Komodo Dragon 2.6 released

[Chessqueen]

I have the Novag Sapphire H8 10 MHz rated 2088, and I will test it against Skill Level 21 = 2100 Komodo Dragon 2.5.1 later on.
https://www.oocities.org/marochess/ssdf ... df9601.htm

[Chessqueen]

Very nice game by Novag Diablo, at the moment I am negotiating with Carlos Abreu Jean who is rated 2259 Rapid to play versus Komodo Dragon but he wants $65.00 for winning and $45.00 for drawing. I told him that if I agree to that I will meet him in a local Dominican Chess Club, to give me until tonight to decide. I am willing to accept his term of negotiation but I would like to receipt an upgrade of my Komodo Dragon even if the skill Levels works the same except intermediate ratings such as 2259. I am already down $60.0 for 2 previous draws, but I am sure that between 2200 and 2300 Mr. Kaufman has done more testing than any other UCI_ELO rating since Mr. Kaufman is close to that rating. https://ratings.fide.com/profile/6405525
Hopefully with Komodo dragon 2.6, I would be able to set intermediate rating such as 2259 instead of either 2200 or 2300, he needs an answer by tonight so we can meet this Saturday My email: pichardojnsc2@gmail.com

[quote=AdminX post_id=915852 time=1640174629 user_id=608]
Great job on the human like ratings. I played two test games with Dragon 2.6 using the Human personality set at 2000 rating versus Novag Diablo 68000 v.2 level a7 (MessChess) estimated 2040 rating. Time control 40 moves in 2 hours. While I agree with others here that a time delay should be added instead of instant moving. The games had a balanced flow to them with normal errors for the class of players. I will now turn it up to 2040 and see how that goes.

[pgn][Event "banksia game"]
[Date "2021.12.22"]
[White "Novag Diablo 68000 v.2"]
[Black "Dragon 2.6 by Komodo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+0"]
[Time "06:53:50"]
[Termination "mate"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation"]

1. d4 d5 {-0.88/5 10 1096} 2. Nf3 Nc6 {-0.89/6 10 1918; D02: Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation}
3. c4 e6 {-0.90/6 10 2430} 4. e3 Nf6 {-1.14/5 10 1037}
5. Nc3 Be7 {-1.32/5 10 1275} 6. Bd2 O-O {-1.41/6 10 1406}
7. Be2 dxc4 {-0.78/5 10 948} 8. O-O Bd7 {-0.74/6 10 1323}
9. Bxc4 a6 {-0.46/6 10 1904} 10. Qe2 b5 {-1.92/6 10 919}
11. Bd3 Nb4 {-0.84/6 10 1162} 12. Bb1 c5 {-0.67/5 10 1239}
13. Ne4 Nxe4 {-1.27/6 10 1102} 14. Bxe4 Bc6 {-1.33/6 10 1040}
15. Bxc6 Nxc6 {-1.08/6 10 1084} 16. dxc5 Bxc5 {-0.99/6 10 1445}
17. Rfc1 Qb6 {-0.57/6 10 1813} 18. Ng5 Rad8 {-1.10/6 10 1657}
19. Nxh7 Rfe8 {-0.40/6 10 1747} 20. Ng5 f6 {+0.34/6 10 1792}
21. Ne4 Rd5 {+0.38/6 10 952} 22. Qg4 Kf8 {+0.88/4 10 996}
23. Nxc5 Rxd2 {+1.95/6 10 2170} 24. Nxe6+ Kf7 {+4.50/7 10 1187}
25. Nxg7 Ne5 {+4.35/6 10 1315} 26. Qh5+ Kxg7 {+3.08/8 10 1119}
27. Qxe8 Qd6 {+4.23/6 10 2421} 28. a4 bxa4 {+3.23/5 10 1196}
29. f4 Qd5 {+2.11/5 10 1106} 30. e4 Qd4+ {+3.46/5 10 1300}
31. Kh1 Nf7 {+3.85/6 10 994} 32. h3 Qf2 {+2.26/6 10 1553}
33. Rg1 Qxf4 {+2.43/6 10 1184} 34. Rgd1 Qe5 {+2.63/4 10 1012}
35. Qxe5 Rxd1+ {+3.70/6 10 1543} 36. Rxd1 Nxe5 {+3.85/7 10 908}
37. Rd4 Kg6 {+3.92/7 10 1351} 38. g3 a3 {+3.90/6 10 1411}
39. bxa3 Kf7 {+4.11/6 10 1198} 40. Kg2 a5 {+4.84/6 10 1659}
41. Ra4 Ke6 {+5.03/6 10 970} 42. Rxa5 Nc4 {+5.17/6 10 951}
43. Ra4 Nd6 {+5.41/6 10 1166} 44. h4 Ke5 {+5.19/6 10 1645}
45. Kf3 Nb7 {+6.31/6 10 1570} 46. h5 f5 {+6.86/6 10 1578}
47. h6 Nc5 {+7.92/6 10 1040} 48. h7 Nxa4 {+11.05/6 13 4094}
49. h8=Q+ Kd6 {+250.00/6 10 2215} 50. Qd4+ Ke6 {+250.00/8 10 1096}
51. Qxa4 Ke5 {+250.00/12 10 957} 52. Qe8+ Kf6 {+250.00/11 22 909}
53. e5+ Kg5 {+250.00/8 10 953} 54. Qg8+ Kh5 {+250.00/10 10 1002}
55. Qg7 f4 {M-2/5 10 236} 56. Qh7+ Kg5 {+250.00/5 10 125}
57. gxf4# 1-0[/pgn]

