My test for SlowChess Blitz Classic 2.4 x64

[Sylwy]

Test conditions:
-TC=4'+2"
-Hash=256 MB
-GUI: Arena 3.5.1
-Books: Perfect_2010.abk (Ethereal 12.50-x64-pext) & TestBook.scb (SlowChess Blitz Classic 2.4 x64)
-default settings for both engines
-1 thread-CPU=Intel i5-7400-3GHz (Kaby Lake)
-6-men Syzygy bases for both engines
-OS: Windows 10 Home





Ethereal 12.50 x64 has 3377 Elo points (CCRL Blitz).
SlowChess Blitz 2.3 x64 has 3362 Elo points (CCRL Blitz).
No gain in Elo points over version 2.3 (in my test).

[AndrewGrant]

Good thing I dropped 12.75 with big elo gains.
Don't want Slowchess catching up to Ethereal so quickly, where would the fun be for Jonathan?

[jonkr]

Thanks for testing, tough second half for SlowChess. This is the first time I've seen someone use the own book in a match. I should start updating it again, I stopped around 1.8. I used to run 2min+1s matches with release candidates, and have it learn the first 13 moves of winning/drawing side(s).

Right now still planning on starting on v2.5 next year, so I might eventually catch up (if Andrew is really done with Ethereal)

[Madeleine Birchfield]

Thanks for testing, tough second half for SlowChess. This is the first time I've seen someone use the own book in a match. I should start updating it again, I stopped around 1.8. I used to run 2min+1s matches with release candidates, and have it learn the first 13 moves of winning/drawing side(s).

Right now still planning on starting on v2.5 next year, so I might eventually catch up (if Andrew is really done with Ethereal)

I think Andrew Grant has moved on to working on Halogen with Kieren Pearson.

[AndrewGrant]

Thanks for testing, tough second half for SlowChess. This is the first time I've seen someone use the own book in a match. I should start updating it again, I stopped around 1.8. I used to run 2min+1s matches with release candidates, and have it learn the first 13 moves of winning/drawing side(s).

Right now still planning on starting on v2.5 next year, so I might eventually catch up (if Andrew is really done with Ethereal)

I think Andrew Grant has moved on to working on Halogen with Kieren Pearson.

Uh, not really. I just happened to write a tool which I wanted tested with Halogen. I'm not working on Halogen.