Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

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beram
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Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

Post by beram »

Have played my first 100 games with Houdini 5
Privat testbook 25 lines, AMD X6 1090T 3200 Mhz
TC 3m+2s, 4CPU, ponder off

Stockfish wins +20 -7 =73 56,5%

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Houdini 5 - SF 8, Blitz 3m+2s                           
1   Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT  +20/=73/-7 56.50%   56.5/100
2   Houdini 5 x64-popc     +7/=73/-20 43.50%   43.5/100
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Re: Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

Post by JJJ »

Yes, that's indicate Houdini between stockfish 8 and Komodo 10.2

We don't know yet if Houdini will be better at longer time control.
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Re: Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

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JJJ wrote:Yes, that's indicate Houdini between stockfish 8 and Komodo 10.2

We don't know yet if Houdini will be better at longer time control.
Won't be better than Stockfish. You can bet on that.
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Re: Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

Post by Uri Blass »

APassionForCriminalJustic wrote:
JJJ wrote:Yes, that's indicate Houdini between stockfish 8 and Komodo 10.2

We don't know yet if Houdini will be better at longer time control.
Won't be better than Stockfish. You can bet on that.
I think that we simply do not know about longer time control.
The only way to know is testing.

The gap between stockfish and houdini at short time control is not so big to be sure that stockfish is better at long time control.
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Re: Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

Post by beram »

Uri Blass wrote:
APassionForCriminalJustic wrote:
JJJ wrote:Yes, that's indicate Houdini between stockfish 8 and Komodo 10.2

We don't know yet if Houdini will be better at longer time control.
Won't be better than Stockfish. You can bet on that.
I think that we simply do not know about longer time control.
The only way to know is testing.

The gap between stockfish and houdini at short time control is not so big to be sure that stockfish is better at long time control.
Instructive black H5 win just to illustrate the strong side of Houdini 5
At move 22 h3 , for very long time SF8 sees position as equal only at very long depth 38 it sees the better position and best move Kh8 played at depth 18 by Houdini5

[pgn]
[Event "Houdini 5 - SF 8, Blitz 3m+2s"]
[Site "AMD X6 1090T 3200 Mhz (Fritzm"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT"]
[Black "Houdini 5 x64-popc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[Annotator "Bram"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

{AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor 3207 MHz W=24.9 plies; 4.975kN/s B=19.
1 plies; 6.516kN/s} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Qc2
h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 {Both last book move} 9. e3 {[%eval 16,24] [%emt 0:00:
14]} f5 {[%eval -1,18] [%emt 0:00:15]} 10. Bd3 {[%eval 0,24] [%emt 0:00:13]}
O-O {[%eval 23,20] [%emt 0:00:35] (h5)} 11. O-O {[%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:05]}
Bxc3 {[%eval 15,22] [%emt 0:00:06]} 12. bxc3 {[%eval 10,22] [%emt 0:00:01]} d6
{[%eval 13,20] [%emt 0:00:01]} 13. d5 {[%eval 0,26] [%emt 0:00:07]} Nc5 {
[%eval 5,22] [%emt 0:00:08]} 14. Nd4 {[%eval 0,26] [%emt 0:00:01]} Nba6 {
[%eval -15,18] [%emt 0:00:04] (f4)} 15. f4 {[%eval 0,26] [%emt 0:00:05] (Nxe6)}
Qe7 {[%eval -4,18] [%emt 0:00:07] (Qe8)} 16. Be2 {[%eval 40,22] [%emt 0:00:05]}
Rf6 {[%eval -4,19] [%emt 0:00:05] (g4)} 17. a4 {[%eval 24,24] [%emt 0:00:10]
(Rf3)} Ne4 {[%eval 13,20] [%emt 0:00:07]} 18. Nxe6 {[%eval 6,26] [%emt 0:00:13]
} Bc8 {[%eval 5,20] [%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Nd4 {[%eval 2,28] [%emt 0:00:06]} Nac5
{[%eval -15,19] [%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Be1 {[%eval 1,25] [%emt 0:00:01] (a5)} a5 {
[%eval -40,18] [%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Bd1 {[%eval 1,28] [%emt 0:00:05]} Bd7 {
[%eval -38,21] [%emt 0:00:20]} 22. h3 {[%eval 1,31] [%emt 0:00:12] (Qe2)
2215: Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT - Houdini 5 x64-popc, Houdini 5 - SF 8, Blitz
3m+2s r5k1/2pbq3/1p1p1r1p/p1nP1pp1/P1PNnP2/2P1P2P/2Q3P1/R2BBRK1 b - - 0 1
Analysis by Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT: 22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2 Qg6 25.Bc2
Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1 = (0.00) Depth: 35/44 00:00:21
141mN 22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2 Qg6 25.Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1
= (0.00) Depth: 36/44 00:00:26 180mN 22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2 Qg6 25.
Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1 = (0.00) Depth: 37/44 00:00:33
231mN 22...Rf7 = (-0.07 !) Depth: 38/44 00:01:07 469mN 22...Rf7
= (-0.14 !) Depth: 38/44 00:01:36 669mN 22...Rf7 = (-0.25 !)
Depth: 38/44 00:02:15 947mN 22...Kh8 =/+ (-0.40 !) Depth: 38/57
00:17:24 7272mN 22...Kh8 23.Bh5 Rg8 24.Kh2 Rff8 25.Bd1 Rg7 26.Ra2 Rfg8 27.
Qb1 Qe8 28.Kh1 Qg6 29.Kg1 gxf4 30.exf4 Bxa4 31.Bf3 Bd7 32.Kh1 Bc8 33.Re2 Re7
34.Qc2 Ba6 35.Bh4 Ree8 36.Nb5 Bxb5 37.cxb5 Ng3+ 38.Bxg3 Rxe2 39.Qxe2 Qxg3 40.
Qe3 Qh4 41.Ra1 Qf6 42.Qd4 Qxd4 43.cxd4 =/+ (-0.47) Depth: 38/57 00:26:
07 10885mN (Bram Mourik, AMD X6 1090T 3200 Mhz (Fritzmark 23,1 6x) 10.11.
2016)} Kh8 {[%eval -61,18] [%emt 0:00:04] (Qg7)} 23. Bf3 {[%eval 1,31] [%emt 0:
00:12] (Qe2) 2215: Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT - Houdini 5 x64-popc, Houdini 5 -
SF 8, Blitz 3m+2s r5k1/2pbq3/1p1p1r1p/p1nP1pp1/P1PNnP2/2P1P2P/2Q3P1/R2BBRK1 b
- - 0 1 Analysis by Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT: 22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2
Qg6 25.Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1 = (0.00) Depth: 35/44 00:
00:21 141mN 22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2 Qg6 25.Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8
28.Ra1 = (0.00) Depth: 36/44 00:00:26 180mN 22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.
Qe2 Qg6 25.Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1 = (0.00) Depth: 37/44
00:00:33 231mN 22...Rf7 = (-0.07 !) Depth: 38/44 00:01:07 469mN
22...Rf7 = (-0.14 !) Depth: 38/44 00:01:36 669mN 22...Rf7 =
(-0.25 !) Depth: 38/44 00:02:15 947mN 22...Kh8 =/+ (-0.40 !)
Depth: 38/57 00:17:24 7272mN 22...Kh8 23.Bh5 Rg8 24.Kh2 Rff8 25.Bd1 Rg7 26.
Ra2 Rfg8 27.Qb1 Qe8 28.Kh1 Qg6 29.Kg1 gxf4 30.exf4 Bxa4 31.Bf3 Bd7 32.Kh1 Bc8
33.Re2 Re7 34.Qc2 Ba6 35.Bh4 Ree8 36.Nb5 Bxb5 37.cxb5 Ng3+ 38.Bxg3 Rxe2 39.
Qxe2 Qxg3 40.Qe3 Qh4 41.Ra1 Qf6 42.Qd4 Qxd4 43.cxd4 =/+ (-0.47) Depth:
38/57 00:26:07 10885mN (Bram Mourik, AMD X6 1090T 3200 Mhz (Fritzmark 23,
1 6x) 10.11.2016)} Rg8 {[%eval -66,21] [%emt 0:00:12] (Kg8)} 24. Ra2 {[%eval