[Cornfed]

Very nice game by Novag Diablo, at the moment I am negotiating with Carlos Abreu Jean who is rated 2259 Rapid to play versus Komodo Dragon but he wants $65.00 for winning and $45.00 for drawing.

I apologize up front as I know I am butting in but(t)...what on earth does a few offhand games tell one...and paying this guy seems ridiculous. I am sure there are much better/faster/cheaper ways to gauge reasonable approximations for the new settings.

[Chessqueen]

Very nice game by Novag Diablo, at the moment I am negotiating with Carlos Abreu Jean who is rated 2259 Rapid to play versus Komodo Dragon but he wants $65.00 for winning and $45.00 for drawing.

I apologize up front as I know I am butting in but(t)...what on earth does a few offhand games tell one...and paying this guy seems ridiculous. I am sure there are much better/faster/cheaper ways to gauge reasonable approximations for the new settings.

I was able to negotiate down to $55.00 for a win and $40.00 for a draw, but it is up to me how I decide to spend my Money, which is not much to my pocket. I believe that a collection of games from different Skill Levels or UCI_Elo give us a better idea how good those human rating calibrations were done, so far they seem to be much better than Stockfish UCI_ELO calibration which are a little bit to high.

[BrendanJNorman]

Very nice game by Novag Diablo, at the moment I am negotiating with Carlos Abreu Jean who is rated 2259 Rapid to play versus Komodo Dragon but he wants $65.00 for winning and $45.00 for drawing.

I apologize up front as I know I am butting in but(t)...what on earth does a few offhand games tell one...and paying this guy seems ridiculous. I am sure there are much better/faster/cheaper ways to gauge reasonable approximations for the new settings.

Dude has all the hallmarks of a scammer. Where's the proof these games are even played by the parties mentioned?

I mean, this guy couldn't even use his OWN name honestly on this site.

[Chessqueen]

Very nice game by Novag Diablo, at the moment I am negotiating with Carlos Abreu Jean who is rated 2259 Rapid to play versus Komodo Dragon but he wants $65.00 for winning and $45.00 for drawing.

I apologize up front as I know I am butting in but(t)...what on earth does a few offhand games tell one...and paying this guy seems ridiculous. I am sure there are much better/faster/cheaper ways to gauge reasonable approximations for the new settings.

Dude has all the hallmarks of a scammer. Where's the proof these games are even played by the parties mentioned?

I mean, this guy couldn't even use his OWN name honestly on this site.

Mr. Norman you can believe what you want to believe, I really do NOT have anything to gain, but to satisfy my curiosity. Honestly I do not have to post any of those games here, it does NOT matter to me at all as long as I find out. As a matter of fact you can test UCI Level 2250 against Komodo Dragon at T/C 5 minutes Blitz, and you can post it on your famous youtube channel, Show us how you crush Komodo dragon 2.6 at Blitz UCI_ELO 2250

[lkaufman]

Great job on the human like ratings. I played two test games with Dragon 2.6 using the Human personality set at 2000 rating versus Novag Diablo 68000 v.2 level a7 (MessChess) estimated 2040 rating. Time control 40 moves in 2 hours. While I agree with others here that a time delay should be added instead of instant moving. The games had a balanced flow to them with normal errors for the class of players. I will now turn it up to 2040 and see how that goes.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Date "2021.12.22"]
[White "Dragon 2.6 by Komodo"]
[Black "Novag Diablo 68000 v.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+0"]
[Time "06:53:10"]
[Termination "mate"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]

