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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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Rebel wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:58 pm When it's about ideas you might want to add the old 1999 Q3 personality to the list.

100 positions, mainly from the excellent CSS-WM test.

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r5k1/2p1b1p1/6bp/p4P2/q3pP2/2PnB2P/PP1N4/KR3Q1R b - - bm Nb4;
r1bk3r/1pp2pp1/p2p1n1p/5q2/8/4BN2/PPPQ1PPP/3RR1K1 w - - bm Bb6;
r1bqkb1r/4pppp/p1p5/2ppP3/8/2P2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQR1K1 w kq - bm e6;
r3qrk1/4bppp/4p3/p2pP2Q/1p1B4/1PpPP3/P1P2RPP/5RK1 w - - bm Rf6;
r3k2r/4b2p/p1n3pN/1p1q1p2/5B2/3p1P2/PP4PP/2RQR2K w kq - bm Rxc6;
r1bk1n1r/pp1n1q1p/2p2p1R/3p4/3PpN2/2NB2Q1/PPP2PP1/2K1R3 w - - bm Bxe4; c1 "Aljechin - Fahrni"; 
7r/1k2P2P/4p3/1pp5/8/2pp4/1n3PP1/R4K1R w - - bm g4;
8/4kpbn/p1p3p1/Pp2p2p/1P2Pn2/N1P1BP2/5P1P/5BK1 w - - bm Nxb5; c1 "Karpow - Hansen";
r1b1qrk1/ppBnppb1/2n4p/1NN1P1p1/3p4/8/PPP1BPPP/R2Q1R1K w - - bm Ne6;
2rr2k1/1bq2ppp/4pn2/p7/Pp1PP2Q/1B2RN2/5PPP/4R1K1 w - - bm d5;
r4k1r/pp2pp2/3p1b2/q2PnQpp/3N4/1BP3P1/PP3PP1/3RR1K1 w - - bm Rxe5;
r1b2rk1/p2nbqpp/p3p3/2ppPpB1/N2P1N1P/8/PPP2PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - bm c4; "c1  Khalifman - Ulibin";
r1b1kb1r/1p1n1ppp/p2ppn2/6BB/2qNP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - bm Nxe6;
2r1rbk1/p1Bq1ppp/Ppn1b3/1Npp4/B7/3P2Q1/1PP2PPP/R4RK1 w - - bm Nxa7;
1br1r1k1/1b1q1pp1/p1p2n1p/1p2n3/1P6/PNN1P3/2QBBPPP/4RRK1 b - - bm c5;
r2q1rk1/pp2p1bp/2n1Ppp1/2pn4/3pNP2/6P1/PPPPQ2P/RNB2RK1 b - - bm d3;
r3rbk1/1bq2pp1/p1np1n1p/1p3P2/4P3/P1N1BBN1/1PPQ4/2KR3R w - - bm Rxh6;
2rr2k1/pp1qnppp/2n1p3/3p4/1bPP3P/1P2RNP1/PB3P2/1BRQ2K1 w - - bm Bxh7+;
rn1r2k1/1bqpbppp/pp2pn2/6N1/2P5/1PN1P3/PBQ1BPPP/3R1RK1 w - - bm Nd5;
r1b1rk2/2qp1pp1/2p2n1p/p3pP2/1bB1P3/2N3R1/PPPBQ1PP/R6K w - - bm Qe3; c1 "Kasparov - Movsesian";
6k1/rnqb3p/5ppQ/2pPp3/p1N1P3/2PB3P/5PP1/1R4K1 w - - bm f4;
2kr3r/ppp1qpp1/2p5/2b2b1p/2P1pPn1/1P2P1PP/PBQPB3/RN2K2R b KQ - bm h4;
2r2rk1/5qp1/1pN2p1p/pPnRp3/P1P5/5PP1/2Q1R1KP/8 w - - bm Rxc5;
1k5r/pb3p1p/1q2rp1b/2p5/1pQ1P3/1P3N2/P3BPPP/3R1RK1 w - - bm Rd5; c1 "Karpov-Gelfand";
r4rk1/ppnqp2p/3p2p1/2pP4/P1P2B1P/6P1/1P3PK1/R2Q1R2 b - - bm Rxf4; c1 "Tyomkin-McDonald";
r2br1k1/1q3ppp/p2B4/Pp1pN3/3Pb1P1/1QP2P2/7P/R3R1K1 b - - bm Rxe5; c1 "PengXiaomin-Motylev";
8/3r4/p5kp/Pb1R4/1P1B2P1/6P1/3K4/8 w - - bm Rxb5; c1 "Romanishin-Smagin";
2nqr1k1/5p2/1p4pp/pP1rNn2/P4P2/BQ1p4/6PP/2RR2K1 b - - bm Rdxe5; c1 "Mortensen-Van der Weide";
r1b2rk1/pp3pb1/3q2pp/2nP4/6P1/2P2N2/P1Q1BPP1/2BR1RK1 w - - bm Rd4; c1 "Zakharevich-Guliev";
8/p1p2pp1/1pP3p1/3Pb2k/4P3/5P1P/8/3K2B1 w - - bm f4; c1 "Queckenstadt 1914";
8/2p1bpp1/2Pp4/p2P1P1p/2K2B1P/k5P1/8/8 w - - bm f6;
r1b1k3/2q1ppb1/2p2n2/3p1PBB/2nP3P/Pp5N/1P2Q1P1/2KR3R b - - bm Rxa3;
rnb1k2r/pp1pp1bp/6p1/2pn2B1/8/2NB1N2/PqPQ2PP/1R2K2R w Kkq - bm Nxd5; 
r2nnk2/2pb4/3p1p2/1q1Pp1p1/2N1P1Pp/1NQ4P/4BP2/1R4K1 w - - bm Nxe5;
