Spark 0.3 versus some cb-natives

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Spark 0.3 versus some cb-natives

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5m+2s, D945/3.4 GHz (~P4)
ponder off, all singlecore
Balanced-16.ctg, max. 10 moves
Fritz 10-GUI, Windows Vista 32
(Nalimovs for Crafty and Fritz)

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spark-0.3   - Crafty 23.00        15.5 - 4.5    +12/-1/=7    77.50%
spark-0.3   - Fritz for Fun 4*    11.0 - 9.0    +7/-5/=8     55.00%
spark-0.3   - Shredder 11 SE      8.0 - 12.0    +3/-7/=10    40.00%
*) Fritz 8.1.3.0

total 34,5/60 = 57,5%

Referring to CCRL ratings, my conclusion is that this was a performance on the (blitz) level of engines like Toga 121a or Chessmaster XI (4 CPU!), or slightly less than Bright 0.4a is rated.

My first impression is very good. I didn't notice any technical problems in these sixty games which Spark played overnight. I didn't look closely into all games, but I think there were no losses on time.

[Event "Spark03"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.11.01"]
[White "spark-0.3"]
[Black "Shredder 11 SE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[Annotator "0.02;-0.09"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[TimeControl "300+2"]

{Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.40GHz 3396 MHz W=14.5 ply; 666kN/s; Balanced-16.
ctg B=12.5 ply; 377kN/s; Balanced-16.ctg} 1. d4 {B/0 0} Nf6 {B/0 0} 2. c4 {
B/0 0} c5 {B/0 0} 3. Nf3 {B/0 0} cxd4 {B/0 0} 4. Nxd4 {B/0 0} Nc6 {B/0 0} 5.
Nc3 {B/0 0} e6 {B/0 0} 6. Bg5 {B/0 0} h6 {-0.09/12 18} 7. Bxf6 {0.02/15 14}
Qxf6 {0.06/13 5} 8. Ndb5 {(e3) 0.00/15 7} Qe5 {-0.28/13 11} 9. Qd2 {0.04/15 7}
a6 {-0.34/14 19} 10. f4 {-0.08/17 5} Qb8 {-0.39/15 8} 11. Na3 {
(Nd4) -0.15/16 13} e5 {(Bc5) -0.12/13 35} 12. f5 {0.00/15 8} Nd4 {
(Bxa3) 0.01/12 25} 13. f6 {0.20/15 5} gxf6 {0.29/14 19} 14. e3 {(Nd5) 0.50/16 7
} Nc6 {(Ne6) 0.04/14 8} 15. Bd3 {(Nd5) 1.00/15 7} Nb4 {(Ne7) 0.77/14 47} 16.
O-O {0.99/15 6} Qd6 {0.48/13 12} 17. Rad1 {0.93/16 5} Be7 {(Qxd3) 0.26/14 10}
18. Qe2 {(Ne4) 1.02/13 7} Nxd3 {(Qb6) 0.43/12 25} 19. Rxd3 {0.97/16 8} Qc6 {
0.58/12 6} 20. Qg4 {0.82/15 18} d6 {0.50/13 6} 21. Qg7 {0.81/16 5} Rf8 {
0.50/14 12} 22. b3 {(Nd5) 0.84/14 6} f5 {0.32/12 4} 23. Qxh6 {0.69/14 6} Rg8 {
(Be6) 0.01/13 7} 24. Nd5 {0.46/13 5} Be6 {0.01/13 7} 25. Rf2 {0.58/13 8} Rg6 {
(Qc5) 0.01/12 5} 26. Qh5 {(Qh8+) 0.81/12 6} Bf8 {0.13/12 9} 27. Rdd2 {
(Nc2) 0.58/12 7} Rh6 {(b6) 0.00/11 3} 28. Qf3 {(Qg5) 0.29/15 9} O-O-O {
(Qc5) -0.24/12 2} 29. Nb1 {(Nc2) 0.19/14 7} f6 {(Kb8) -0.29/10 3} 30. Nbc3 {
(Rd1) 0.13/13 5} Rd7 {(Kb8) -0.25/10 4} 31. g3 {(Ne2) 0.10/12 4} Rdh7 {
(Rg7) -0.45/10 3} 32. e4 {(Rf1) 0.30/12 4} f4 {0.02/10 3} 33. gxf4 {-0.16/11 7}
Rh3 {-0.20/10 5} 34. Qd1 {0.32/12 6} Bh6 {(exf4) -0.03/10 5} 35. Kh1 {0.61/10 5
} f5 {(Kb8) 0.67/10 11} 36. Nf6 {1.55/10 4} Bxf4 {0.24/10 3} 37. Nxh7 {
(Rxf4) 1.07/13 5} Rxc3 {1.25/12 4} 38. Nf6 {1.06/14 5} Bxd2 {1.25/12 2} 39.
Rxd2 {0.81/14 4} Re3 {(Qc7) 1.24/12 2} 40. Kg2 {(Rxd6) 1.20/14 5} Qc7 {
(f4) 0.81/10 3} 41. exf5 {2.26/13 5} Qg7+ {(Bxf5) 1.39/10 3} 42. Qg4 {3.06/14 4
} Qxf6 {(Bd5+) 1.46/12 2} 43. fxe6 {2.91/13 4} Kb8 {(Qf4) 1.46/12 1} 44. Rf2 {
5.85/15 6} Qd8 {1.85/11 5} 45. Rf7 {6.01/14 10} Qe8 {(Ka7) 6.51/10 17} 46. Kf2
{11.81/13 4} Rd3 {(Rc3) 9.29/10 3} 47. Qe4 {14.50/14 4} 1-0
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Re: Spark 0.3 versus some cb-natives

