Houdini 1.5 - increase in strenght at LTC

[JAMerolle]

teb how about i take my H pawn and mate you 30 moves later

[AdminX]

teb how about i take my H pawn and mate you 30 moves later

It will have to wait till tomorrow, been online gaming on the 360 and PS3 with my son. Handles are AdministratorX for 360 and Eight02Dot11 for the PS3.

PS: No Homo on the Mate in 30!

[JAMerolle]

Ted no reason for the homo comment , but your right its mate in 25 moves

[Event "Rated game, 16m + 5s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NYTed"]
[Black "JAMerolle"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "1808"]
[BlackElo "1818"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.12.24"]
[TimeControl "960+5"]

1. e4 {0} h5 {0} 2. Nf3 {1} c6 {4} 3. d4 {2} Na6 {2} 4. Nc3 {7} Nc7 {3} 5. Bd3
{3} g6 {7} 6. e5 {6} Bg7 {7} 7. Ne4 {3} d5 {4} 8. exd6 {14} exd6 {2} 9. O-O {6}
Nf6 {12} 10. Bg5 {5} Ne6 {7} 11. Re1 {8} O-O {22} 12. Bxf6 {14} Bxf6 {2} 13.
Nxf6+ {5} Qxf6 {1} 14. c3 {7} Nf4 {7} 15. Bc2 {40} Bg4 {25} 16. Re3 {2} Rae8 {
15} 17. h3 {7} Rxe3 {16} 18. fxe3 {1} Nxh3+ {6} 19. gxh3 {12} Bxf3 {3} 20. Qf1
{8} Re8 {22} 21. Re1 {8} Qg5+ {7} 22. Kh2 {4} Rxe3 {10} 23. Rxe3 {5} Qxe3 {2}
24. Bb3 {9} Qf4+ {19} 25. Kg1 {19} Qg3+ {2 NYTed resigns (Lag: Av=0.43s,
max=0.7s)} 0-1

[AdminX]

Ted no reason for the homo comment , but your right its mate in 25 moves

[Event "Rated game, 16m + 5s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NYTed"]
[Black "JAMerolle"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "1808"]
[BlackElo "1818"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.12.24"]
[TimeControl "960+5"]

1. e4 {0} h5 {0} 2. Nf3 {1} c6 {4} 3. d4 {2} Na6 {2} 4. Nc3 {7} Nc7 {3} 5. Bd3
{3} g6 {7} 6. e5 {6} Bg7 {7} 7. Ne4 {3} d5 {4} 8. exd6 {14} exd6 {2} 9. O-O {6}
Nf6 {12} 10. Bg5 {5} Ne6 {7} 11. Re1 {8} O-O {22} 12. Bxf6 {14} Bxf6 {2} 13.
Nxf6+ {5} Qxf6 {1} 14. c3 {7} Nf4 {7} 15. Bc2 {40} Bg4 {25} 16. Re3 {2} Rae8 {
15} 17. h3 {7} Rxe3 {16} 18. fxe3 {1} Nxh3+ {6} 19. gxh3 {12} Bxf3 {3} 20. Qf1
{8} Re8 {22} 21. Re1 {8} Qg5+ {7} 22. Kh2 {4} Rxe3 {10} 23. Rxe3 {5} Qxe3 {2}
24. Bb3 {9} Qf4+ {19} 25. Kg1 {19} Qg3+ {2 NYTed resigns (Lag: Av=0.43s,
max=0.7s)} 0-1

We could go on, but hey this is a computer chess forum. So I will stop, but hey please feel free to continue. We both suck.

[Event "Rated game, 16m + 5s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NYTed"]
[Black "JAMerolle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "1844"]
[Annotator "Summers,Ted"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.10.11"]
[TimeControl "960+5"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 3. f4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Na6
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8.
fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nfd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 9. c3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:12]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 13. Ne4 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 14. Nfg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:
27]} 15. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:16]}
f5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 17. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 18. dxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 19. b4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:
10]} 20. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 21. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:40]} 23. Bg5 {
[%emt 0:00:27]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 24. Bxd8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxf1 {[%emt 0:
00:15]} 25. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 26. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 27. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxc7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 28.
Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 29. Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke7 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 30. Qd6+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 31. Qe5+ {[%emt
0:00:42]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 32. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:20]}
33. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 34. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:09]
JAMerolle resigns (Lag: Av=0.42s, max=1.0s)} 1-0

[Event "Rated game, 16m + 5s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "JAMerolle"]
[Black "NYTed"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1824"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[Annotator "Summers,Ted"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2010.10.11"]
[TimeControl "960+5"]

1. h4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. Na3 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 7. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 8. d4
{[%emt 0:00:11]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 9. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 10. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 11. exf3 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13.
Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:19]} 14. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qd6 {[%emt
0:00:08]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]}
Ba6+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 17. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. Rh3 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qxh2 {[%emt 0:00:
08]} 20. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 21. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ng3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 23. Kf2 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxh1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Bxh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:
00:23]} 25. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 26. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
c5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 27. h5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qxh5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 28. Be3 {
[%emt 0:00:46]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 29. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:
00:13] JAMerolle resigns} 0-1

[Event "Rated game, 20m + 5s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2010.10.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "JAMerolle"]
[Black "NYTed"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1818"]
[BlackElo "1771"]
[Annotator "Summers,Ted"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2010.10.04"]
[TimeControl "1200+5"]

1. h4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd6
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 8. d4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Nh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:21]
} 10. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 11. b4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} g5 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. Nh5 {[%emt
0:00:08]} Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 14. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
15. Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 16. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxg3
{[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 18. Kd2 {[%emt
0:00:44]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 19. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
20. Qh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 21. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf8 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 22. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:45]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Rh4 {[%emt
0:00:14]} Qxf2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 24. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:15]}
25. Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 26. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ng6 {
[%emt 0:00:51]} 27. a4 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Rxh4 {[%emt 0:
04:46]} Qxh4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 30.
bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 31. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} a5 {[%emt
0:00:26]} 32. Qh6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 33. Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:27]
} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 34. Bxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 35. Ne3
{[%emt 0:00:05]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 36. Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:
00:12]} 37. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 38. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:25]}
Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 39. Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 40. Kd1 {
[%emt 0:00:21]} Qg1+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 41. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:
52]} 42. Qb7+ {[%emt 0:00:57]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 43. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:00:35]}
Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 44. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 45. Qd8+ {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 46. Qe7+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:
23]} 47. Qf8+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 48. Qf7+ {[%emt 0:00:08]}
Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qh6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. Qxh6+
{[%emt 0:00:12]} Kxh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 52. Ng4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 53. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
Ra2+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 55. Nxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 56. Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 57. Nxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 58. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
a2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 59. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 60. c4 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 61. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} a1=Q {[%emt 0:
00:08]} 62. Nxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 63. d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Qc1+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 64. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Kc5 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 66. d6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 67. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 68. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Rxd6+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 69. Kxd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 70. Nb7+ {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:04] JAMerolle resigns (Lag: Av=0.55s, max=1.
4s)} 0-1

[Damir]

Why spam Houdini thread with this kind of nonsense ?

Regards

Damir

[JAMerolle]

when can we fit some games in ?

[rabbits]

Thanks Bram. I'll have a go at getting it to work.
Al

[AdminX]

Final Result

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000
Time Control 120m/40+60m/20

Houdini 1.5 x64 +89 +6/=13/-1 62.50% 12.5/20

Deep Rybka 4 x64 -89 +1/=13/-6 37.50% 7.5/20

All games can be downloaded here.