1r3rk1/6p1/p1pb1qPp/3p4/4nPR1/2N4Q/PPP4P/2K1BR2 b - - bm Rxb2;
5r2/1p4r1/3kp1b1/1Pp1p2p/2PpP3/q2B1PP1/3Q2K1/1R5R b - - bm Rxf3;
r2q3r/2pkb1p1/p2p1n2/4p1p1/Pp2P1P1/1QP5/1P1P2PP/RNB2RK1 b - - bm Rxh2;
2kr3r/p1p1q3/1p4p1/3P1p2/1PP1p2P/P2nB1P1/2Q3K1/1R3R2 b - - bm Rxh4;
4rb2/1p1q1ppk/p1n1p2p/2p1Pn2/3PNR2/2P2K2/P2QBP2/6R1 w - - bm Rxf5;
r4rk1/pp1n1p1p/1nqP2p1/2b1P1B1/4NQ2/1B3P2/PP2K2P/2R5 w - - bm Rxc5; c1 "Nolot";
1r1bk2r/2R2ppp/p3p3/1b2P2q/4QP2/4N3/1B4PP/3R2K1 w k - bm Rxd8+; c1 "Nolot";
r1b3k1/p2p1nP1/2pqr1Rp/1p2p2P/2B1PnQ1/1P6/P1PP4/1K4R1 w - - bm Rxh6; c1 "Nolot";
3r4/2r5/p3nkp1/1p3p2/1P1pbP2/P2B3R/2PRN1P1/6K1 b - - bm Rc3; 
rnb1k1nr/1p3pbp/p1p3p1/q3p3/2B1PB2/2N2N2/P1PQ1PPP/1R2R1K1 w kq - bm Qd6;
r1b1r1k1/ppp2ppp/2nb1q2/8/2B5/1P1Q1N2/P1PP1PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - bm Bb2; c1 "Aljechin - Rabinowitsch";
2kr1bnr/pbpq4/2n1pp2/3p3p/3P1P1B/2N2N1Q/PPP3PP/2KR1B1R w - - bm f5;
5r2/1p3p1k/3p4/p3pPPp/5r2/8/PP3PP1/1K1R3R w - bm g4;
8/4K2p/6pr/5pk1/1pB2R2/p4PP1/8/8 w - - bm Rg4+;
8/3R4/5K1p/6PP/5P2/2k1r3/3p4/8 w - - bm Rxd2;
8/pR4pk/1b6/2p5/N1p5/8/PP1r2PP/6K1 b - - bm Rxb2;
8/6r1/Pp5p/7k/p7/7K/6P1/R7 w - - bm Rb1;
R7/1r1p4/1k6/1p2P3/pp6/6P1/1PP2P1P/6K1 b - - bm Ra7;
8/6Q1/p3r2p/3k3K/6P1/8/8/8 w - - bm Qxh6+;
8/4K3/p2p4/3k4/1p6/2p5/P5R1/8 b - - bm a5;
2k5/p1p5/1pbppR2/7p/2PP3P/2P1K1r1/P3B1P1/8 w - - bm Kf4; c1 "Spassky - Polugaevsky";
8/pp4pp/4k3/3rPp2/1Pr4P/2B1KPP1/1P6/4R3 b - - bm Rxc3+;
4R3/P7/2bB2p1/r3pk2/2p2p1P/2P2P1K/6P1/8 w - - bm Rxe5+; c1 "Svidler - van Wely";
8/8/pp6/3b2K1/1P6/PN2k3/8/8 w - - bm Na5; c1 "draw";
2b5/1r6/2kBp1p1/p2pP1P1/2pP4/1pP3K1/1R3P2/8 b - - bm Rb4;
2q4r/2p4p/kpnp2p1/p2b4/P6Q/1PR2NP1/2P3BP/2K5 w - - bm Rxc6;
q7/4pk2/2p2nRQ/8/2PP1P1p/p5b1/2PK4/8 w - - bm Rxf6+; c1 "1.Rxf6+ exf6 2.Qh7+ Ke6 3.f5+ Kd6 4.c5+ Kd5 5.Qg8+ Qxg8 6.Kd3 h3 7.c4#";
r3b1nr/ppqn1k1p/4p1p1/1P1pPpP1/1B1N1P1P/R7/3Q4/R3KB2 w Q - bm Rc3;
1q6/r4pbk/1r1p2pp/B2Pn3/Q2NP3/1p3P2/6PP/1R3RK1 b - - bm Rxa5;
rr4k1/5p2/3p2p1/3PP2p/pnP4P/qn2NR2/5PP1/1B1Q2K1 w - - bm Rxf7; c1 "Ferret - Gandalf";
2k3rr/ppq1b3/2b1p3/2p2p1p/3p1P1P/3P1NP1/PPPN3K/R1Q2R2 b - - bm Rxg3;
rnbr2k1/ppq1ppbp/6p1/2PN4/8/4P3/PP1Q1PPP/2R1KBNR b K - bm Rxd5;
3r1rk1/pbqn1pp1/1pp2n1p/2b1p1B1/P1B1P2N/2N4P/1PP1QPP1/3R1RK1 w - - bm Rxd7;
2bq3k/2p4p/p2p4/7P/1nBPPQP1/r1p5/8/1K1R2R1 b - - bm Be6; c1 "Fischer";
2r2rk1/pp3pp1/4bb1p/q2p1P1Q/3P4/2N5/PP4PP/1K1R1B1R b - - bm Rxc3; c1 "Lasker";
r1b2r2/pp1nqn1k/2pp2pb/4Pp1p/2PP1p1N/2N3BP/PPQ1B1P1/3RR1K1 w - - bm Nxg6;
rk1b4/p2p2p1/1P6/2R2P2/8/2K5/8/5B2 w - - bm Rc8; c1 "Reti";
rnbqnrk1/5ppp/pp1b4/3NpP2/P2N4/8/1PP1B1PP/R1BQ1R1K w - - bm f6; c1 "Tal - Ftacnik";
3r1r2/pp1q2bk/2n1nppp/2p5/3pP1P1/P2P1NNQ/1PPB3P/1R3R1K w - - bm Nf5; c1 "Smyslov - Kotov";
r1q2rk1/p2bb2p/1p1p2p1/2pPp2n/2P1PpP1/3B1P2/PP2QR1P/R1B2NK1 b - - bm Bxg4; c1 "Alega - Aljechin";
r3k1nr/pp1b1ppp/2n1p3/1B4B1/3N4/2q5/P1P2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - bm Nf5; c1 "Tal - Uhlman";
