Houdini 1.5 leads TCEC with perfect score!
Press:
http://www.chessdom.com/news-2011/houdini-chess-engine
TCEC:
http://www.tcec-chess.org/
Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
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Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
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Re: Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
Fascinating, and an incredible blunder by ChessDom. It isn't to besmirch Houdini BTW, as that is not the problem. It is the fact they are promoting a small private computer chess tournament, with no official recognition, on their front page as the main article, after only three rounds, which is the sort of reporting reserved for major international chess tournaments.... It is amazingly bad judgment, and beyond stupid.De Vos W wrote:Houdini 1.5 leads TCEC with perfect score!
Press:
http://www.chessdom.com/news-2011/houdini-chess-engine
TCEC:
http://www.tcec-chess.org/
Of course, I'm happy for Martin, but this changes nothing.
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Re: Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
I think it's all about Houdini being noticed as the strongest engine --free- and not the tournament itself. For those that might still don't know Rybka's supremacy is past it's indeed a good service provided by ChessDom.Albert Silver wrote:Fascinating, and an incredible blunder by ChessDom. It isn't to besmirch Houdini BTW, as that is not the problem. It is the fact they are promoting a small private computer chess tournament, with no official recognition, on their front page as the main article, after only three rounds, which is the sort of reporting reserved for major international chess tournaments.... It is amazingly bad judgment, and beyond stupid.De Vos W wrote:Houdini 1.5 leads TCEC with perfect score!
Press:
http://www.chessdom.com/news-2011/houdini-chess-engine
TCEC:
http://www.tcec-chess.org/
Of course, I'm happy for Martin, but this changes nothing.
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Re: Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
LOL, haters gonna hate.Albert Silver wrote:Fascinating, and an incredible blunder by ChessDom. It isn't to besmirch Houdini BTW, as that is not the problem. It is the fact they are promoting a small private computer chess tournament, with no official recognition, on their front page as the main article, after only three rounds, which is the sort of reporting reserved for major international chess tournaments.... It is amazingly bad judgment, and beyond stupid.
Of course, I'm happy for Martin, but this changes nothing.
Three random comments:
1) Martin is doing an excellent job with the TCEC, it's great that he gets some deserved recognition.
2) If your reaction isn't to "besmirch", please explain us what your point is, because you're doing exactly that.
3) Would your reaction have been the same if Rybka was dominating the tournament, or if the article was written by Chessbase?
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Re: Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
Some private testers have know for sometime just how strong TheDe Vos W wrote:Houdini 1.5 leads TCEC with perfect score!
Press:
http://www.chessdom.com/news-2011/houdini-chess-engine
TCEC:
http://www.tcec-chess.org/
Houdini is. Now it is getting some deserved press.
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Re: Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
Albert Silver wrote:Fascinating, and an incredible blunder by ChessDom. It isn't to besmirch Houdini BTW, as that is not the problem. It is the fact they are promoting a small private computer chess tournament, with no official recognition, on their front page as the main article, after only three rounds, which is the sort of reporting reserved for major international chess tournaments.... It is amazingly bad judgment, and beyond stupid.De Vos W wrote:Houdini 1.5 leads TCEC with perfect score!
Press:
http://www.chessdom.com/news-2011/houdini-chess-engine
TCEC:
http://www.tcec-chess.org/
Of course, I'm happy for Martin, but this changes nothing.
"It is the fact they are promoting a small private computer chess tournament, with no official recognition, on their front page as the main article, after only three rounds, which is the sort of reporting reserved for major international chess tournaments.... "
I don't know if it matters, but after 4 rounds Houdini 1.5 is 4-0.
Since reporting on a tournament after only 3 round is one of your issues with the report.
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Re: Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
1) Yes, I agree, hence my comment.Houdini wrote:LOL, haters gonna hate.Albert Silver wrote:Fascinating, and an incredible blunder by ChessDom. It isn't to besmirch Houdini BTW, as that is not the problem. It is the fact they are promoting a small private computer chess tournament, with no official recognition, on their front page as the main article, after only three rounds, which is the sort of reporting reserved for major international chess tournaments.... It is amazingly bad judgment, and beyond stupid.
Of course, I'm happy for Martin, but this changes nothing.
Three random comments:
1) Martin is doing an excellent job with the TCEC, it's great that he gets some deserved recognition.
2) If your reaction isn't to "besmirch", please explain us what your point is, because you're doing exactly that.
3) Would your reaction have been the same if Rybka was dominating the tournament, or if the article was written by Chessbase?
2) No, it is not. My comment has nothing whatsoever to do with Houdini or TCEC per se. Chessdom is a news site that caters to smaller organizers and players by suggesting they will get better coverage there since there is little to no filter on quality of events, and providing reports on major events as well. Right now, events such as the Iranian national championship and others, are a mere footnote on their pages, with precedence given to a one-man private event, which is a mighty slap in the face to them.
3) The article would never appear on Chessbase, ChessVibes, or other. It is hard enough getting the major events covered (WCCC, etc.), much less a small private event.
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Re: Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
Houdini wiped out Rybka 4 today, totally outplaying it.
Houdini is so much stronger than Rybka 4 that it is downright scary. Scary if you're a Rybka fanboy, that is.
Houdini is so much stronger than Rybka 4 that it is downright scary. Scary if you're a Rybka fanboy, that is.
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Re: Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
Now that I have acquired CS Tal II and already having Junior with limit strength....I am a fanboy of those engines as they are super fun to play against!notyetagm wrote:Houdini wiped out Rybka 4 today, totally outplaying it.
Houdini is so much stronger than Rybka 4 that it is downright scary. Scary if you're a Rybka fanboy, that is.
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Re: Houdini is getting some wider press. Congratulations!
The Rybka 4 fish is "BESMIRCHED"notyetagm wrote:Houdini wiped out Rybka 4 today, totally outplaying it.
Houdini is so much stronger than Rybka 4 that it is downright scary. Scary if you're a Rybka fanboy, that is.
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