Critter-1.4 is out

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zullil
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Critter-1.4 is out

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http://www.vlasak.biz/critter/

No Mac version yet.
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Graham Banks
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Re: Critter-1.4 is out

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Thanks Richard plus anybody else involved. :)
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Sylwy
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Re: Critter-1.4 is out

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zullil wrote:http://www.vlasak.biz/critter/

No Mac version yet.

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.......THANK YOU !

:lol: SilvianR :wink:
Karol Majewski
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Re: Critter-1.4 is out

Post by Karol Majewski »

zullil wrote:http://www.vlasak.biz/critter/

No Mac version yet.
Thanks. Great news, but..... while creating Critter 1.4 in Fritz 13, the GUI crashes! :( Anyone to confirm?
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Re: Critter-1.4 is out

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Thanks Richard..

At the moment i can't install it under Fritz12Gui the sse4 version?
Give directly error and i have to close the Gui.

In Arena 3 it loaded..

In Console i can use.

JP
mhalstern
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Re: Critter-1.4 is out

Post by mhalstern »

Richard,

Thanks,

What is the expected elo gain over the previous version?
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Laskos
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Re: Critter-1.4 is out

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zullil wrote:http://www.vlasak.biz/critter/

No Mac version yet.
+60 +/- 25 Elo points in 600 games against Critter 1.2. Seems very close to Houdini 1.5, maybe even a bit stronger.
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Denzwell
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Re: Critter-1.4 is out

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zullil wrote:http://www.vlasak.biz/critter/

No Mac version yet.
Does'nt work on Fritz Gui
Christian Goralski
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Re: Critter-1.4 is out

Post by Christian Goralski »

Hi,

same problem here under Fritz 13 GUI with sse4 version, doesn`t work!

Sincerely Christian Goralski
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Matthias Gemuh
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Re: Critter-1.4 is out

Post by Matthias Gemuh »

Runs fine under ChessGUI 0.238 !

... and is strong 8-)

Code: Select all

[Event "Third World War"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2011.12.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "BigLion 2.23w"]
[Black "Critter 1.4 64-bit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2090"]
[BlackElo "3096"]
[Time "20:57:17"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Opening "C54"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Number "1"]
[Termination "checkmate"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Q6600 }
1.e4 {0/1 0s} e5 {0/1 0s} 2.Nf3 {0/1 0s} Nc6 {0/1 0s} 3.Bc4 {0/1 0s}
Bc5 {0/1 0s} 4.c3 {0/1 0s} Nf6 {0/1 0s} 5.d3 {0/1 0s} d6 {0/1 0s}
6.b4 {0/1 0s} Bb6 {0/1 0s} 7.a4 {0/1 0s} a6 {0/1 0s} 8.O-O {0/1 0s}
O-O {0/1 0s} 9.Nbd2 {-11/4 3s} Ba7 {-5/14 4s (Be6)} 10.Bb2 {-5/6 4s (Nb3)}
Qe7 {0/14 2s (Bg4)} 11.Qc2 {0/6 4s (b5)} Bd7 {0/14 4s (Bg4)}
12.Rae1 {-11/5 4s (Qb3)} b5 {22/14 2s (Rae8)} 13.axb5 {-14/5 4s (Bd5)}
axb5 {34/13 2s (axb5)} 14.Bb3 {-5/6 4s (Bb3)} Rfe8 {31/14 4s (Bb6)}
15.Ng5 {0/6 4s (Ng5)} Nd8 {33/16 2s (Rf8)} 16.d4 {-3/5 2s (Ngf3)}
Nh5 {28/15 2s (Ne6)} 17.Ngf3 {4/5 2s (Ngf3)} Nf4 {30/15 2s (exd4)}
18.dxe5 {13/6 2s (Kh1)} Nc6 {50/14 3s (dxe5)} 19.exd6 {106/6 2s (c4)}
Qxd6 {25/14 3s (cxd6)} 20.Ng5 {108/5 2s (e5)} Ne5 {39/13 3s (Ne5)}
21.Ba1 {99/5 2s (Ndf3)} Qg6 {461/14 3s (Qf6)} 22.h4 {-103/5 2s (h4)}
h6 {446/14 2s (h6)} 23.g3 {-167/4 2s (c4)} hxg5 {704/13 7s (Nh3)}
24.gxf4 {-165/5 2s (Kh1)} gxf4+ {1039/12 2s (gxf4)} 25.Kh1 {-397/8 1s (Kh2)}
Qh5 {876/9 0s (Qg4)} 26.Rb1 {-308/5 2s (Bxf7)} Qxh4+ {30991/24 2s (Qxh4)}
27.Kg1 {-1357/8 1s (Kg1)} f3 {30993/32 1s} 28.Bxf7+ {-546/4 2s (Bxf7)}
Kh8 {30995/64 0s} 29.Bxe8 {-289/3 2s (c4)} Qg3+ {30997/64 1s (Qg4)}
30.Kh1 {0/0 0s (Kh1)} Qg2+ {30999/63 2s}
0-1

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