r2qrbk1/5ppp/pn1p4/np2P1P1/3p4/5N2/PPB2PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - bm Bxh7+; c1 "Spassky - Geller";
rnbr2k1/pp3p2/1qp3pp/4Q1N1/4P3/2P3P1/PP3PBP/R3R1K1 w - - bm Nxh7; c1 "Spassky - Bronstein";
r1bqr1k1/5p2/p2p1npb/1p1Pp2p/4P1P1/1PP1NPP1/2BBQ1K1/5R1R w - - bm Nf5; c1 "Spassky - Unzicker";
r1b2rk1/p3bp1p/4pp2/n3p3/1p1qNP2/1B4N1/PPP3PP/R2Q1R1K w - - bm Qh5; c1 "Fischer - Benko";
q4bk1/pp1b1r1p/3p2n1/P2Pp3/1PB1Pp2/5Pn1/5RPP/2RQN1K1 b - - bm a6; c1 "Piket - Kasparov";
b2r3r/k4p1p/p2q1np1/NppP4/3p1Q2/P4PPB/1PP4P/1K1RR3 w - - bm Rxd4; c1 "Kasprov - Topalov";
3q1rk1/1r3ppp/pp2Pb2/2p2Q2/3P4/6P1/PP3P1P/R1BR2K1 b - - bm Re7; c1 "Huebner - Smyslov";
2b2r1k/5qb1/2Np3p/2pNpn2/2P5/3PBQPp/P4P1P/5RK1 b - - bm Qe8; c1 "Huebner - Spassky";
r2q1rk1/pp3p1p/3p2p1/4P3/2PQP1b1/2N5/PP4PP/R3K2R b KQ - bm Qh4+; c1 "Uhlmann - Fischer";
3r2k1/p3r2p/1pbpnbp1/2p1pp2/1PP4q/PBB1PP2/2QP2PP/3RNRK1 b - - bm Nd4; c1 "Ljubojevic - Karpov";
1r4k1/5p2/1p3npp/pR6/P1Pr3P/2R2B2/1P4P1/7K w - - bm c5; c1 "Fischer - Taimanov";
2rq1rk1/pb3p1p/1p2pbp1/3p3R/2PP4/PP5R/1B3PPP/3Q1BK1 b - - bm dxc4; c1 "Keres - Smyslov";
2r1nrk1/pbqn1p1p/1p6/2p1pP2/2Pp3P/1P1Pb1P1/PB2Q1BK/RN2NR2 b - - bm e4; c1 "Polugaevsky - Petrosjan";
r3rnk1/3qbppp/1p2p1n1/pPppP2N/3P3P/2P2NP1/1P3PK1/R1BQR3 w - - bm Bh6; c1 "Kasparov - Short";
1r1qk2r/pp1n2pp/3bp2n/3p1p1b/3P4/1Q3NPP/PP1NPPB1/R1B1R1K1 w k - bm e4; c1 "Kramnik - Beljavsky";
2r3k1/2r1ppb1/3p2p1/pq4Pn/1p1BP3/1B3P2/PPPQ4/1K1R3R w - - bm Rxh5; c1 "Fischer - Larsen";
r1b2b1r/p1q2k1p/4ppB1/3p3Q/3p1P2/2P5/PP4PP/R1B1K2R b KQ - bm hxg6; c1 "Bronstein - Petrosjan";
3r2k1/4b1pp/p3p1r1/1ppqB3/4R3/6P1/PPP1QP1P/4R1K1 w - - bm Bf4; c1 "Fischer - Trifunovic";
r1r5/1Rp2k1p/2p1b1pB/p1b1Pp2/P1P5/2P5/4B1PP/1R5K b - a3 bm Ra6; c1 "Conquest - Khalifman";
r3k2r/p1qnbpp1/1pb1p2p/2p5/3PP3/P1PB1N2/2Q2PPP/R1BR2K1 w kq - bm d5; c1 "Kasparov - Georghiu";
1nbqkbr1/r4p1p/p2p4/5B2/Np6/8/PPP3PP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - bm Re7; c1 "Fischer - Tal";
r1b1r1k1/1p4bp/6p1/8/1p1qp3/P5P1/1P2PPBP/RQ1NK2R b KQ - bm Bg4; c1 "Tatai - Karpov";
r3qb1k/1b4p1/p2pr2p/3n4/Pnp1N1N1/6RP/1B3PP1/1B1QR1K1 w - - bm Nxh6; c1 "Kasparov - Karpov";
1r3rk1/p1pn1ppp/2p1pq2/8/3P3P/8/PPPQ1PP1/2KR1B1R w - - bm Rh3; c1 "Spassky - Petrosian";
2B1k3/1b2r2p/1P3pp1/2R1p3/8/4P1P1/7P/6K1 w - - bm g4; c1 "Ponomariov - Huebner";
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    EPD  : epd\benjamin.epd
    Time : 1000ms
                                                           Max            Time   Hash          
    Engine           Points Used Time  Found   Pos   Elo  Score   Score    ms     Mb  Cpu  Errors
 1  ProDeo Q3          610  00:01:21.1    61   100  2440   1000  61.00%   1000   128    1     0
 2  Stockfish 12       550  00:01:17.5    55   100  2200   1000  55.00%   1000   128    1     0
 3  Stockfish 11       490  00:01:17.6    49   100  1960   1000  49.00%   1000   128    1     0
 4  ProDeo 2.2          80  00:01:19.6     8   100  320    1000   8.00%   1000   128    1     0
MEA at 1000ms

