Caissa - The Ultra-Bullet Evolution!

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Caissa - The Ultra-Bullet Evolution!

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Caissa - The Ultra-Bullet Evolution Statistics

34 tested builds, tracking Caissa's rating growth from its earliest public build to the current v2.0.0.

Test conditions:
  • GUI: Arena Chess GUI
  • Threads: 1, Hash: 16 MB
  • TC: 9s+1s inc (~5% of standard blitz 3m+2s)
  • Hardware: Intel i5-4570
  • OS: Windows 10/11
Final Standings

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+-----+-------------------------------------+------+---------+--------+-------+------+------+
|Rank | Name                                | Elo  |   +/-   | games  | score |oppo. |draws |
+-----+-------------------------------------+------+---------+--------+-------+------+------+
|   1 | Caissa 2.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)         | 2820 | 10   11 |  3000  | 59%   | 2760 | 46%  |
|   2 | Caissa 1.26 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2813 |  9    9 |  3752  | 56%   | 2778 | 49%  |
|   3 | Caissa 1.21 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2793 |  8    8 |  4789  | 57%   | 2738 | 61%  |
|   4 | Caissa 1.25 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2792 |  8    7 |  6092  | 51%   | 2785 | 60%  |
|   5 | Caissa 1.22 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2785 |  8    8 |  5332  | 54%   | 2757 | 50%  |
|   6 | Caissa 1.24 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2773 | 11   11 |  2769  | 51%   | 2741 | 56%  |
|   7 | Caissa 1.19 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2773 | 10   10 |  3206  | 58%   | 2715 | 58%  |
|   8 | Caissa 1.20 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2773 |  7    8 |  5632  | 55%   | 2748 | 67%  |
|   9 | Caissa 1.18 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2770 | 11   11 |  2577  | 64%   | 2675 | 55%  |
|  10 | Caissa 1.18 x64(AVX2-5Pct)          | 2769 | 11   11 |  2579  | 58%   | 2708 | 58%  |
|  11 | Caissa 1.19 x64(AVX2-5Pct)          | 2765 | 11   11 |  2558  | 57%   | 2719 | 61%  |
|  12 | Caissa 1.16 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2762 | 10   10 |  3628  | 63%   | 2660 | 49%  |
|  13 | Caissa 1.17 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2752 | 11   11 |  2387  | 56%   | 2712 | 61%  |
|  14 | Caissa 1.17 x64(AVX2-5Pct)          | 2747 | 12   12 |  2184  | 57%   | 2703 | 62%  |
|  15 | Caissa 1.15 x64(BMI2-5Pct)          | 2730 | 11   11 |  2701  | 54%   | 2703 | 55%  |
|  16 | Caissa 1.15 x64(AVX2-5Pct)          | 2718 | 11   11 |  2551  | 53%   | 2698 | 54%  |
|  17 | Caissa 1.16 x64(5Pct)               | 2707 | 12   12 |  2196  | 52%   | 2692 | 58%  |
|  18 | Caissa 1.14.1 x64(AVX2-5Pct)        | 2705 | 12   13 |  1874  | 53%   | 2691 | 61%  |
|  19 | Caissa 1.15 x64(5Pct)               | 2704 | 12   12 |  2273  | 51%   | 2694 | 57%  |
|  20 | Caissa 1.13.1 x64(BMI2-5Pct)        | 2666 | 12   12 |  2737  | 62%   | 2564 | 42%  |
|  21 | Caissa 1.13.1 x64(5Pct)             | 2650 | 12   12 |  2127  | 51%   | 2629 | 50%  |
|  22 | Caissa 1.12.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)        | 2643 | 13   12 |  2130  | 59%   | 2577 | 47%  |
|  23 | Caissa 1.11.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)        | 2613 | 12   12 |  2141  | 55%   | 2570 | 44%  |
|  24 | Caissa 1.10.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)        | 2571 | 13   13 |  2253  | 59%   | 2487 | 32%  |
|  25 | Caissa 1.8.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)         | 2549 | 13   13 |  2150  | 49%   | 2547 | 37%  |
|  26 | Caissa 1.9.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)         | 2526 | 13   13 |  2137  | 47%   | 2544 | 41%  |
|  27 | Caissa 1.7.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)         | 2524 | 13   13 |  2021  | 48%   | 2535 | 41%  |
|  28 | Caissa 1.6.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)         | 2464 | 14   14 |  1866  | 47%   | 2488 | 36%  |
|  29 | Caissa 1.6.3 x64(BMI2-5Pct)         | 2437 | 14   14 |  1900  | 46%   | 2462 | 36%  |
|  30 | Caissa 1.5.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)         | 2431 | 15   15 |  1698  | 47%   | 2444 | 34%  |
|  31 | Caissa 1.4.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)         | 2383 | 14   14 |  1805  | 42%   | 2447 | 33%  |
|  32 | Caissa 1.4.0 x64(5Pct)              | 2369 | 14   14 |  1797  | 44%   | 2417 | 32%  |
|  33 | Caissa 1.2.0 x64(5Pct)              | 2353 | 18   18 |  1074  | 46%   | 2378 | 31%  |
|  34 | Caissa 1.3.0 x64(5Pct)              | 2340 | 16   16 |  1517  | 42%   | 2400 | 31%  |
+-----+-------------------------------------+------+---------+--------+-------+------+------+
Version-by-Version Evolution (chronological order)