1. Nc3 {+1.37/6 10 1779} d5 2. d4 {+1.16/6 10 1791; D00: Queen's pawn, Chigorin variation} Nf6
3. Bf4 {+1.46/6 10 1471} c5 4. e3 {+1.56/5 10 1261} a6
5. dxc5 {+1.81/5 10 1419} e6 6. Bxb8 {+1.86/6 10 2237} Rxb8
7. Qd4 {+2.08/6 10 1004} Bd7 8. Nf3 {+1.91/6 10 1069} Rc8
9. b4 {+2.28/6 10 1012} Be7 10. Ne5 {+2.26/6 10 1592} O-O
11. Bd3 {+2.60/6 10 1592} Qc7 12. O-O {+3.02/5 10 1288} a5
13. a3 {+3.29/5 10 1258} b6 14. c6 {+1.42/4 10 1383} Bxc6
15. f3 {+0.79/4 10 1656} axb4 16. axb4 {+0.77/6 10 2425} Bxb4
17. Nxc6 {+0.54/6 10 1790} Bc5 18. Qe5 {-0.99/5 10 990} Qxe5
19. Nxe5 {-0.95/7 10 939} Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 {-0.99/8 10 2628} Rxc3
21. Ra4 {-1.15/6 10 1509} Rfc8 22. Re1 {-0.85/6 10 1083} b5
23. Bxb5 {-1.04/6 10 1233} Rxc2 24. Rf1 {-1.63/5 10 1080} Rb2
25. Bd3 {-1.42/5 10 972} Kf8 26. g3 {-1.48/5 10 1333} Ke7
27. Re1 {-1.43/6 10 1404} Bf2 28. Rea1 {-1.37/6 10 1068} Rc3
29. R1a2 {-1.67/4 10 1037} Rxa2 30. Rxa2 {-2.69/6 10 1176} Bd4
31. f4 {-3.10/6 10 1066} Bxe5 32. fxe5 {-2.74/7 10 1077} Rxd3
33. exf6+ {-2.96/6 10 1540} gxf6 34. Ra7+ {-2.54/5 10 988} Kf8
35. Kg2 {-2.75/5 10 905} Rd2+ 36. Kf3 {-2.93/6 10 1176} Rxh2
37. Ke3 {-3.18/6 10 1612} e5 38. Kf3 {-2.70/5 10 1210} d4
39. Rd7 {-3.29/6 10 1585} f5 40. Rd5 {-3.62/5 10 928} f6
41. g4 {-5.00/6 10 1372} Rh3+ 42. Kf2 {-5.42/6 10 1059} fxg4
43. Rd7 {-5.43/6 10 1059} h5 44. Kg2 {-5.86/6 10 1847} d3
45. Kf2 {-6.61/6 10 2137} Rf3+ 46. Kg2 {-6.17/6 10 1207} h4
47. Rd6 {-6.68/6 10 1159} h3+ 48. Kh2 {-7.58/7 10 1356} Rf2+
49. Kg1 {-7.87/6 10 1263} g3 50. Rd8+ {-10.47/7 10 1103} Ke7
51. Rh8 {-19.62/7 10 1229} d2 52. Rh7+ {M-3/7 10 1251} Kd6
53. Rd7+ {M-2/13 13 935} Kxd7 54. Kh1 {M-1/99 10 197} d1=Q#
0-1

[Event "banksia game"]
[Date "2021.12.22"]
[White "Novag Diablo 68000 v.2"]
[Black "Dragon 2.6 by Komodo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+0"]
[Time "06:53:50"]
[Termination "mate"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation"]

1. d4 d5 {-0.88/5 10 1096} 2. Nf3 Nc6 {-0.89/6 10 1918; D02: Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation}
3. c4 e6 {-0.90/6 10 2430} 4. e3 Nf6 {-1.14/5 10 1037}
5. Nc3 Be7 {-1.32/5 10 1275} 6. Bd2 O-O {-1.41/6 10 1406}
7. Be2 dxc4 {-0.78/5 10 948} 8. O-O Bd7 {-0.74/6 10 1323}
9. Bxc4 a6 {-0.46/6 10 1904} 10. Qe2 b5 {-1.92/6 10 919}
11. Bd3 Nb4 {-0.84/6 10 1162} 12. Bb1 c5 {-0.67/5 10 1239}
13. Ne4 Nxe4 {-1.27/6 10 1102} 14. Bxe4 Bc6 {-1.33/6 10 1040}
15. Bxc6 Nxc6 {-1.08/6 10 1084} 16. dxc5 Bxc5 {-0.99/6 10 1445}
17. Rfc1 Qb6 {-0.57/6 10 1813} 18. Ng5 Rad8 {-1.10/6 10 1657}
19. Nxh7 Rfe8 {-0.40/6 10 1747} 20. Ng5 f6 {+0.34/6 10 1792}
21. Ne4 Rd5 {+0.38/6 10 952} 22. Qg4 Kf8 {+0.88/4 10 996}
23. Nxc5 Rxd2 {+1.95/6 10 2170} 24. Nxe6+ Kf7 {+4.50/7 10 1187}
25. Nxg7 Ne5 {+4.35/6 10 1315} 26. Qh5+ Kxg7 {+3.08/8 10 1119}
27. Qxe8 Qd6 {+4.23/6 10 2421} 28. a4 bxa4 {+3.23/5 10 1196}
29. f4 Qd5 {+2.11/5 10 1106} 30. e4 Qd4+ {+3.46/5 10 1300}
31. Kh1 Nf7 {+3.85/6 10 994} 32. h3 Qf2 {+2.26/6 10 1553}
33. Rg1 Qxf4 {+2.43/6 10 1184} 34. Rgd1 Qe5 {+2.63/4 10 1012}
35. Qxe5 Rxd1+ {+3.70/6 10 1543} 36. Rxd1 Nxe5 {+3.85/7 10 908}
37. Rd4 Kg6 {+3.92/7 10 1351} 38. g3 a3 {+3.90/6 10 1411}
39. bxa3 Kf7 {+4.11/6 10 1198} 40. Kg2 a5 {+4.84/6 10 1659}
41. Ra4 Ke6 {+5.03/6 10 970} 42. Rxa5 Nc4 {+5.17/6 10 951}
43. Ra4 Nd6 {+5.41/6 10 1166} 44. h4 Ke5 {+5.19/6 10 1645}
45. Kf3 Nb7 {+6.31/6 10 1570} 46. h5 f5 {+6.86/6 10 1578}
47. h6 Nc5 {+7.92/6 10 1040} 48. h7 Nxa4 {+11.05/6 13 4094}
49. h8=Q+ Kd6 {+250.00/6 10 2215} 50. Qd4+ Ke6 {+250.00/8 10 1096}
51. Qxa4 Ke5 {+250.00/12 10 957} 52. Qe8+ Kf6 {+250.00/11 22 909}
53. e5+ Kg5 {+250.00/8 10 953} 54. Qg8+ Kh5 {+250.00/10 10 1002}
55. Qg7 f4 {M-2/5 10 236} 56. Qh7+ Kg5 {+250.00/5 10 125}
57. gxf4# 1-0
[/pgn]