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    EPD  : epd\benjamin.epd
    Time : 4000ms
                                                            Max           Time   Hash          
    Engine           Points Used Time  Found   Pos   Elo   Score  Score    ms     Mb  Cpu  Errors
 1  ProDeo Q3          710  00:05:05.7    71   100  2840   1000  71.00%   4000   128    1     0
 2  Stockfish 12       650  00:05:02.6    65   100  2600   1000  65.00%   4000   128    1     0
 3  Stockfish 11       620  00:05:02.6    62   100  2480   1000  62.00%   4000   128    1     0
 4  ProDeo 2.2         170  00:05:05.6    17   100   680   1000  17.00%   4000   128    1     0
Hi Ed, I'd forgotten all about Q3! Which version of ProDeo did you use for this Q3 test?

Also, have you tested MACHEID or any other personalities? :)
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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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BrendanJNorman wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:10 pm
Rebel wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:58 pm When it's about ideas you might want to add the old 1999 Q3 personality to the list.

100 positions, mainly from the excellent CSS-WM test.

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r5k1/2p1b1p1/6bp/p4P2/q3pP2/2PnB2P/PP1N4/KR3Q1R b - - bm Nb4;
r1bk3r/1pp2pp1/p2p1n1p/5q2/8/4BN2/PPPQ1PPP/3RR1K1 w - - bm Bb6;
r1bqkb1r/4pppp/p1p5/2ppP3/8/2P2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQR1K1 w kq - bm e6;
r3qrk1/4bppp/4p3/p2pP2Q/1p1B4/1PpPP3/P1P2RPP/5RK1 w - - bm Rf6;
r3k2r/4b2p/p1n3pN/1p1q1p2/5B2/3p1P2/PP4PP/2RQR2K w kq - bm Rxc6;
r1bk1n1r/pp1n1q1p/2p2p1R/3p4/3PpN2/2NB2Q1/PPP2PP1/2K1R3 w - - bm Bxe4; c1 "Aljechin - Fahrni"; 
7r/1k2P2P/4p3/1pp5/8/2pp4/1n3PP1/R4K1R w - - bm g4;
8/4kpbn/p1p3p1/Pp2p2p/1P2Pn2/N1P1BP2/5P1P/5BK1 w - - bm Nxb5; c1 "Karpow - Hansen";
r1b1qrk1/ppBnppb1/2n4p/1NN1P1p1/3p4/8/PPP1BPPP/R2Q1R1K w - - bm Ne6;
2rr2k1/1bq2ppp/4pn2/p7/Pp1PP2Q/1B2RN2/5PPP/4R1K1 w - - bm d5;
r4k1r/pp2pp2/3p1b2/q2PnQpp/3N4/1BP3P1/PP3PP1/3RR1K1 w - - bm Rxe5;
r1b2rk1/p2nbqpp/p3p3/2ppPpB1/N2P1N1P/8/PPP2PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - bm c4; "c1  Khalifman - Ulibin";
r1b1kb1r/1p1n1ppp/p2ppn2/6BB/2qNP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - bm Nxe6;
2r1rbk1/p1Bq1ppp/Ppn1b3/1Npp4/B7/3P2Q1/1PP2PPP/R4RK1 w - - bm Nxa7;
1br1r1k1/1b1q1pp1/p1p2n1p/1p2n3/1P6/PNN1P3/2QBBPPP/4RRK1 b - - bm c5;
r2q1rk1/pp2p1bp/2n1Ppp1/2pn4/3pNP2/6P1/PPPPQ2P/RNB2RK1 b - - bm d3;
r3rbk1/1bq2pp1/p1np1n1p/1p3P2/4P3/P1N1BBN1/1PPQ4/2KR3R w - - bm Rxh6;
2rr2k1/pp1qnppp/2n1p3/3p4/1bPP3P/1P2RNP1/PB3P2/1BRQ2K1 w - - bm Bxh7+;
rn1r2k1/1bqpbppp/pp2pn2/6N1/2P5/1PN1P3/PBQ1BPPP/3R1RK1 w - - bm Nd5;
