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[D] r5rk/1bq1bpp1/1p1ppn1p/pP5P/2P1P3/P1N2P2/1B1Q1P2/1K1R1BR1 w - - 0 19

Here Moro played Na4. I wonder if he considered Nd5 at all. Critter thinks this is best at 22 plies. I haven't looked at all the variations with a program but it looks like white comes out with a nice advantage.

Well after 236 games at 2+2 vs Houdini, Komodo is -90 ELO behind which equates to a pretty impressive improvement.

I'll report more fully once I've finished the games. The games were run on a Q6600 overclocked to 2.9GHz with each pair of engines sharing one core with ponder off.

[D] r2Bkb1r/2p2p2/p1np4/1p2p2b/3PPnpN/2P4P/PP2QP2/RN3RK1 w kq - I've been going over this game and the question is whether black is winning as a result of the queen sac. In all the lines I'm examining it appears so. However the horizon effect is quite apparent with this position. Anyone care to run ...

With all due respect Fern, I've been lurking here since the days of Ruffian. I had an old account that was deleted for inactivity. Graham was the sole reason I needed a new account so I could read the hidden posts in the Engine Origins subsection. So I think I'm being fair when I state what I said. ...

Will VR now stop CB from marketing Rybka? :D It really makes CCRL's current stance look increasingly silly. Then again it really boils down to the corner that Graham has painted himself with his record clear to see from his last term as moderator. The question is not when CCRL will test Houdini. The...

M ANSARI wrote:Thanks Martin for your time and effort, I am sure this effort has dramatically changed how you allocate free time in your daily life ... but just to let you know we appreciate it

I'll add my thanks here too. In between watching TCEC and TATA my wife was getting quite annoyed .

Houdini 1.5 leads TCEC with perfect score! Press: http://www.chessdom.com/news-2011/houdini-chess-engine TCEC: http://www.tcec-chess.org/ Fascinating, and an incredible blunder by ChessDom. It isn't to besmirch Houdini BTW, as that is not the problem. It is the fact they are promoting a small priva...

That is quite a sight to see. The king is dead, long live the king? Thanks to to Martin for taking the time to organise his series of tournaments. Used to be I read ssdf/ccrl/cegt/wbec. I can't remember the last time I looked at their lists. For now I simply look to TCEC/IPON. Hopefully Martin/Ingo ...

[d] r3nk2/2qb1p2/3ppPp1/p3b2p/1p2PN1Q/1B1R4/PPP3PP/5RK1 b - - Here's a position that arose from a match between Houdini 1.5 and Rybka 4 at 20/10 on my i7. Rybka takes quite awhile to see that a4 in this position is losing to Rg3. How long does your fav engine take to see that a4 is losing and that i...

Indeed thanks to JA and the SF team. Another few days of testing ahead.. Wheeeee