None of my 32 bit engines loaded- late, so I just used Zap Paderborn rated by CCRL at 2781, as it was auto loaded upon installation.
I only have Paderborn in 32-bit, but I went ahead and ran them both on 1CPU, figuring that Texel would possibly gain enough elo from running it as 64-bit to keep it from maybe being demolished. Of course it couldn't play with a 2781 elo engine.
There had been 4 or 5 extremely long games, so when I awoke there had only been 22 games played. So I stopped it after 25.
My first thought was: this can't be happening!
1CPU/32bit (Texel ran 64-bit)
128MB hash
Bases=NONE (Paderborn used Nalimovs)
Ponder_Learning=OFF
Perfect 12.32 book w/12-move limit
40/3 Repeating
Match=25 games
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1 Texel 1.01 64-bit +85 +11/-5/=9 62.00% 15.5/25
2 Zap!Chess Paderborn -85 +5/-11/=9 38.00% 9.5/25Just one match- only 25 games. But......... if these results panned out in the end- and even for allowing Texel 64-bit- you have an engine in its first try beat a 2781 elo engine by 85 elo! Nothing short of astounding! Just for the fun of it, check CCRL 40/40 32bit 1CPU, and look at the engines Texel would be bunched with if you added 70 or 80 points to Paderborn's rating. I understand also that it is comparing it to 40/3 blitz- but I can tell you I watched the first 8 games- and Paderborn- whatever its rating- HAD NO CHANCE. I saw quickly it was in way over its head. And trust me, it was not nearly as close as the score indicated.
Which leaves me wondering- is this Osterlund guy really this good? Evidently so. Hell, I think I might write me an engine if I get a free hour or 2.
Enjoyed my first 64-bit match-
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PS: Before they start coming out of the woodwork talking about blitz and too few games to be able to tell anything- I already know that. But one can wonder- can't one..................................