r1b1rk2/2qp1pp1/2p2n1p/p3pP2/1bB1P3/2N3R1/PPPBQ1PP/R6K w - - bm Qe3; c1 "Kasparov - Movsesian";
6k1/rnqb3p/5ppQ/2pPp3/p1N1P3/2PB3P/5PP1/1R4K1 w - - bm f4;
2kr3r/ppp1qpp1/2p5/2b2b1p/2P1pPn1/1P2P1PP/PBQPB3/RN2K2R b KQ - bm h4;
2r2rk1/5qp1/1pN2p1p/pPnRp3/P1P5/5PP1/2Q1R1KP/8 w - - bm Rxc5;
1k5r/pb3p1p/1q2rp1b/2p5/1pQ1P3/1P3N2/P3BPPP/3R1RK1 w - - bm Rd5; c1 "Karpov-Gelfand";
r4rk1/ppnqp2p/3p2p1/2pP4/P1P2B1P/6P1/1P3PK1/R2Q1R2 b - - bm Rxf4; c1 "Tyomkin-McDonald";
r2br1k1/1q3ppp/p2B4/Pp1pN3/3Pb1P1/1QP2P2/7P/R3R1K1 b - - bm Rxe5; c1 "PengXiaomin-Motylev";
8/3r4/p5kp/Pb1R4/1P1B2P1/6P1/3K4/8 w - - bm Rxb5; c1 "Romanishin-Smagin";
2nqr1k1/5p2/1p4pp/pP1rNn2/P4P2/BQ1p4/6PP/2RR2K1 b - - bm Rdxe5; c1 "Mortensen-Van der Weide";
r1b2rk1/pp3pb1/3q2pp/2nP4/6P1/2P2N2/P1Q1BPP1/2BR1RK1 w - - bm Rd4; c1 "Zakharevich-Guliev";
8/p1p2pp1/1pP3p1/3Pb2k/4P3/5P1P/8/3K2B1 w - - bm f4; c1 "Queckenstadt 1914";
8/2p1bpp1/2Pp4/p2P1P1p/2K2B1P/k5P1/8/8 w - - bm f6;
r1b1k3/2q1ppb1/2p2n2/3p1PBB/2nP3P/Pp5N/1P2Q1P1/2KR3R b - - bm Rxa3;
rnb1k2r/pp1pp1bp/6p1/2pn2B1/8/2NB1N2/PqPQ2PP/1R2K2R w Kkq - bm Nxd5; 
r2nnk2/2pb4/3p1p2/1q1Pp1p1/2N1P1Pp/1NQ4P/4BP2/1R4K1 w - - bm Nxe5;
1r3rk1/6p1/p1pb1qPp/3p4/4nPR1/2N4Q/PPP4P/2K1BR2 b - - bm Rxb2;
5r2/1p4r1/3kp1b1/1Pp1p2p/2PpP3/q2B1PP1/3Q2K1/1R5R b - - bm Rxf3;
r2q3r/2pkb1p1/p2p1n2/4p1p1/Pp2P1P1/1QP5/1P1P2PP/RNB2RK1 b - - bm Rxh2;
2kr3r/p1p1q3/1p4p1/3P1p2/1PP1p2P/P2nB1P1/2Q3K1/1R3R2 b - - bm Rxh4;
4rb2/1p1q1ppk/p1n1p2p/2p1Pn2/3PNR2/2P2K2/P2QBP2/6R1 w - - bm Rxf5;
r4rk1/pp1n1p1p/1nqP2p1/2b1P1B1/4NQ2/1B3P2/PP2K2P/2R5 w - - bm Rxc5; c1 "Nolot";
1r1bk2r/2R2ppp/p3p3/1b2P2q/4QP2/4N3/1B4PP/3R2K1 w k - bm Rxd8+; c1 "Nolot";
r1b3k1/p2p1nP1/2pqr1Rp/1p2p2P/2B1PnQ1/1P6/P1PP4/1K4R1 w - - bm Rxh6; c1 "Nolot";
3r4/2r5/p3nkp1/1p3p2/1P1pbP2/P2B3R/2PRN1P1/6K1 b - - bm Rc3; 
rnb1k1nr/1p3pbp/p1p3p1/q3p3/2B1PB2/2N2N2/P1PQ1PPP/1R2R1K1 w kq - bm Qd6;
r1b1r1k1/ppp2ppp/2nb1q2/8/2B5/1P1Q1N2/P1PP1PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - bm Bb2; c1 "Aljechin - Rabinowitsch";
2kr1bnr/pbpq4/2n1pp2/3p3p/3P1P1B/2N2N1Q/PPP3PP/2KR1B1R w - - bm f5;
5r2/1p3p1k/3p4/p3pPPp/5r2/8/PP3PP1/1K1R3R w - bm g4;
8/4K2p/6pr/5pk1/1pB2R2/p4PP1/8/8 w - - bm Rg4+;
8/3R4/5K1p/6PP/5P2/2k1r3/3p4/8 w - - bm Rxd2;
8/pR4pk/1b6/2p5/N1p5/8/PP1r2PP/6K1 b - - bm Rxb2;
8/6r1/Pp5p/7k/p7/7K/6P1/R7 w - - bm Rb1;
R7/1r1p4/1k6/1p2P3/pp6/6P1/1PP2P1P/6K1 b - - bm Ra7;
8/6Q1/p3r2p/3k3K/6P1/8/8/8 w - - bm Qxh6+;
8/4K3/p2p4/3k4/1p6/2p5/P5R1/8 b - - bm a5;
2k5/p1p5/1pbppR2/7p/2PP3P/2P1K1r1/P3B1P1/8 w - - bm Kf4; c1 "Spassky - Polugaevsky";
8/pp4pp/4k3/3rPp2/1Pr4P/2B1KPP1/1P6/4R3 b - - bm Rxc3+;
4R3/P7/2bB2p1/r3pk2/2p2p1P/2P2P1K/6P1/8 w - - bm Rxe5+; c1 "Svidler - van Wely";
8/8/pp6/3b2K1/1P6/PN2k3/8/8 w - - bm Na5; c1 "draw";
2b5/1r6/2kBp1p1/p2pP1P1/2pP4/1pP3K1/1R3P2/8 b - - bm Rb4;