Note that the elo ratings in Dragon are intended to be about right for Rapid (15' + 10") chess, so any properly rated opponent (human or engine) should be a huge favorite against the same elo Dragon at classical (40/2 hours) chess; that's why the readme says to raise the setting by 200 for classical chess. Also note that the ratings are based on default setting (either with NNUE or Use Regular Eval), so if you select a personality it will likely play somewhat weaker than the stated elo. I'm running tests against various CCRL engines in Rapid, but the difficult question is how to convert a CCRL Rapid rating to a human Elo rating playing Rapid. There seems to be a wide range of opinions on this question.

[Chessqueen]

I believe that you need to re test Komodo Dragon 2.6 vs Novag Diablo at T/C 15/10 or Rapid (15' + 10")

Great job on the human like ratings. I played two test games with Dragon 2.6 using the Human personality set at 2000 rating versus Novag Diablo 68000 v.2 level a7 (MessChess) estimated 2040 rating. Time control 40 moves in 2 hours. While I agree with others here that a time delay should be added instead of instant moving. The games had a balanced flow to them with normal errors for the class of players. I will now turn it up to 2040 and see how that goes.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Date "2021.12.22"]
[White "Dragon 2.6 by Komodo"]
[Black "Novag Diablo 68000 v.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+0"]
[Time "06:53:10"]
[Termination "mate"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]

1. Nc3 {+1.37/6 10 1779} d5 2. d4 {+1.16/6 10 1791; D00: Queen's pawn, Chigorin variation} Nf6
3. Bf4 {+1.46/6 10 1471} c5 4. e3 {+1.56/5 10 1261} a6
5. dxc5 {+1.81/5 10 1419} e6 6. Bxb8 {+1.86/6 10 2237} Rxb8
7. Qd4 {+2.08/6 10 1004} Bd7 8. Nf3 {+1.91/6 10 1069} Rc8
9. b4 {+2.28/6 10 1012} Be7 10. Ne5 {+2.26/6 10 1592} O-O
11. Bd3 {+2.60/6 10 1592} Qc7 12. O-O {+3.02/5 10 1288} a5
13. a3 {+3.29/5 10 1258} b6 14. c6 {+1.42/4 10 1383} Bxc6
15. f3 {+0.79/4 10 1656} axb4 16. axb4 {+0.77/6 10 2425} Bxb4
17. Nxc6 {+0.54/6 10 1790} Bc5 18. Qe5 {-0.99/5 10 990} Qxe5
19. Nxe5 {-0.95/7 10 939} Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 {-0.99/8 10 2628} Rxc3
21. Ra4 {-1.15/6 10 1509} Rfc8 22. Re1 {-0.85/6 10 1083} b5
23. Bxb5 {-1.04/6 10 1233} Rxc2 24. Rf1 {-1.63/5 10 1080} Rb2
25. Bd3 {-1.42/5 10 972} Kf8 26. g3 {-1.48/5 10 1333} Ke7
27. Re1 {-1.43/6 10 1404} Bf2 28. Rea1 {-1.37/6 10 1068} Rc3
29. R1a2 {-1.67/4 10 1037} Rxa2 30. Rxa2 {-2.69/6 10 1176} Bd4
31. f4 {-3.10/6 10 1066} Bxe5 32. fxe5 {-2.74/7 10 1077} Rxd3
33. exf6+ {-2.96/6 10 1540} gxf6 34. Ra7+ {-2.54/5 10 988} Kf8
35. Kg2 {-2.75/5 10 905} Rd2+ 36. Kf3 {-2.93/6 10 1176} Rxh2
37. Ke3 {-3.18/6 10 1612} e5 38. Kf3 {-2.70/5 10 1210} d4
39. Rd7 {-3.29/6 10 1585} f5 40. Rd5 {-3.62/5 10 928} f6
41. g4 {-5.00/6 10 1372} Rh3+ 42. Kf2 {-5.42/6 10 1059} fxg4
43. Rd7 {-5.43/6 10 1059} h5 44. Kg2 {-5.86/6 10 1847} d3
45. Kf2 {-6.61/6 10 2137} Rf3+ 46. Kg2 {-6.17/6 10 1207} h4
47. Rd6 {-6.68/6 10 1159} h3+ 48. Kh2 {-7.58/7 10 1356} Rf2+
49. Kg1 {-7.87/6 10 1263} g3 50. Rd8+ {-10.47/7 10 1103} Ke7
51. Rh8 {-19.62/7 10 1229} d2 52. Rh7+ {M-3/7 10 1251} Kd6
53. Rd7+ {M-2/13 13 935} Kxd7 54. Kh1 {M-1/99 10 197} d1=Q#
0-1

