Chess-Engines with unique and incomparable playing style

[tmokonen]

Hey man, THANK YOU !

A very active engine. Just let me know - please - its command line parameters. I don't know if I installed this engine in a correct way.

THANK YOU again !

SilvianR

There's no command line parameters for Comet. The file comet.ics contains the configuration information. Mine looks like this:

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MAX_HASH [nr of megabytes]:256
PONDER [ON or OFF]: ON
SELECTIVITY [ON or OFF]: OFF
BOOK [ON or OFF]: ON
RESIGN [ON or OFF]: ON
OFFER_DRAW [ON or OFF]: ON
ICS-INFO [ON or OFF]: OFF
TB_PATH: C:\Games\Chess\Tablebases
TB_CACHE [nr of megabytes]:16
SHOW_PONDER [ON or OFF]: ON
ENGINE_BEEP [ON or OFF]: OFF

[Henryval]

What about Amyan 1.72?

It's one of my favorites... have a look on its playingstyle!

Amyan against Houdini 3 limith strength 2720 ELO
[pgn]
[Event "3 Minuten/Partie + 1 Sekunden/Zug"]
[Site "Engine Match"]
[Date "2013.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Amyan 1.72"]
[Black "Houdini 3 Pro x64 ls80"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. Nf3 {Buch 0s} d5 {Buch 0s} 2. d4 {Buch 0s} Nf6 {Buch 0s}
3. c4 {Buch 0s} dxc4 {Buch 0s} 4. Nc3 {Buch 0s} c6 {Buch
0s} 5. a4 {Buch 0s} Bf5 {Buch 0s} 6. e3 {Buch 0s} Na6 {Buch
0s} 7. Bxc4 {Buch 0s} Nb4 {Buch 0s} 8. O-O {Buch 0s} e6
{Buch 0s} 9. Qe2 {Buch 0s} Be7 {Buch 0s} 10. e4 {+0.68/12
4s} Bg4 {+0.14/16 9s} 11. Rd1 {+0.59/12 5s} Qc7 {+0.23/15
4s (O-O)} 12. h3 {+0.69/12 5s} Bh5 {+0.37/15 7s} 13. Bg5
{+0.73/11 3s (g4)} O-O {+0.03/13 3s} 14. Bb3 {+0.59/11 15s
(Tac1)} h6 {-0.07/14 6s (Tad8)} 15. Bh4 {+0.63/11 3s} a5
{-0.13/14 4s (Tfd8)} 16. Rac1 {+0.74/10 3s (g4)} Rfe8
{+0.03/15 5s (Tae8)} 17. g4 {+1.07/11 4s (Lg3)} Bg6
{-0.04/15 6s (Sxg4)} 18. Ne5 {+1.13/11 3s} Bh7 {-0.01/14
3s} 19. Bg3 {+0.99/12 13s (Df3)} Qd8 {-0.01/14 6s (Db6)}
20. h4 {+1.59/10 3s (Df3)} Bd6 {+0.17/14 5s (Tc8)} 21. g5
{+2.19/12 4s} hxg5 {+0.15/14 4s} 22. hxg5 {+2.11/12 3s}
Bxe5 {+0.10/13 3s (Sd7)} 23. dxe5 {+2.82/13 4s} Nd7
{+0.03/12 1s (Sfd5)} 24. Kg2 {+3.50/13 5s (De3)} Qxg5
{+0.08/14 6s} 25. f4 {+3.41/13 3s} Qe7 {+0.02/14 5s (Dd8)}
26. Rh1 {+3.41/12 4s (Td6)} Nf8 {-0.10/12 4s} 27. Rh2
{+3.49/12 7s (Tcd1)} Rad8 {-0.19/12 3s (Sa6)} 28. Rch1
{+3.27/12 5s} Qd7 {+0.31/12 2s (Sd3)} 29. Rd1 {+3.11/12 3s}
Qc8 {+0.31/14 3s (Dc7)} 30. Rg1 {+2.86/13 8s (Tdh1)} Rd3
{-0.23/12 3s (Dd7)} (30... Qd7 31. Kh1 Bg6 32. Bc4 Qd4
33. Bf2 Qd2 34. Qf3 Rd3 35. Bxd3 Qxd3 36. Be3 Nc2 37. Qh3
Bh7 38. Qg2 Ng6 39. Bb6 Nd4 40. Rh3 Qc2 41. Qg4 Nb3 42. f5
exf5 43. exf5 c5 44. Qh5 Nh4 45. Qxh4 Qxf5 46. Qh6 Qxh3+
47. Qxh3 Re6) 31. Kf1 {+3.52/12 4s (Lc4)} Qd7 {+0.10/13 4s}
32. Bh4 {+2.72/12 5s (Lc4)} Bg6 {-0.38/12 3s (Txc3)}
33. Be1 {+3.28/12 6s (Lc4)} Qd8 {+0.93/12 4s (Txc3)} 34. f5
{+4.00/11 4s (Tgh1)} Qd4 {+0.47/12 5s (exf5)} 35. fxg6
{+4.46/12 3s} Nxg6 {+3.02/13 4s} 36. Qh5 {+4.68/11 2s} Qxe5
{+3.08/12 4s (De3)} 37. Qh7+ {+2.77/10 2s} Kf8 {+3.08/1 0s}
38. Rf2 {+2.49/11 4s} Ke7 {+0.45/9 0s} 39. Rxf7+ {+2.75/11
4s} Kxf7 {+0.41/9 0s} 40. Qxg6+ {+3.76/12 4s} Kf8 {+0.38/9
0s} 41. Kg2 {+3.84/12 2s (Th1)} Qf6 {+6.55/12 2s (Te7)}
42. Rf1 {+6.23/14 2s} Qxf1+ {+7.12/13 2s} 43. Kxf1
{+6.52/14 2s} 1-0