2q4r/2p4p/kpnp2p1/p2b4/P6Q/1PR2NP1/2P3BP/2K5 w - - bm Rxc6;
q7/4pk2/2p2nRQ/8/2PP1P1p/p5b1/2PK4/8 w - - bm Rxf6+; c1 "1.Rxf6+ exf6 2.Qh7+ Ke6 3.f5+ Kd6 4.c5+ Kd5 5.Qg8+ Qxg8 6.Kd3 h3 7.c4#";
r3b1nr/ppqn1k1p/4p1p1/1P1pPpP1/1B1N1P1P/R7/3Q4/R3KB2 w Q - bm Rc3;
1q6/r4pbk/1r1p2pp/B2Pn3/Q2NP3/1p3P2/6PP/1R3RK1 b - - bm Rxa5;
rr4k1/5p2/3p2p1/3PP2p/pnP4P/qn2NR2/5PP1/1B1Q2K1 w - - bm Rxf7; c1 "Ferret - Gandalf";
2k3rr/ppq1b3/2b1p3/2p2p1p/3p1P1P/3P1NP1/PPPN3K/R1Q2R2 b - - bm Rxg3;
rnbr2k1/ppq1ppbp/6p1/2PN4/8/4P3/PP1Q1PPP/2R1KBNR b K - bm Rxd5;
3r1rk1/pbqn1pp1/1pp2n1p/2b1p1B1/P1B1P2N/2N4P/1PP1QPP1/3R1RK1 w - - bm Rxd7;
2bq3k/2p4p/p2p4/7P/1nBPPQP1/r1p5/8/1K1R2R1 b - - bm Be6; c1 "Fischer";
2r2rk1/pp3pp1/4bb1p/q2p1P1Q/3P4/2N5/PP4PP/1K1R1B1R b - - bm Rxc3; c1 "Lasker";
r1b2r2/pp1nqn1k/2pp2pb/4Pp1p/2PP1p1N/2N3BP/PPQ1B1P1/3RR1K1 w - - bm Nxg6;
rk1b4/p2p2p1/1P6/2R2P2/8/2K5/8/5B2 w - - bm Rc8; c1 "Reti";
rnbqnrk1/5ppp/pp1b4/3NpP2/P2N4/8/1PP1B1PP/R1BQ1R1K w - - bm f6; c1 "Tal - Ftacnik";
3r1r2/pp1q2bk/2n1nppp/2p5/3pP1P1/P2P1NNQ/1PPB3P/1R3R1K w - - bm Nf5; c1 "Smyslov - Kotov";
r1q2rk1/p2bb2p/1p1p2p1/2pPp2n/2P1PpP1/3B1P2/PP2QR1P/R1B2NK1 b - - bm Bxg4; c1 "Alega - Aljechin";
r3k1nr/pp1b1ppp/2n1p3/1B4B1/3N4/2q5/P1P2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - bm Nf5; c1 "Tal - Uhlman";
r2qrbk1/5ppp/pn1p4/np2P1P1/3p4/5N2/PPB2PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - bm Bxh7+; c1 "Spassky - Geller";
rnbr2k1/pp3p2/1qp3pp/4Q1N1/4P3/2P3P1/PP3PBP/R3R1K1 w - - bm Nxh7; c1 "Spassky - Bronstein";
r1bqr1k1/5p2/p2p1npb/1p1Pp2p/4P1P1/1PP1NPP1/2BBQ1K1/5R1R w - - bm Nf5; c1 "Spassky - Unzicker";
r1b2rk1/p3bp1p/4pp2/n3p3/1p1qNP2/1B4N1/PPP3PP/R2Q1R1K w - - bm Qh5; c1 "Fischer - Benko";
q4bk1/pp1b1r1p/3p2n1/P2Pp3/1PB1Pp2/5Pn1/5RPP/2RQN1K1 b - - bm a6; c1 "Piket - Kasparov";
b2r3r/k4p1p/p2q1np1/NppP4/3p1Q2/P4PPB/1PP4P/1K1RR3 w - - bm Rxd4; c1 "Kasprov - Topalov";
3q1rk1/1r3ppp/pp2Pb2/2p2Q2/3P4/6P1/PP3P1P/R1BR2K1 b - - bm Re7; c1 "Huebner - Smyslov";
2b2r1k/5qb1/2Np3p/2pNpn2/2P5/3PBQPp/P4P1P/5RK1 b - - bm Qe8; c1 "Huebner - Spassky";
r2q1rk1/pp3p1p/3p2p1/4P3/2PQP1b1/2N5/PP4PP/R3K2R b KQ - bm Qh4+; c1 "Uhlmann - Fischer";
3r2k1/p3r2p/1pbpnbp1/2p1pp2/1PP4q/PBB1PP2/2QP2PP/3RNRK1 b - - bm Nd4; c1 "Ljubojevic - Karpov";
1r4k1/5p2/1p3npp/pR6/P1Pr3P/2R2B2/1P4P1/7K w - - bm c5; c1 "Fischer - Taimanov";
2rq1rk1/pb3p1p/1p2pbp1/3p3R/2PP4/PP5R/1B3PPP/3Q1BK1 b - - bm dxc4; c1 "Keres - Smyslov";
2r1nrk1/pbqn1p1p/1p6/2p1pP2/2Pp3P/1P1Pb1P1/PB2Q1BK/RN2NR2 b - - bm e4; c1 "Polugaevsky - Petrosjan";
r3rnk1/3qbppp/1p2p1n1/pPppP2N/3P3P/2P2NP1/1P3PK1/R1BQR3 w - - bm Bh6; c1 "Kasparov - Short";
1r1qk2r/pp1n2pp/3bp2n/3p1p1b/3P4/1Q3NPP/PP1NPPB1/R1B1R1K1 w k - bm e4; c1 "Kramnik - Beljavsky";
2r3k1/2r1ppb1/3p2p1/pq4Pn/1p1BP3/1B3P2/PPPQ4/1K1R3R w - - bm Rxh5; c1 "Fischer - Larsen";