[Event "banksia game"]
[Date "2021.12.22"]
[White "Novag Diablo 68000 v.2"]
[Black "Dragon 2.6 by Komodo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+0"]
[Time "06:53:50"]
[Termination "mate"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation"]

1. d4 d5 {-0.88/5 10 1096} 2. Nf3 Nc6 {-0.89/6 10 1918; D02: Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation}
3. c4 e6 {-0.90/6 10 2430} 4. e3 Nf6 {-1.14/5 10 1037}
5. Nc3 Be7 {-1.32/5 10 1275} 6. Bd2 O-O {-1.41/6 10 1406}
7. Be2 dxc4 {-0.78/5 10 948} 8. O-O Bd7 {-0.74/6 10 1323}
9. Bxc4 a6 {-0.46/6 10 1904} 10. Qe2 b5 {-1.92/6 10 919}
11. Bd3 Nb4 {-0.84/6 10 1162} 12. Bb1 c5 {-0.67/5 10 1239}
13. Ne4 Nxe4 {-1.27/6 10 1102} 14. Bxe4 Bc6 {-1.33/6 10 1040}
15. Bxc6 Nxc6 {-1.08/6 10 1084} 16. dxc5 Bxc5 {-0.99/6 10 1445}
17. Rfc1 Qb6 {-0.57/6 10 1813} 18. Ng5 Rad8 {-1.10/6 10 1657}
19. Nxh7 Rfe8 {-0.40/6 10 1747} 20. Ng5 f6 {+0.34/6 10 1792}
21. Ne4 Rd5 {+0.38/6 10 952} 22. Qg4 Kf8 {+0.88/4 10 996}
23. Nxc5 Rxd2 {+1.95/6 10 2170} 24. Nxe6+ Kf7 {+4.50/7 10 1187}
25. Nxg7 Ne5 {+4.35/6 10 1315} 26. Qh5+ Kxg7 {+3.08/8 10 1119}
27. Qxe8 Qd6 {+4.23/6 10 2421} 28. a4 bxa4 {+3.23/5 10 1196}
29. f4 Qd5 {+2.11/5 10 1106} 30. e4 Qd4+ {+3.46/5 10 1300}
31. Kh1 Nf7 {+3.85/6 10 994} 32. h3 Qf2 {+2.26/6 10 1553}
33. Rg1 Qxf4 {+2.43/6 10 1184} 34. Rgd1 Qe5 {+2.63/4 10 1012}
35. Qxe5 Rxd1+ {+3.70/6 10 1543} 36. Rxd1 Nxe5 {+3.85/7 10 908}
37. Rd4 Kg6 {+3.92/7 10 1351} 38. g3 a3 {+3.90/6 10 1411}
39. bxa3 Kf7 {+4.11/6 10 1198} 40. Kg2 a5 {+4.84/6 10 1659}
41. Ra4 Ke6 {+5.03/6 10 970} 42. Rxa5 Nc4 {+5.17/6 10 951}
43. Ra4 Nd6 {+5.41/6 10 1166} 44. h4 Ke5 {+5.19/6 10 1645}
45. Kf3 Nb7 {+6.31/6 10 1570} 46. h5 f5 {+6.86/6 10 1578}
47. h6 Nc5 {+7.92/6 10 1040} 48. h7 Nxa4 {+11.05/6 13 4094}
49. h8=Q+ Kd6 {+250.00/6 10 2215} 50. Qd4+ Ke6 {+250.00/8 10 1096}
51. Qxa4 Ke5 {+250.00/12 10 957} 52. Qe8+ Kf6 {+250.00/11 22 909}
53. e5+ Kg5 {+250.00/8 10 953} 54. Qg8+ Kh5 {+250.00/10 10 1002}
55. Qg7 f4 {M-2/5 10 236} 56. Qh7+ Kg5 {+250.00/5 10 125}
57. gxf4# 1-0
[/pgn]