-31,23] [%emt 0:00:10]} Rf7 {[%eval -55,19] [%emt 0:00:08] (Rff8)} 25. Kh2 {
[%eval -43,24] [%emt 0:00:16] (Ra1)} Rgg7 {[%eval -67,18] [%emt 0:00:06] (Rfg7)
} 26. g3 {[%eval -31,20] [%emt 0:00:05] (Kg1)} Rg8 {[%eval -69,18] [%emt 0:00:
07] (Rf8)} 27. Bd1 {[%eval -48,24] [%emt 0:00:37] (Qd1)} h5 {[%eval -110,18]
[%emt 0:00:04] (Rh7)} 28. Bxh5 {[%eval -48,24] [%emt 0:00:04] (fxg5)} Rh7 {
[%eval -134,18] [%emt 0:00:04]} 29. Bf3 {[%eval -47,23] [%emt 0:00:01]} g4 {
[%eval -134,17] [%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Bg2 {[%eval -33,25] [%emt 0:00:03]} gxh3 {
[%eval -115,19] [%emt 0:00:09]} 31. Bf3 {[%eval -47,26] [%emt 0:00:01] (Bxe4)}
Re8 {[%eval -140,18] [%emt 0:00:05] (Qe8)} 32. Rg1 {[%eval 0,25] [%emt 0:00:03]
} Qf7 {[%eval -150,18] [%emt 0:00:08] (Qf6)} 33. Nb5 {[%eval 0,25] [%emt 0:00:
10]} Bc8 {[%eval -119,20] [%emt 0:00:12]} 34. Nd4 {[%eval -46,26] [%emt 0:00:
22]} Qg6 {[%eval -147,20] [%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Nb3 {[%eval -48,28] [%emt 0:00:
04]} Nxb3 {[%eval -133,19] [%emt 0:00:01]} 36. Qxb3 {[%eval 0,26] [%emt 0:00:
07]} Nf6 {[%eval -135,20] [%emt 0:00:14]} 37. Bd2 {[%eval 0,28] [%emt 0:00:03]
(Bf2)} Ng4+ {[%eval -117,20] [%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Bxg4 {[%eval 0,29] [%emt 0:00:
01]} fxg4 {[%eval -109,22] [%emt 0:00:11]} 39. c5 {[%eval 0,31] [%emt 0:00:03]
(Bc1)} Qd3 {[%eval -93,21] [%emt 0:00:06] (dxc5)} 40. Bc1 {[%eval 0,30] [%emt
0:00:03]} bxc5 {[%eval -90,22] [%emt 0:00:04]} 41. Rd1 {[%eval 0,29] [%emt 0:
00:01] (Qb5)} Qe4 {[%eval -146,19] [%emt 0:00:02]} 42. c4 {[%eval -7,31] [%emt
0:00:14]} Rf7 {[%eval -134,21] [%emt 0:00:09] (Kg8)} 43. Rf2 {[%eval 0,28]
[%emt 0:00:01] (Qb5)} Ba6 {[%eval -141,20] [%emt 0:00:03] (Kg8)} 44. Rc2 {
[%eval -20,27] [%emt 0:00:05] (Qb2+)} Kh7 {[%eval -119,21] [%emt 0:00:05]} 45.
Rd3 {[%eval -29,26] [%emt 0:00:04] (Rf1)} Kg6 {[%eval -135,18] [%emt 0:00:02]
(Bb7)} 46. Rd1 {[%eval -50,28] [%emt 0:00:05] (Qc3)} Qf3 {[%eval -124,19]
[%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Rg1 {[%eval -38,29] [%emt 0:00:02]} Bc8 {[%eval -147,18]
[%emt 0:00:02] (Kh7)} 48. Rb2 {[%eval -76,22] [%emt 0:00:02] (Qb2)} Rfe7 {
[%eval -165,18] [%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Qa2 {[%eval -114,23] [%emt 0:00:02] (Re1)}
Ba6 {[%eval -213,18] [%emt 0:00:02] (Bf5)} 50. Rc2 {[%eval -154,22] [%emt 0:00:
02]} Rb8 {[%eval -238,19] [%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Rf2 {[%eval -164,24] [%emt 0:00:
02]} Bxc4 {[%eval -238,18] [%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Qd2 {[%eval -192,24] [%emt 0:00:
02] (Qc2+)} Qxd5 {[%eval -234,18] [%emt 0:00:02]} 53. Qxa5 {[%eval -222,23]
[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf5 {[%eval -264,18] [%emt 0:00:01] (Kf7)} 54. Re1 {[%eval
-156,20] [%emt 0:00:02] (Qc3)} Qe4 {[%eval -270,18] [%emt 0:00:02]} 55. Qc3 {
[%eval -155,23] [%emt 0:00:03] (Rd1)} Qd3 {[%eval -351,19] [%emt 0:00:02] (Ke6)
} 56. Qa1 {[%eval -135,20] [%emt 0:00:01]} Qb1 {[%eval -392,18] [%emt 0:00:01]
(Ke6)} 57. Qc3 {[%eval -194,25] [%emt 0:00:03]} Qb4 {[%eval -405,19] [%emt 0:
00:02]} 58. Qc2+ {[%eval -221,25] [%emt 0:00:02]} Re4 {[%eval -405,18] [%emt 0:
00:00]} 59. Bd2 {[%eval -218,24] [%emt 0:00:02] (Qd1)} Qb2 {[%eval -428,20]
[%emt 0:00:01]} 60. Qd1 {[%eval -238,21] [%emt 0:00:00]} Bd3 {[%eval -455,20]
[%emt 0:00:02] (Bb3)} 61. a5 {[%eval -352,25] [%emt 0:00:04]} Rb3 {[%eval -466,
18] [%emt 0:00:02] (Qb1)} 62. a6 {[%eval -353,22] [%emt 0:00:02]} Ra3 {[%eval
-466,17] [%emt 0:00:00] (Bxa6)} 63. Kg1 {[%eval -311,22] [%emt 0:00:01]} Ra2 {
[%eval -499,18] [%emt 0:00:02]} 64. a7 {[%eval -387,21] [%emt 0:00:00]} c4 {
[%eval -573,18] [%emt 0:00:02] (Bc4)} 65. a8=Q {[%eval -356,23] [%emt 0:00:02]
(a8R)} Rxa8 {[%eval -628,19] [%emt 0:00:02]} 66. Bc1 {[%eval -369,22] [%emt 0:
00:01]} Qb3 {[%eval -665,19] [%emt 0:00:02]} 67. Qd2 {[%eval -385,25] [%emt 0:
00:03]} c5 {[%eval -702,19] [%emt 0:00:02] (Ke6)} 68. Bb2 {[%eval -692,25]
[%emt 0:00:05] (Kh2)} Ra2 {[%eval -762,19] [%emt 0:00:02]} 69. Qc3 {[%eval
-813,24] [%emt 0:00:02]} Qxc3 {[%eval -833,19] [%emt 0:00:02]} 70. Bxc3 {
[%eval -897,24] [%emt 0:00:02]} Ra3 {[%eval -855,18] [%emt 0:00:02]} 0-1
[/pgn]


