kranium wrote:geots wrote:
PS: Norman, I have Fire 2.2 xTreme, but I do not have Fire 2.2b. Is this a bugfix with no strength >, or what is the bugfix? IOW, if I need it- please send me a copy to:
geotsp8@yahoo.com -
That is if you don't mind helping me here.
Fire 2.2b is a compile by George Harrison from chess2u.com
unfortunately, he did not release the source code (as is required per GPL) with the binaries...
thus, i have no idea if he changed the source code in any way
(but he and Ahmed often do change small things, piece values...)
my advice is to simply stay with the official release...
please contact me privately:
kranium@telenet.be
i'll help you further if i can...
Norm
Shit Norm. We know that the Ivanhoe versions spit out more often and in greater numbers than Chessmaster personalities ever thought of. But it looks like I might be wrong on at least 1 engine in the rating list. Exactly where in hell did this Ivanhoe version "T52E" come from? Damn. I had it in 1 of the 5 folders I have of Ippo rars. and zips. I said what the hell- I will run it some and see how weak or strong it is.
The engine I ran it ag. was not Houdini, but it aint no slouch either. Just for fun I ran 3'+2" with Ivanhoe T52E and "other " engine- rated in CCRL well above 3000 elo.
Minimized the Fritz gui and did some other work on the computer. When I looked back at it, it had played 12 games- And Ivanhoe T52E had blitzed this engine: 12 - 0. In just these few games- doesn't necessarily mean a thing. Only 12 blitz games- but I have never seen this engine get dismembered the way T52E did. It was like a surgeon. Stopped it at 12 games- cause I aint in no mood to clean up blood.
I would have bet the farm that Ivanhoe 9.46a was much better. But hell. I am in uncharted territory. Last night into today I ran a 100 game match between Ivanhoe and another unnamed engine- 1cpu, 32-bit, 128mb hash for both, Perfect 12.32 with 12-move max for both, Ponder and Learning both = OFF, no bases of any kind for either.
I will in a moment replay the above match at minimum of 50 games- except Ivanhoe 9.46a will be replaced by Ivan T52E- but playing the same engine from match last night. Will at least have a better idea after I sleep and let it run, checking when I wake.
Shit, they are so close in this rating list you brought- that now I may have to dig in the folders and find Ivanhoe-B 63 and see if it is a monster. I will know more after sleeping. Holy Mother of God! These damn things are falling from the sky.
Best-
george.