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CPU : AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1045T Processor, 2700 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 6 Logical Processor(s)
Operating System : Windows 7
Cores : 2 cores each engine
Hash tables : 1 GB each
EGTB : 4 piece
Ponder : ON
TB cache : 64 MB
Time Control : 40 moves/40 minutes
Opening books : Engines own books (Or book freely available to download recommended by the author)
Learning : ON
GUI : Arena 3.5
(http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/40 ... e_cpu.html)
2. Engines can ONLY be entered by the author. If an author wishes to participate he/she can e-mail me on my gmail account lsmith12341985
3. Engines will be matched according to their rating on the CCRL 40/40 pure single cpu rating list.
4. Matches will be first come, first serve. If you enter and your engine is somewhere between 2600-2699 CCRL rating list you won't play until
another engine within the same range enters. In the case of the 3000+ engines they can play any engines above that rating, but not below. This
is to ensure that competition remains close and there are no blowouts.
5. Engines must be compatible with UCI/WB.
6. Each match will be 12 games. If a tie occours a series of 5min+1s games will be played to determine the winner.
7. If enough interest is garnered and enough engines are entered then I will begin creating brackets or divisions.
8. Matches will be announced a week in advance and will begin on Monday the 11th of May.
9. If engine authors care to give me different settings or books that they may feel to be optimal please feel free to do so. Beta versions are also
welcome.
10. If an engine crashes or plays a wrong/illegal move it will be considered a loss.
As a test match in the meantime to get tuned I will play a Gaviota 1.0 vs Arasan 17.5 (seeing as how both authors are active in the forum and
they both support own books, learning, EGTB's, MP and are very close in rating) and see how it goes.
The aim of these matches is not to find out which engine is stronger but to let the engines 'stretch their legs'. Rarely if ever do engines get to test their own books or learning features in tournaments. Knowing which opponent you have a week in advance will allow prep for your opponent if you wish.
Now for the engine settings:
Arasan 17.5 by Jon Dart set up as Winboard engine
book.bin
This is my arasan.rc file (with comments removed)
log.enabled=false
store_games=false
book.book_enabled=true
book.selectivity=50
book.random=0
learning.position_learning=true
search.can_resign=true
search.resign_threshold=-500
search.hash_table_size=1024M
search.ncpus=2
search.use_tablebases=true
search.gtb_cache_size=64M
search.gtb_path=c:\Engines\Gaviota\egtb
Gaviota 1.0 by Miguel A. Ballicora set up as Winboard engine
gavibook.bin
This is my gaviota.ini.txt file (with comments removed)
name = "Gaviota 1.0"
allow_memory_override_by_gui = on
hashmem = 1024 M
learn_table = 1 M
pawn_table = 1 M
material_table = 512 k
eval_table = 1 M
log = off
max_logs = 200
log_path = "c:\Engines\Gaviota1.0\logs"
ponder = 2
book = on
book_learn = on
book_file1 = "gavibook.bin"
book_file2 = ""
book_file3 = ""
learn = ON
use_learned = ON
learn_file = "C:\Engines\Gaviota1.0\learn.epd"
mute_plies = 8
terse_plies = 14
root_updates = on
alert_nps = 10000
resign_mode = on
kibitz = off
use_tablebase = on
tb_decoding_scheme = 4
tb_probing_hard_depth = 5
tb_probing_soft_depth = 2
tb_cache_size = 64 M
tb_path_1 = "C:\Engines\Gaviota1.0\egtb"
tb_path_2 = ""
tb_path_3 = ""
tb_path_4 = ""
tb_long_output = off
tb_pouncing_mode = on
SAN = off
cores = 2
bt_length = 6
bt_threshold_w = 0
bt_threshold_b = -50
consider_lag = on
pv_nonmove_codes = on
easy_moves_allowed = on
smp_depth = 4
smp_width_default = 1
smp_width_min_cut = 2
smp_width_min_all = 1
smp_width_min_pv = 1
smp_split_max_cut = 2
smp_split_max_all = 16
smp_split_max_pv = 4
If Jon or Miguel have any different parameters, books, or beta versions they'd like to send to me they may do so at my gmail account lsmith12341985. This tune up match will take place on Friday May the 8th. Results should be in on the following Sunday.