TCEC superfinal underway
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TCEC superfinal underway
Current game started:
1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 *
I have this analysis for the position:
[d]rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4P3/8/8/PPPPP1PP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - acd 42; acs 25377; bm d6; c3 "d6"; cce -29; ce -46; id "Silver-Gambit.01"; pm d6 {2535} Nc6 {383} d5 {9} f6 {4} Bc5 {2} Qh4+ {2} Bd6 {1} g5 {1}; pv d6 exd6 Bxd6 Nf3 Bg4 e3 Ne7 Be2 O-O O-O c5 Nc3 Nbc6 g3 Qb6 Ng5 Bxe2 Qxe2 h6 Nge4 Bc7;
1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 *
I have this analysis for the position:
[d]rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4P3/8/8/PPPPP1PP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - acd 42; acs 25377; bm d6; c3 "d6"; cce -29; ce -46; id "Silver-Gambit.01"; pm d6 {2535} Nc6 {383} d5 {9} f6 {4} Bc5 {2} Qh4+ {2} Bd6 {1} g5 {1}; pv d6 exd6 Bxd6 Nf3 Bg4 e3 Ne7 Be2 O-O O-O c5 Nc3 Nbc6 g3 Qb6 Ng5 Bxe2 Qxe2 h6 Nge4 Bc7;
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Re: TCEC superfinal underway
great opening to start, though engines defused it in no-time, without any of the audience understanding what the heck was happening... lol
Re: TCEC superfinal underway
SF has only lost 1 game this season and it was bookless game! Regression: last season was zero loss
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Re: TCEC superfinal underway
SF loss was self-inflicted. Serves it right for playing the FRENCH ha!Jouni wrote:SF has only lost 1 game this season and it was bookless game! Regression: last season was zero loss.
Re: TCEC superfinal underway
Now 100 games and 1 loss. This is becoming boring! We need stronger opponents for the fish.
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Re: TCEC superfinal underway
H is optimistic by using default contempt of +2.
It's wrong to blame contempt solely, but 4 games can potentially be lost in a 100 game match by using default contempt. Those 4 games could instead have been draw.
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The objectively highest level of play is achieved without contempt, i.e. Contempt value 0.
A contempt value of 2 will typically reduce the draw rate in a match by about 4%.
Re: TCEC superfinal underway
The solution is simply to give the opponents more time so you have stronger opponents for the fish.Jouni wrote:Now 100 games and 1 loss. This is becoming boring! We need stronger opponents for the fish.
Alternatively if it is too long give the champion less time to make the next competition more interesting.
Re: TCEC superfinal underway
I wouldn't want to delay our witnessing of something closer to perfect chess just because it is a one man show.
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Re: TCEC superfinal underway
I like watching SF play. But I hate to see another top engine get smashed, as is currrently happening.
TCEC should have a "Mercy" rule that stops the super-final at the midpoint if one engine has a very large lead of about 8+ points. Since no adjustments or updates are allowed during the match, the situation will continue approximately as is.
TCEC should have a "Mercy" rule that stops the super-final at the midpoint if one engine has a very large lead of about 8+ points. Since no adjustments or updates are allowed during the match, the situation will continue approximately as is.
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Re: TCEC superfinal underway
What for? Stockfish is really stronger much. TOP-2 really doesn't reach the level of TOP-1 at the moment. And this is his problem. In my opinion, Stockfish willn't longer have competitors.