[AdminX]

Great job on the human like ratings. I played two test games with Dragon 2.6 using the Human personality set at 2000 rating versus Novag Diablo 68000 v.2 level a7 (MessChess) estimated 2040 rating. Time control 40 moves in 2 hours. While I agree with others here that a time delay should be added instead of instant moving. The games had a balanced flow to them with normal errors for the class of players. I will now turn it up to 2040 and see how that goes.

[pgn]
[Event "banksia game"]
[Date "2021.12.22"]
[White "Dragon 2.6 by Komodo"]
[Black "Novag Diablo 68000 v.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+0"]
[Time "06:53:10"]
[Termination "mate"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]

1. Nc3 {+1.37/6 10 1779} d5 2. d4 {+1.16/6 10 1791; D00: Queen's pawn, Chigorin variation} Nf6
3. Bf4 {+1.46/6 10 1471} c5 4. e3 {+1.56/5 10 1261} a6
5. dxc5 {+1.81/5 10 1419} e6 6. Bxb8 {+1.86/6 10 2237} Rxb8
7. Qd4 {+2.08/6 10 1004} Bd7 8. Nf3 {+1.91/6 10 1069} Rc8
9. b4 {+2.28/6 10 1012} Be7 10. Ne5 {+2.26/6 10 1592} O-O
11. Bd3 {+2.60/6 10 1592} Qc7 12. O-O {+3.02/5 10 1288} a5
13. a3 {+3.29/5 10 1258} b6 14. c6 {+1.42/4 10 1383} Bxc6
15. f3 {+0.79/4 10 1656} axb4 16. axb4 {+0.77/6 10 2425} Bxb4
17. Nxc6 {+0.54/6 10 1790} Bc5 18. Qe5 {-0.99/5 10 990} Qxe5
19. Nxe5 {-0.95/7 10 939} Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 {-0.99/8 10 2628} Rxc3
21. Ra4 {-1.15/6 10 1509} Rfc8 22. Re1 {-0.85/6 10 1083} b5
23. Bxb5 {-1.04/6 10 1233} Rxc2 24. Rf1 {-1.63/5 10 1080} Rb2
25. Bd3 {-1.42/5 10 972} Kf8 26. g3 {-1.48/5 10 1333} Ke7
27. Re1 {-1.43/6 10 1404} Bf2 28. Rea1 {-1.37/6 10 1068} Rc3
29. R1a2 {-1.67/4 10 1037} Rxa2 30. Rxa2 {-2.69/6 10 1176} Bd4
31. f4 {-3.10/6 10 1066} Bxe5 32. fxe5 {-2.74/7 10 1077} Rxd3
33. exf6+ {-2.96/6 10 1540} gxf6 34. Ra7+ {-2.54/5 10 988} Kf8
35. Kg2 {-2.75/5 10 905} Rd2+ 36. Kf3 {-2.93/6 10 1176} Rxh2
37. Ke3 {-3.18/6 10 1612} e5 38. Kf3 {-2.70/5 10 1210} d4
39. Rd7 {-3.29/6 10 1585} f5 40. Rd5 {-3.62/5 10 928} f6
41. g4 {-5.00/6 10 1372} Rh3+ 42. Kf2 {-5.42/6 10 1059} fxg4
43. Rd7 {-5.43/6 10 1059} h5 44. Kg2 {-5.86/6 10 1847} d3
45. Kf2 {-6.61/6 10 2137} Rf3+ 46. Kg2 {-6.17/6 10 1207} h4
47. Rd6 {-6.68/6 10 1159} h3+ 48. Kh2 {-7.58/7 10 1356} Rf2+
49. Kg1 {-7.87/6 10 1263} g3 50. Rd8+ {-10.47/7 10 1103} Ke7
51. Rh8 {-19.62/7 10 1229} d2 52. Rh7+ {M-3/7 10 1251} Kd6
53. Rd7+ {M-2/13 13 935} Kxd7 54. Kh1 {M-1/99 10 197} d1=Q#
0-1

[Event "banksia game"]
[Date "2021.12.22"]
[White "Novag Diablo 68000 v.2"]
[Black "Dragon 2.6 by Komodo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+0"]
[Time "06:53:50"]
[Termination "mate"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation"]