[d] r5k1/2pbq3/1p1p1r1p/p1nP1pp1/P1PNnP2/2P1P2P/2Q3P1/R2BBRK1 b - - 0 22

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Analysis by Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT:    22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2 Qg6 25.Bc2
Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1     =  (0.00)   Depth: 35/44   00:00:21 
141mN  22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2 Qg6 25.Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1 
=  (0.00)   Depth: 36/44   00:00:26  180mN  22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2 Qg6 25.
Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1     =  (0.00)   Depth: 37/44   00:00:33 
231mN  22...Rf7     =  (-0.07 !)   Depth: 38/44   00:01:07  469mN  22...Rf7   
=  (-0.14 !)   Depth: 38/44   00:01:36  669mN  22...Rf7     =  (-0.25 !)  
Depth: 38/44   00:02:15  947mN  22...Kh8     =/+  (-0.40 !)   Depth: 38/57  
00:17:24  7272mN  22...Kh8 23.Bh5 Rg8 24.Kh2 Rff8 25.Bd1 Rg7 26.Ra2 Rfg8 27.
Qb1 Qe8 28.Kh1 Qg6 29.Kg1 gxf4 30.exf4 Bxa4 31.Bf3 Bd7 32.Kh1 Bc8 33.Re2 Re7
34.Qc2 Ba6 35.Bh4 Ree8 36.Nb5 Bxb5 37.cxb5 Ng3+ 38.Bxg3 Rxe2 39.Qxe2 Qxg3 40.
Qe3 Qh4 41.Ra1 Qf6 42.Qd4 Qxd4 43.cxd4     =/+  (-0.47)   Depth: 38/57   00:26:
07  10885mN    (Bram Mourik, AMD X6 1090T 3200 Mhz (Fritzmark 23,1 6x) 10.11.
2016)} Kh8 {[%eval -61,18] [%emt 0:00:04] (Qg7)} 23. Bf3 {[%eval 1,31] [%emt 0:
00:12] (Qe2)    2215: Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT - Houdini 5 x64-popc, Houdini 5 -
SF 8, Blitz 3m+2s  r5k1/2pbq3/1p1p1r1p/p1nP1pp1/P1PNnP2/2P1P2P/2Q3P1/R2BBRK1 b
- - 0 1    Analysis by Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT:    22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2
Qg6 25.Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1     =  (0.00)   Depth: 35/44   00:
00:21  141mN  22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.Qe2 Qg6 25.Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8
28.Ra1     =  (0.00)   Depth: 36/44   00:00:26  180mN  22...Qe8 23.Nb5 Rc8 24.
Qe2 Qg6 25.Bc2 Rf7 26.Nd4 Ra8 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.Ra1     =  (0.00)   Depth: 37/44  
00:00:33  231mN  22...Rf7     =  (-0.07 !)   Depth: 38/44   00:01:07  469mN 
22...Rf7     =  (-0.14 !)   Depth: 38/44   00:01:36  669mN  22...Rf7     =  
(-0.25 !)   Depth: 38/44   00:02:15  947mN  22...Kh8     =/+  (-0.40 !)  
Depth: 38/57   00:17:24  7272mN
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Re: Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

