ShashChess

[amchess]

https://github.com/amchess/ShashChess/releases/tag/35.3
https://github.com/amchess/Alexander/releases/tag/1.3
https://github.com/amchess/BrainLearn/releases/tag/28.1

[amchess]

https://github.com/amchess/ShashChess/releases/tag/36
https://github.com/amchess/Alexander/releases/tag/2.0
https://github.com/amchess/BrainLearn/releases/tag/29

[Viz]

Aligned with Stockfish 17.
Why are you using stockfish 17 patches if they clearly use flawed methodology of testing at bullet?

[criko]

https://github.com/amchess/ShashChess/releases/tag/36
https://github.com/amchess/Alexander/releases/tag/2.0
https://github.com/amchess/BrainLearn/releases/tag/29

Thank you very much Andrea!

[Jouni]

As expected bigger net and other changes make ShashChess worse solver (High Tal). Just one example. 110 positions HTC test. ShashChess 35.1 solved 93 and used 26 minutes. Version 36 solved 84 and used 36 minutes. Also questionable "hide current move" patch included.

[criko]

As expected bigger net and other changes make ShashChess worse solver (High Tal). Just one example. 110 positions HTC test. ShashChess 35.1 solved 93 and used 26 minutes. Version 36 solved 84 and used 36 minutes. Also questionable "hide current move" patch included.

What does this mean for practical game play? Will it play worse chess?

[Hai]

As expected bigger net and other changes make ShashChess worse solver (High Tal). Just one example. 110 positions HTC test. ShashChess 35.1 solved 93 and used 26 minutes. Version 36 solved 84 and used 36 minutes. Also questionable "hide current move" patch included.

Bigger net means: 20000 kn/s -> 10000 kn/s
Solution: Use 16 cores CPU instead of 8 cores. 10000 kn/s -> 20000 kn/s

[Hai]

As expected bigger net and other changes make ShashChess worse solver (High Tal). Just one example. 110 positions HTC test. ShashChess 35.1 solved 93 and used 26 minutes. Version 36 solved 84 and used 36 minutes. Also questionable "hide current move" patch included.

What does this mean for practical game play? Will it play worse chess?

It's tactically weaker but positionally and strategically stronger (Stockfish 17 +46 elo).
To get the same tactical strength, which you had before, you need to BUY better hardware. Instead of old AMD Ryzen 8 cores CPU, buy AMD 9950X or 9950X3D 16 cores CPU.
If you have a 7950X 16 cores CPU, go for the 7970X 32 cores CPU.
Of course the positional and strategical strength will increase too.

[Hai]

@criko

If you use ShashChess, use also High Tal and MultiPV=4 and MCTS on and MCTSThreads=2 or more.
Example:
CPU with 8 cores.
Threads=6
MCTSThreads=2
You should get around +10 solved positions more.

[Rebel]

As expected bigger net and other changes make ShashChess worse solver (High Tal). Just one example. 110 positions HTC test. ShashChess 35.1 solved 93 and used 26 minutes. Version 36 solved 84 and used 36 minutes. Also questionable "hide current move" patch included.

What does this mean for practical game play? Will it play worse chess?

It's tactically weaker but positionally and strategically stronger (Stockfish 17 +46 elo).

Laughable.