's unlikely there will be another single processor Komodo release before an MP release, however the MP version will likely be at a modest price.

[Jim Ablett]

Thanks Jim!

I have 2 questions:

1) cannot make any input in cmd Window
2) I do not see UCI commands inside Shredder GUI (besides of book.bin)

I this normal?

Hi Werner,

Komodo's uci command parser functions normally in Linux version. i.e you can type commands in cli window and see output/reply.
Windows compile does not allow typing in cli window. I hacked the earlier v1.0 version to allow this, but didn't this time.
I don't think this affects use in chess guis (except Shredder).
Komodo has a big problem with the Shredder gui. It is not recognized as uci engine at all .

Jim.

Jim (or anyone who can help),

Can you help me understand why that doesn't work? I would like the cli to work in windows. What I don't understand is how it can work as a UCI engine and yet not produce output to stdout.

It's probably a windows thing and I'm not a windows developer, but I would like for this work the same in linux and windows.

Also, I don't get the shredder thing. I get mixed reports, some say it works and other say it doesn't work in shredder. But I would like to figure that out too.

Don

Hi Don,

Replacing

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'readyinp()'

with

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'bioskey()'

from Olithink gets the console i/o working, but they are other problems. typing 'uci' will bring up a message
like

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'UCI_k          =  0x00002b610,'

Jim.

[IWB]

Hi

In Shredder Classic using multiPV=3, at each depth the GUI displays 3 lines, then just 1 line.

Works fine here, no problem with MV in the Classic!

Of course with an increasing depth it needs longer to output the 2nd and 3rd line, but that is that way for every engine!

Bye
Ingo