stockfish 8 is out

[fern]

...If only I could get a new brain....

[S.Taylor]

https://groups.google.com/forum/m/?_esc ... CoojE9O5jU

So, as long as Houdini hasn't got even much stronger yet again, then perhaps this new SF 8 is the clear best, and will still be competitive in the top ten, in ten years from now! (just like the old Rybka 4.1 is still in the top ten in some tests).

[Henk]

...If only I could get a new brain....

Eating less frequently, special food, no stress, exercise creates new brain cells.

But to change that you need a Spartan mentality.

[S.Taylor]

...If only I could get a new brain....

Eating less frequently, special food, no stress, exercise creates new brain cells.

But to change that you need a Spartan mentality.

Fernando is ALWAYS saying this, that the old engines are absolutely strong enough for most of us. (So why should we need stronger engines if our brains aren't getting stronger also!)

[fern]

Right. So I am already thinking in taking off the closet the reverend Chess Challenger 7

Old brain regards

[Henk]

Curiosity, science, solving the puzzle.

[Dann Corbit]

Propeller planes were fast enough but someone made jets anyway.

[Dann Corbit]

https://groups.google.com/forum/m/?_esc ... CoojE9O5jU

So, as long as Houdini hasn't got even much stronger yet again, then perhaps this new SF 8 is the clear best, and will still be competitive in the top ten, in ten years from now! (just like the old Rybka 4.1 is still in the top ten in some tests).

Rybka 4.1 is 5 years old, not 10.
5 years from now it will not be top 10.

[fern]

Yes, but I still prefer ships propulsed by sails...

[yanquis1972]

could someone explain to me (i ask in all ignorance/innocence) why stockfish doesnt do whatever it is asmfish does? i get something like 8MN/s w/ SF8 & over 10MN/s with asmfish. im using the bmi_2 compile, & its not explained by large pages, so is the speedup 'pure' or is there a performance hit as a result of it?