1. d4 d5 {-0.88/5 10 1096} 2. Nf3 Nc6 {-0.89/6 10 1918; D02: Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation}
3. c4 e6 {-0.90/6 10 2430} 4. e3 Nf6 {-1.14/5 10 1037}
5. Nc3 Be7 {-1.32/5 10 1275} 6. Bd2 O-O {-1.41/6 10 1406}
7. Be2 dxc4 {-0.78/5 10 948} 8. O-O Bd7 {-0.74/6 10 1323}
9. Bxc4 a6 {-0.46/6 10 1904} 10. Qe2 b5 {-1.92/6 10 919}
11. Bd3 Nb4 {-0.84/6 10 1162} 12. Bb1 c5 {-0.67/5 10 1239}
13. Ne4 Nxe4 {-1.27/6 10 1102} 14. Bxe4 Bc6 {-1.33/6 10 1040}
15. Bxc6 Nxc6 {-1.08/6 10 1084} 16. dxc5 Bxc5 {-0.99/6 10 1445}
17. Rfc1 Qb6 {-0.57/6 10 1813} 18. Ng5 Rad8 {-1.10/6 10 1657}
19. Nxh7 Rfe8 {-0.40/6 10 1747} 20. Ng5 f6 {+0.34/6 10 1792}
21. Ne4 Rd5 {+0.38/6 10 952} 22. Qg4 Kf8 {+0.88/4 10 996}
23. Nxc5 Rxd2 {+1.95/6 10 2170} 24. Nxe6+ Kf7 {+4.50/7 10 1187}
25. Nxg7 Ne5 {+4.35/6 10 1315} 26. Qh5+ Kxg7 {+3.08/8 10 1119}
27. Qxe8 Qd6 {+4.23/6 10 2421} 28. a4 bxa4 {+3.23/5 10 1196}
29. f4 Qd5 {+2.11/5 10 1106} 30. e4 Qd4+ {+3.46/5 10 1300}
31. Kh1 Nf7 {+3.85/6 10 994} 32. h3 Qf2 {+2.26/6 10 1553}
33. Rg1 Qxf4 {+2.43/6 10 1184} 34. Rgd1 Qe5 {+2.63/4 10 1012}
35. Qxe5 Rxd1+ {+3.70/6 10 1543} 36. Rxd1 Nxe5 {+3.85/7 10 908}
37. Rd4 Kg6 {+3.92/7 10 1351} 38. g3 a3 {+3.90/6 10 1411}
39. bxa3 Kf7 {+4.11/6 10 1198} 40. Kg2 a5 {+4.84/6 10 1659}
41. Ra4 Ke6 {+5.03/6 10 970} 42. Rxa5 Nc4 {+5.17/6 10 951}
43. Ra4 Nd6 {+5.41/6 10 1166} 44. h4 Ke5 {+5.19/6 10 1645}
45. Kf3 Nb7 {+6.31/6 10 1570} 46. h5 f5 {+6.86/6 10 1578}
47. h6 Nc5 {+7.92/6 10 1040} 48. h7 Nxa4 {+11.05/6 13 4094}
49. h8=Q+ Kd6 {+250.00/6 10 2215} 50. Qd4+ Ke6 {+250.00/8 10 1096}
51. Qxa4 Ke5 {+250.00/12 10 957} 52. Qe8+ Kf6 {+250.00/11 22 909}
53. e5+ Kg5 {+250.00/8 10 953} 54. Qg8+ Kh5 {+250.00/10 10 1002}
55. Qg7 f4 {M-2/5 10 236} 56. Qh7+ Kg5 {+250.00/5 10 125}
57. gxf4# 1-0
[/pgn]

Note that the elo ratings in Dragon are intended to be about right for Rapid (15' + 10") chess, so any properly rated opponent (human or engine) should be a huge favorite against the same elo Dragon at classical (40/2 hours) chess; that's why the readme says to raise the setting by 200 for classical chess. Also note that the ratings are based on default setting (either with NNUE or Use Regular Eval), so if you select a personality it will likely play somewhat weaker than the stated elo. I'm running tests against various CCRL engines in Rapid, but the difficult question is how to convert a CCRL Rapid rating to a human Elo rating playing Rapid. There seems to be a wide range of opinions on this question.

Yes, Thank you. I like what has been done here, the errors seem more natural and not outright dumb moves. Only the instant moves are a little bit of a put off, but these levels are great.

