Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU
The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. The fate of the second top and second to bottom engines and perhaps others will be determined by grading matches before the next series.
Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU
The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. The fate of the second top and second to bottom engines and perhaps others will be determined by grading matches before the next series.
Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU
The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. The fate of the second top and second to bottom engines and perhaps others will be determined by grading matches before the next series.
I looked over the Slibo 0.4.8 games because this didn't look right.
I discovered that it likes to "sacrifice" a piece early on in most games, usually on the kingside.
When I then looked at its games from the 16th Division 8 (from which it gained promotion into this division), I found that the same thing was happening in those games too, but with more success against the weaker opposition.
I looked over the Slibo 0.4.8 games because this didn't look right.
I discovered that it likes to "sacrifice" a piece early on in most games, usually on the kingside.
When I then looked at its games from the 16th Division 8 (from which it gained promotion into this division), I found that the same thing was happening in those games too, but with more success against the weaker opposition.
I looked over the Slibo 0.4.8 games because this didn't look right.
I discovered that it likes to "sacrifice" a piece early on in most games, usually on the kingside.
When I then looked at its games from the 16th Division 8 (from which it gained promotion into this division), I found that the same thing was happening in those games too, but with more success against the weaker opposition.
So, definitely looks like a feature or bug.
Replace it with 0.4.4 if there is an executable
Best,
Hi Harun,
I emailed the author, so I'll see if I get a reply.
Did you notice this feature in earlier versions? I must try and find my 0.4.7 games.
I noticed that Slibo 0.4.8 seems to like "sacrificing" a minor piece on the kingside early in most games, only to end up with pretty much a lost game.
Not sure whether it's a feature or a bug, but Slibo would be a lot stronger if it didn't do this.
Response:
Well yes, I somewhere made sacrificing a minor piece cheap, to make the playing style more "entertaining".
Maybe I have overdone it a little. I will have a look at it. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion.
Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU
The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. The fate of the second top and second to bottom engines and perhaps others will be determined by grading matches before the next series.
I noticed that Slibo 0.4.8 seems to like "sacrificing" a minor piece on the kingside early in most games, only to end up with pretty much a lost game.
Not sure whether it's a feature or a bug, but Slibo would be a lot stronger if it didn't do this.
Response:
Well yes, I somewhere made sacrificing a minor piece cheap, to make the playing style more "entertaining".
Maybe I have overdone it a little. I will have a look at it. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion.
Thx Graham. Slibo is one of the new engines that I have not tested.
The version in its web site is 0.4.4. Or am I wrong?
Which versions were made public up to now?
beachknight wrote:
Thx Graham. Slibo is one of the new engines that I have not tested.
The version in its web site is 0.4.4. Or am I wrong?
Which versions were made public up to now?
Best,
Hi Harun,
Slibo 0.4.8 is available from Jim's site.
The author is writing a new engine which shouldn't be too far away:
I am doing a complete rewrite (almost done), the new engine is called hayabusa. It will have a complete new evaluation and hopefully be much stronger.