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[Sylwy]

Hey man, THANK YOU !

A very active engine. Just let me know - please - its command line parameters. I don't know if I installed this engine in a correct way.

THANK YOU again !

SilvianR

There's no command line parameters for Comet. The file comet.ics contains the configuration information. Mine looks like this:

Code: Select all

MAX_HASH [nr of megabytes]:256
PONDER [ON or OFF]: ON
SELECTIVITY [ON or OFF]: OFF
BOOK [ON or OFF]: ON
RESIGN [ON or OFF]: ON
OFFER_DRAW [ON or OFF]: ON
ICS-INFO [ON or OFF]: OFF
TB_PATH: C:\Games\Chess\Tablebases
TB_CACHE [nr of megabytes]:16
SHOW_PONDER [ON or OFF]: ON
ENGINE_BEEP [ON or OFF]: OFF

THANK YOU !

My comet.ics has only the first four lines !

SilvianR

[laoliveirajr]

Previously, when reached smaller depth yet, the Capivara chess engine was able to make some unusual moves, for an engine, because its purpose from the beginning was to promote fun in games against amateurs human ...

Below is a game of those times
(A beautiful sacrifice! Into a draw, N. Short style?)

[pgn]
[Event "Minors Grand Challange"]
[Site "http://www.giocareascacchi.it/utility/f ... -piu-.html"]
[Date "2011.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capivara LK 0.07t02"]
[Black "Faile"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Alapin, 2...d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "Program"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6
8. Nc3 Qd6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 h6 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. O-O Rac8 14.
Rfe1 a6 15. Qd2 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 f5 19. Qg6+ Kh8
20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2
[/pgn]

[carldaman]

To the prior list I might add Delphil which plays speculative attacking chess; then the new TrappyBeowulf is worthy of mention. Chenard plays interesting games and makes for a good sparring partner.

Regards,
CL

[mar]

Previously, when reached smaller depth yet, the Capivara chess engine was able to make some unusual moves, for an engine, because its purpose from the beginning was to promote fun in games against amateurs human ...

Below is a game of those times
(A beautiful sacrifice! Into a draw, N. Short style?)

Nice sac Lourenco, a pity that Capivara was only happy with a draw

[Modern Times]

I quite like Gaviota ! I haven't watched the latest version play yet, but I always found prior versions entertaining to watch.

[carldaman]

Curious, Ruxy, do you like Pharaon nearly as much as ZChess 2.0? Or is it a case of more strength at the expense of style?

Cheers,
CL

[jdart]

Junior is different, too. Usually does not do that well against the very top engines but it can win from time to time. Its evals seem to differ from other programs' pretty often.

--Jon

[Sylwy]

Curious, Ruxy,1.- do you like Pharaon nearly as much as ZChess 2.0? 2.- Or is it a case of more strength at the expense of style?

Cheers,
CL

Hi Carl !

1.- For sure NO ! ZChess 2.00 London is an absolutely incredible engine. Playing even versus Houdini 3 ( or Sublimello 1.1 ) I have seen superb moves !

2.-For sure YES. The strength asks rigurosity and that's the death of art.

Strength versus art ? A dilemma ? I chossed years ago !

Have a superb weekend, Carl !
SilvianR