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Is Crafty a cb native?
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Re: Spark 0.3 versus some cb-natives

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CB team compiled some Crafty versions to release CB native version
hgm wrote:Is Crafty a cb native?
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Re: Spark 0.3 versus some cb-natives

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hgm wrote:Is Crafty a cb native?
Yes, recently CB. has released a new cb-native version of Crafty 23.00. I like these versions because they support multi-pv in Fritz. CB. makes cb-native versions of Crafty since a very long time, I think since 16.6.

See http://chessbase.com/download/index.asp --> Engines
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Re: Spark 0.3 versus some cb-natives

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Mike S. wrote:
hgm wrote:Is Crafty a cb native?
Yes, recently CB. has released a new cb-native version of Crafty 23.00. I like these versions because they support multi-pv in Fritz. CB. makes cb-native versions of Crafty since a very long time, I think since 16.6.

See http://chessbase.com/download/index.asp --> Engines
Hi Mike,

On http://www.chessbase.de -> Engine Archiv, the first Crafty is Crafty 14.12.

The list of all engines (with UCI Engines Tao, Pharaon and Sjeng)

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Engine Archiv 
Anaconda 1.0
Anaconda 1.6.2
Anaconda 2.0.1

BamBam

Comet A96
Comet A97
Comet A98
Comet B00
Comet B01
Comet B02
Comet B03
Comet B04
Comet B05
Comet B06
Comet B07
Comet B08
Comet B09
Comet B10
Comet B11
Comet B12
Comet B13
Comet B18
Comet B19
Comet B20
Comet B22
Comet B23
Comet B25
Comet B27
Comet B31
Comet B32
Comet B35
Comet B36
Comet B37
Comet B41
Comet B42
Comet B43
Comet B45
Comet B46
Comet B48
Comet B50
Comet B54
Comet B55
Comet B60
Comet B64
Comet B68

Crafty 14.12
Crafty 15.20
Crafty 16.01
Crafty 16.03
Crafty 16.03 P4
Crafty 16.04
Crafty 16.04 P4
Crafty 16.05
Crafty 16.05 P4
Crafty 16.06
Crafty 16.06 P4
Crafty 16.11
Crafty 16.11 P4
Crafty 16.13
Crafty 16.13 P4
Crafty 16.14
Crafty 16.14 P4
Crafty 16.15
Crafty 16.15 P4
Crafty 16.18
Crafty 16.18 P4
Crafty 17.01
Crafty 17.01 P4
Crafty 17.02
Crafty 17.02 P4
Crafty 17.04
Crafty 17.04 P4
Crafty 17.05
Crafty 17.05 P4
Crafty 17.06
Crafty 17.06 P4
Crafty 17.07
Crafty 17.07 P4
Crafty 17.10
Crafty 17.10 P4
Crafty 17.11
Crafty 17.11 P4
Crafty 17.13
Crafty 17.13 P4
Crafty 17.14
Crafty 17.14 P4
Crafty 18.01
Crafty 18.01 P4
Crafty 18.02
Crafty 18.02 P4
Crafty 18.03
Crafty 18.04
Crafty 18.06
Crafty 18.07
Crafty 18.08
Crafty 18.10
Crafty 18.11
Crafty 18.12
Crafty 18.13
Crafty 18.14
Crafty 18.15
Crafty 19.01
Crafty 19.03
Crafty 19.06
Crafty 19.08
Crafty 19.10
Crafty 19.11
Crafty 19.12
Crafty 19.13
Crafty 19.14
Crafty 19.15
Crafty 19.17
Crafty 19.18
Crafty 19.19
Crafty 20.14
Crafty 21.06
Crafty 22.09
Crafty 23.00

EXchess 2.45
EXchess 2.46
EXchess 2.50
EXchess 2.51
EXchess 3.11
EXchess 3.14
EXchess 4.01
EXchess 4.02
EXchess 4.03

Faile 1.4

InmiChess 3.06

List 5.04

Pharaon 2.62

Sjeng 12.11
Sjeng 12.12
Sjeng 12.13

Tao 5.4

Turing
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Re: Spark 0.3 versus some cb-natives

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Thanks! - That's a long list of CB.-Crafties... I think 14.12 must have been more than 10 years ago.
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Re: Spark 0.3 versus some cb-natives

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Hi Mike,

If you download old versions of "CB-Crafty" the date of the *.eng file is 20-06-2000. But I have a Crafty 16-18.eng on my HD and the date is 28-09-1999. So Crafty 14.12 is older than 10 years.

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