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- Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:28 am
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: An actual interesting computer chess read about FF2
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4978
Re: An actual interesting computer chess read about FF2
In all the lighthearted frivolity about the law, it seems we’ve missed an article on how an ICCF GM evaluates an analysis partner and comes to prefer FF2. Warning: contains actual chess. https://en.chessbase.com/post/discussing-moves-with-a-neural-network Good read - thanks for the link. One naggin...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:10 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: Balsa opening test suite
- Replies: 4
- Views: 720
Re: Balsa opening test suite
That is exactly what I was looking for, thankssarona wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 4:17 amYou should find it here https://www.mediafire.com/file/7ggczzsj ... 4.rar/file
This is the original link from SedatChess.
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:54 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: Balsa opening test suite
- Replies: 4
- Views: 720
Balsa opening test suite
I see that Sedat Canbaz released his newest version of "Balsa opening test suite v110221" does anyone know of a download link for his older one which was version 2724 last year I think
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- Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:43 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: Tournaments and Matches
- Topic: Fat Fritz 2 64-bit 8CPU v Stockfish 2021-02-11 64-bit 8CPU (LTC)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6499
Re: Fat Fritz 2 64-bit 8CPU v Stockfish 2021-02-11 64-bit 8CPU (LTC)
Oh okay. Contempt = 0 would be better against SF dev. I guess Chessbase decided to change it 24 to beat up on weaker opponents 

- Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:19 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: Tournaments and Matches
- Topic: Fat Fritz 2 64-bit 8CPU v Stockfish 2021-02-11 64-bit 8CPU (LTC)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6499
Re: Fat Fritz 2 64-bit 8CPU v Stockfish 2021-02-11 64-bit 8CPU (LTC)
Graham, Is FF2 playing with contempt 0 ? The other day FF2 GUI updated to version 23, which changed the default contempt from 0 to 24.
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- Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:24 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: +100 elo breakthrough in new rewritten Lco engine ( Ceres)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 28254
Re: +100 elo breakthrough in new rewritten Lco engine ( Ceres)
We will fix that today. Never leave performance on the table. When it is free! Memory should be easily OC to over 8000 Mhz give or take. GPU is good with around 100 Mhz increase. You will know if it crashes in your games. No harm will happen, and just lower the clock. Memory OC is good and can be l...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:01 am
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: +100 elo breakthrough in new rewritten Lco engine ( Ceres)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 28254
Re: +100 elo breakthrough in new rewritten Lco engine ( Ceres)
Odd exceptions: [Event "Jason, Blitz 5.0min+3.0sec"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.01.03"] [Round "4"] [White "Stockfish 311220"] [Black "Ceres"] [Result "*"] [ECO "B69"] [Annotator "0.54;0.24"] [PlyCount "139"] [TimeControl "300+3"] {AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor 3600 MHz W=39.9 plies; 14,009kN/s; 11...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:07 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: +100 elo breakthrough in new rewritten Lco engine ( Ceres)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 28254
Re: +100 elo breakthrough in new rewritten Lco engine ( Ceres)
Odd exceptions: [Event "Jason, Blitz 5.0min+3.0sec"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.01.03"] [Round "4"] [White "Stockfish 311220"] [Black "Ceres"] [Result "*"] [ECO "B69"] [Annotator "0.54;0.24"] [PlyCount "139"] [TimeControl "300+3"] {AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor 3600 MHz W=39.9 plies; 14,009kN/s; 11,...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:48 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: +100 elo breakthrough in new rewritten Lco engine ( Ceres)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 28254
Re: +100 elo breakthrough in new rewritten Lco engine ( Ceres)
I get a 404 error on the boxed ceres. I can build the LC0 project using the supplied cmd file or the visual studio project. However, the project is some berserk CMAKE thing that does not allow you to change the project from exe to dll. Does someone have a solution file that can be modified? Dan, He...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:19 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: Tough Position
- Replies: 3
- Views: 879
Re: Tough Position
My cousin sent this position on facebook messenger, he said his 64-bit SF on an 8-core machine cannot solve this position. R6R/PBP3P1/1P3N1P/8/n5p1/BpQ1q2p/p1pn1Nb1/rk1K2nr b - - 0 1 I tried it on my machine too, but up to now cannot crunch it. What does your SF think. Are you sure this is the corr...