r1b2b1r/p1q2k1p/4ppB1/3p3Q/3p1P2/2P5/PP4PP/R1B1K2R b KQ - bm hxg6; c1 "Bronstein - Petrosjan";
3r2k1/4b1pp/p3p1r1/1ppqB3/4R3/6P1/PPP1QP1P/4R1K1 w - - bm Bf4; c1 "Fischer - Trifunovic";
r1r5/1Rp2k1p/2p1b1pB/p1b1Pp2/P1P5/2P5/4B1PP/1R5K b - a3 bm Ra6; c1 "Conquest - Khalifman";
r3k2r/p1qnbpp1/1pb1p2p/2p5/3PP3/P1PB1N2/2Q2PPP/R1BR2K1 w kq - bm d5; c1 "Kasparov - Georghiu";
1nbqkbr1/r4p1p/p2p4/5B2/Np6/8/PPP3PP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - bm Re7; c1 "Fischer - Tal";
r1b1r1k1/1p4bp/6p1/8/1p1qp3/P5P1/1P2PPBP/RQ1NK2R b KQ - bm Bg4; c1 "Tatai - Karpov";
r3qb1k/1b4p1/p2pr2p/3n4/Pnp1N1N1/6RP/1B3PP1/1B1QR1K1 w - - bm Nxh6; c1 "Kasparov - Karpov";
1r3rk1/p1pn1ppp/2p1pq2/8/3P3P/8/PPPQ1PP1/2KR1B1R w - - bm Rh3; c1 "Spassky - Petrosian";
2B1k3/1b2r2p/1P3pp1/2R1p3/8/4P1P1/7P/6K1 w - - bm g4; c1 "Ponomariov - Huebner";
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    EPD  : epd\benjamin.epd
    Time : 1000ms
                                                           Max            Time   Hash          
    Engine           Points Used Time  Found   Pos   Elo  Score   Score    ms     Mb  Cpu  Errors
 1  ProDeo Q3          610  00:01:21.1    61   100  2440   1000  61.00%   1000   128    1     0
 2  Stockfish 12       550  00:01:17.5    55   100  2200   1000  55.00%   1000   128    1     0
 3  Stockfish 11       490  00:01:17.6    49   100  1960   1000  49.00%   1000   128    1     0
 4  ProDeo 2.2          80  00:01:19.6     8   100  320    1000   8.00%   1000   128    1     0
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    EPD  : epd\benjamin.epd
    Time : 4000ms
                                                            Max           Time   Hash          
    Engine           Points Used Time  Found   Pos   Elo   Score  Score    ms     Mb  Cpu  Errors
 1  ProDeo Q3          710  00:05:05.7    71   100  2840   1000  71.00%   4000   128    1     0
 2  Stockfish 12       650  00:05:02.6    65   100  2600   1000  65.00%   4000   128    1     0
 3  Stockfish 11       620  00:05:02.6    62   100  2480   1000  62.00%   4000   128    1     0
 4  ProDeo 2.2         170  00:05:05.6    17   100   680   1000  17.00%   4000   128    1     0
Hi Ed, I'd forgotten all about Q3! Which version of ProDeo did you use for this Q3 test?
The regular ProDeo 2.2
Also, have you tested MACHEID or any other personalities? :)
Because of this thread I am looking in those old ones too :wink:
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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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Sylwy wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:15 pm A lovely one. MChess Pro 5.0 won the 13th World Microcomputer Chess Championship 1995 in Paderborn.