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+---------------------+------+------+--------+-------+------+------+
| Version             | Elo  | Diff | games  | score |oppo. |draws |
+---------------------+------+------+--------+-------+------+------+
| 1.2.0  (5Pct)       | 2353 |   -- |  1074  | 46%   | 2378 | 31%  |
| 1.3.0  (5Pct)       | 2340 |  -13 |  1517  | 42%   | 2400 | 31%  |
| 1.4.0  (5Pct)       | 2369 |  +29 |  1797  | 44%   | 2417 | 32%  |
| 1.4.0  (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2383 |  +14 |  1805  | 42%   | 2447 | 33%  |
| 1.5.0  (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2431 |  +48 |  1698  | 47%   | 2444 | 34%  |
| 1.6.0  (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2464 |  +33 |  1866  | 47%   | 2488 | 36%  |
| 1.6.3  (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2437 |  -27 |  1900  | 46%   | 2462 | 36%  |
| 1.7.0  (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2524 |  +87 |  2021  | 48%   | 2535 | 41%  |
| 1.8.0  (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2549 |  +25 |  2150  | 49%   | 2547 | 37%  |
| 1.9.0  (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2526 |  -23 |  2137  | 47%   | 2544 | 41%  |
| 1.10.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2571 |  +45 |  2253  | 59%   | 2487 | 32%  |
| 1.11.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2613 |  +42 |  2141  | 55%   | 2570 | 44%  |
| 1.12.0 (AVX2-5Pct)  | 2643 |  +30 |  2130  | 59%   | 2577 | 47%  |
| 1.13.1 (5Pct)       | 2650 |   +7 |  2127  | 51%   | 2629 | 50%  |
| 1.13.1 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2666 |  +16 |  2737  | 62%   | 2564 | 42%  |
| 1.14.1 (AVX2-5Pct)  | 2705 |  +39 |  1874  | 53%   | 2691 | 61%  |
| 1.15.0 (5Pct)       | 2704 |   -1 |  2273  | 51%   | 2694 | 57%  |
| 1.15.0 (AVX2-5Pct)  | 2718 |  +14 |  2551  | 53%   | 2698 | 54%  |
| 1.15.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2730 |  +12 |  2701  | 54%   | 2703 | 55%  |
| 1.16.0 (5Pct)       | 2707 |  -23 |  2196  | 52%   | 2692 | 58%  |
| 1.16.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2762 |  +55 |  3628  | 63%   | 2660 | 49%  |
| 1.17.0 (AVX2-5Pct)  | 2747 |  -15 |  2184  | 57%   | 2703 | 62%  |
| 1.17.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2752 |   +5 |  2387  | 56%   | 2712 | 61%  |
| 1.18.0 (AVX2-5Pct)  | 2769 |  +17 |  2579  | 58%   | 2708 | 58%  |
| 1.18.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2770 |   +1 |  2577  | 64%   | 2675 | 55%  |
| 1.19.0 (AVX2-5Pct)  | 2765 |   -5 |  2558  | 57%   | 2719 | 61%  |
| 1.19.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2773 |   +8 |  3206  | 58%   | 2715 | 58%  |
| 1.20.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2773 |   +0 |  5632  | 55%   | 2748 | 67%  |
| 1.21.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2793 |  +20 |  4789  | 57%   | 2738 | 61%  |
| 1.22.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2785 |   -8 |  5332  | 54%   | 2757 | 50%  |
| 1.24.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2773 |  -12 |  2769  | 51%   | 2741 | 56%  |
| 1.25.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2792 |  +19 |  6092  | 51%   | 2785 | 60%  |
| 1.26.0 (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2813 |  +21 |  3752  | 56%   | 2778 | 49%  |
| 2.0.0  (BMI2-5Pct)  | 2820 |   +7 |  3000  | 59%   | 2760 | 46%  |
+---------------------+------+------+--------+-------+------+------+
Highlights
  • Overall gain: +467 Elo from v1.2.0 (2353) to v2.0.0 (2820) over 34 tested builds
  • Biggest single jump: v1.6.3 -> v1.7.0 (+87 Elo)
  • Biggest regression: v1.6.0 -> v1.6.3 (-27 Elo)
  • Current #1: Caissa 2.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct) - 2820 Elo
Testing performed in Arena Chess GUI, TC 9s+1s inc, 1 thread / 16 MB hash, on an i5-4570 (Win10/11).
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