Post by APassionForCriminalJustic »

Uri Blass wrote:
APassionForCriminalJustic wrote:
JJJ wrote:Yes, that's indicate Houdini between stockfish 8 and Komodo 10.2

We don't know yet if Houdini will be better at longer time control.
Won't be better than Stockfish. You can bet on that.
I think that we simply do not know about longer time control.
The only way to know is testing.

The gap between stockfish and houdini at short time control is not so big to be sure that stockfish is better at long time control.
20-7-73 is quite a deficit (45 Elo - I still think Houdini is over performing). Of course we need the superfinal to show us either way with respect to VLTC. I go back to Stage Three where Stockfish beat Houdini development twice. Both have gained significant Elo since then. Nonetheless, it still stands. Also Keck's tournament showed 15-1 versus Komodo 10.2. Stockfish gains with more time - and more cores. Stockfish only lost 55 games on IPON compared to 114 games for Houdini. Houdini will be hard-pressed to get even a few wins at VLTC versus an engine that hardly losses.

Houdini will gain absolutely nothing over Stockfish with huge time. There would be nothing to suggest that it would. The games will speak for themselves.
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Re: Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

Post by Dann Corbit »

APassionForCriminalJustic wrote:
Uri Blass wrote:
APassionForCriminalJustic wrote:
JJJ wrote:Yes, that's indicate Houdini between stockfish 8 and Komodo 10.2

We don't know yet if Houdini will be better at longer time control.
Won't be better than Stockfish. You can bet on that.
I think that we simply do not know about longer time control.
The only way to know is testing.

The gap between stockfish and houdini at short time control is not so big to be sure that stockfish is better at long time control.
20-7-73 is quite a deficit (45 Elo - I still think Houdini is over performing). Of course we need the superfinal to show us either way with respect to VLTC. I go back to Stage Three where Stockfish beat Houdini development twice. Both have gained significant Elo since then. Nonetheless, it still stands. Also Keck's tournament showed 15-1 versus Komodo 10.2. Stockfish gains with more time - and more cores. Stockfish only lost 55 games on IPON compared to 114 games for Houdini. Houdini will be hard-pressed to get even a few wins at VLTC versus an engine that hardly losses.

Houdini will gain absolutely nothing over Stockfish with huge time. There would be nothing to suggest that it would. The games will speak for themselves.
With 100 games, that deficit could be pure noise.
I guess that SF is stronger, but that might not be true.
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Re: Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

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APassionForCriminalJustic wrote:
JJJ wrote:Yes, that's indicate Houdini between stockfish 8 and Komodo 10.2

We don't know yet if Houdini will be better at longer time control.
Won't be better than Stockfish. You can bet on that.
You were already betting about Houdini being less good than Komodo. So plz, stop your arrogance.
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Re: Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

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JJJ wrote:You were already betting about Houdini being less good than Komodo
He got you there, Adam ! :lol:
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Re: Houdini 5 vs Stockfish 8

Post by Lyudmil Tsvetkov »

13.d5 was a major strategical mistake, conceding at least 80cps eval advantage; after this the game is simply won for black.

13.Nd2 was much better, of course.