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Which chess engine do you like the best and why? FREE vs Commercial?
As the competition heats up what do you think will happen? Was Robbolito/Ippolit vs Chessbase Houdini and Rybka a while back a good thing? Is "Komodo Development" shadowing "Stockfish Development"? Is that a strategy that will work long term? What price is too much to pay? What other major players will enter this 2 way debate down the line? (other engines seem to be closing fast) Let me know what you think.......Thx AR

SF is free and the best.

Best,
Gerold.

Thanks gerold daniels........amazing.. only one person brave enough to comment in a public forum on the subject of Komodo vs Stockfish
wow.....no words.....fear is a terrible thing!!

fear of what, exactly?

Anyway, I like SF because the name is cool. Plus, it's free. Thinking of buying K as well.

gerold wrote:SF is free and the best.

Best,
Gerold.

NO engine is the best. It depends on what you're looking for in a position. Are you looking at it technically, speculatively? Are you going to play against this program as a human,etc?

Do you like tweaking parameters?

Stockfish is obviously very strong but there are other factors to consider.

reflectionofpower wrote:

gerold wrote:SF is free and the best.

Best,
Gerold.

NO engine is the best. It depends on what you're looking for in a position. Are you looking at it technically, speculatively? Are you going to play against this program as a human,etc?

Do you like tweaking parameters?

Stockfish is obviously very strong but there are other factors to consider.

Say I wanted to learn how to box inside to the body. Well I would go to Tyson or Marciano. If I am fighting them would I say, "I am going to the body with these guys even though I am not so good at it." RIP my friend.

The very best GM's are good at all aspects of the game, attack, defense, countering, endgame, tactics,etc.

I am amazed at how I will take the strongest engines and look at a position and then look at it through other engines eyes that greatly differ in style and sometimes their move seems better to me as a human which is what I am looking at anyway.

Look at Tal's games or any other well known speculative player. You look at the games from a technical stand point they do not stand up as well but they won nevertheless. To beat a (C) in a gambit or speculative play is suicide at best but it works on people like gold.

supersharp77 wrote:.. only one person brave enough to comment in a public forum on the subject of Komodo vs Stockfish
wow.....no words.....fear is a terrible thing!!

Hi AA !

No fear, no secrets. On entry level systems (32-bit; 1 CPU) at TC between 1'-30' per game Stockfish rules !
Tonight - in the apropriate section - I'll post a triple test of a friend of mine:

Komodo 8 vs Stockfish 6
Komodo 9 vs Stockfish 6
Komodo 9.1 vs Stockfish 6

Not to speak here about the latest development versions of Stockfish ! Komodo is good but only in special hardware conditions ! The results are results. The rest = words !

Regards,
SilvianR

supersharp77 wrote:Thanks gerold daniels........amazing.. only one person brave enough to comment in a public forum on the subject of Komodo vs Stockfish
wow.....no words.....fear is a terrible thing!!

It's not fear, it's just that this is such a new, original topic.

http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 01&t=50060

Regards,
SilvianR

Thx Ruxy interesting results at fast time control.......my tests show Komodo is closing fast......dead heat......TOO CLOSE TO CALL.....