[lkaufman]

Very nice game by Novag Diablo, at the moment I am negotiating with Carlos Abreu Jean who is rated 2259 Rapid to play versus Komodo Dragon but he wants $65.00 for winning and $45.00 for drawing. I told him that if I agree to that I will meet him in a local Dominican Chess Club, to give me until tonight to decide. I am willing to accept his term of negotiation but I would like to receipt an upgrade of my Komodo Dragon even if the skill Levels works the same except intermediate ratings such as 2259. I am already down $60.0 for 2 previous draws, but I am sure that between 2200 and 2300 Mr. Kaufman has done more testing than any other UCI_ELO rating since Mr. Kaufman is close to that rating. https://ratings.fide.com/profile/6405525
Hopefully with Komodo dragon 2.6, I would be able to set intermediate rating such as 2259 instead of either 2200 or 2300, he needs an answer by tonight so we can meet this Saturday My email: pichardojnsc2@gmail.com

Great job on the human like ratings. I played two test games with Dragon 2.6 using the Human personality set at 2000 rating versus Novag Diablo 68000 v.2 level a7 (MessChess) estimated 2040 rating. Time control 40 moves in 2 hours. While I agree with others here that a time delay should be added instead of instant moving. The games had a balanced flow to them with normal errors for the class of players. I will now turn it up to 2040 and see how that goes.

[pgn][Event "banksia game"]
[Date "2021.12.22"]
[White "Novag Diablo 68000 v.2"]
[Black "Dragon 2.6 by Komodo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+0"]
[Time "06:53:50"]
[Termination "mate"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation"]

1. d4 d5 {-0.88/5 10 1096} 2. Nf3 Nc6 {-0.89/6 10 1918; D02: Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation}
3. c4 e6 {-0.90/6 10 2430} 4. e3 Nf6 {-1.14/5 10 1037}
5. Nc3 Be7 {-1.32/5 10 1275} 6. Bd2 O-O {-1.41/6 10 1406}
7. Be2 dxc4 {-0.78/5 10 948} 8. O-O Bd7 {-0.74/6 10 1323}
9. Bxc4 a6 {-0.46/6 10 1904} 10. Qe2 b5 {-1.92/6 10 919}
11. Bd3 Nb4 {-0.84/6 10 1162} 12. Bb1 c5 {-0.67/5 10 1239}
13. Ne4 Nxe4 {-1.27/6 10 1102} 14. Bxe4 Bc6 {-1.33/6 10 1040}
15. Bxc6 Nxc6 {-1.08/6 10 1084} 16. dxc5 Bxc5 {-0.99/6 10 1445}
17. Rfc1 Qb6 {-0.57/6 10 1813} 18. Ng5 Rad8 {-1.10/6 10 1657}
19. Nxh7 Rfe8 {-0.40/6 10 1747} 20. Ng5 f6 {+0.34/6 10 1792}
21. Ne4 Rd5 {+0.38/6 10 952} 22. Qg4 Kf8 {+0.88/4 10 996}
23. Nxc5 Rxd2 {+1.95/6 10 2170} 24. Nxe6+ Kf7 {+4.50/7 10 1187}
25. Nxg7 Ne5 {+4.35/6 10 1315} 26. Qh5+ Kxg7 {+3.08/8 10 1119}
27. Qxe8 Qd6 {+4.23/6 10 2421} 28. a4 bxa4 {+3.23/5 10 1196}
29. f4 Qd5 {+2.11/5 10 1106} 30. e4 Qd4+ {+3.46/5 10 1300}
31. Kh1 Nf7 {+3.85/6 10 994} 32. h3 Qf2 {+2.26/6 10 1553}
33. Rg1 Qxf4 {+2.43/6 10 1184} 34. Rgd1 Qe5 {+2.63/4 10 1012}
35. Qxe5 Rxd1+ {+3.70/6 10 1543} 36. Rxd1 Nxe5 {+3.85/7 10 908}
37. Rd4 Kg6 {+3.92/7 10 1351} 38. g3 a3 {+3.90/6 10 1411}
39. bxa3 Kf7 {+4.11/6 10 1198} 40. Kg2 a5 {+4.84/6 10 1659}
41. Ra4 Ke6 {+5.03/6 10 970} 42. Rxa5 Nc4 {+5.17/6 10 951}
43. Ra4 Nd6 {+5.41/6 10 1166} 44. h4 Ke5 {+5.19/6 10 1645}
45. Kf3 Nb7 {+6.31/6 10 1570} 46. h5 f5 {+6.86/6 10 1578}
47. h6 Nc5 {+7.92/6 10 1040} 48. h7 Nxa4 {+11.05/6 13 4094}
49. h8=Q+ Kd6 {+250.00/6 10 2215} 50. Qd4+ Ke6 {+250.00/8 10 1096}
51. Qxa4 Ke5 {+250.00/12 10 957} 52. Qe8+ Kf6 {+250.00/11 22 909}
53. e5+ Kg5 {+250.00/8 10 953} 54. Qg8+ Kh5 {+250.00/10 10 1002}
55. Qg7 f4 {M-2/5 10 236} 56. Qh7+ Kg5 {+250.00/5 10 125}
57. gxf4# 1-0[/pgn]

OK, we'll send you the upgrade, we appreciate you playing these test games vs. rated opponents with a financial incentive to play well. So far it seems we are at least in the right ballpark.