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One or two oldies can still remember competing against MChess in Don Beal's tournaments before that...

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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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Neither mentioned Slow Chess Blitz. He is very strong and stylish human-like.

Other interesting engines are:
Zappa Mexico II
Spark 1.0
The King 3.50
Devel 2.0
Critter 0.52b
Bright 0.3a
Wchess 1.6
Ruffian 2.10
Leopard 0.7c
OpenTal 1.0
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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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BrendanJNorman wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:10 pm Also, have you tested MACHEID or any other personalities? :)
Tested some oldies from 1999 :wink:

MEA 1000ms

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    EPD  : epd\benjamin.epd
    Time : 1000ms
                                                           Max            Time   Hash          
    Engine           Points Used Time  Found   Pos   Elo  Score   Score    ms     Mb  Cpu  Errors
 1  ProDeo Q3          610  00:01:21.1    61   100  2440   1000  61.00%   1000   128    1     0
 2  Stockfish 12       550  00:01:17.5    55   100  2200   1000  55.00%   1000   128    1     0
 3  Stockfish 11       490  00:01:17.6    49   100  1960   1000  49.00%   1000   128    1     0
 4  MACHEID            280  00:01:20.8    28   100  1120   1000  28.00%   1000   128    1     0
 5  WA8                280  00:01:20.9    28   100  1120   1000  28.00%   1000   128    1     0
 6  Benjamin           140  00:01:20.8    14   100  560    1000  14.00%   1000   128    1     0
 7  Mach               100  00:01:20.7    10   100  400    1000  10.00%   1000   128    1     0
 8  ProDeo 2.2          80  00:01:19.6     8   100  320    1000   8.00%   1000   128    1     0
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    EPD  : epd\benjsamin.epd
    Time : 4000ms
                                                           Max            Time   Hash          
    Engine           Points Used Time  Found   Pos   Elo  Score   Score    ms     Mb  Cpu  Errors
 1  ProDeo Q3          710  00:05:05.7    71   100  2840   1000  71.00%   4000   128    1     0
 2  Stockfish 12       650  00:05:02.6    65   100  2600   1000  65.00%   4000   128    1     0
 3  Stockfish 11       620  00:05:02.6    62   100  2480   1000  62.00%   4000   128    1     0
 4  MACHEID            470  00:05:05.5    47   100  1880   1000  47.00%   4000   128    1     0
 5  WA8                450  00:05:05.3    45   100  1800   1000  45.00%   4000   128    1     0
 6  Benjamin           310  00:05:05.4    31   100  1240   1000  31.00%   4000   128    1     0
 7  ProDeo 2.2         170  00:05:05.6    17   100   680   1000  17.00%   4000   128    1     0
 8  Mach               160  00:05:05.5    16   100   640   1000  16.00%   4000   128    1     0
MACHEID - is from Christian BONNIN
WA8 - is from Walter Anema
Mach - is from Thorsten
Benjamin is from someone else
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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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BrendanJNorman wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:49 am Conclusion:

Olithink is a great engine and definitely being added to my preferred sparring partners.

Weak king safety combined with solid positional play and excellent defense (and falling into traps occasionally!) makes it the perfect human-like sparring partner.
Thank you very very much for this great analysis and the presentation of two very interesting games.
You are really a great chess player, much better than me.
- Weak "king safety", but a great defender. Gives humans a feeling that we can get *close* to forcing checkmate, unlike "perfect" engines.
It must be quite a special "feeling" for a strong chess player like you to play against engines like Stockfish. How would you describe it?
Is it any different as when you play Leela?

Against which (SF/LC0) would you rather win?


PS I hope we see more of your human like chess engine :) Looking forward to it.
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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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duncan wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:58 pm I am weak at chess, I am interested in an engine with which will sacrifice a bit just to just charge down and get mate as quick as possible.

Is there any engine which comes close to doing that ?
You can use a medium strong engine like OliThink and start with an advantage, let's say the engine is one knight down. Of course, every engine that understands either UCI or CECP can do this.
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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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BrendanJNorman wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:49 am This game is self-explanatory, but there was a funny trap our "mystery engine" set, which poor Oli fell right into.

Playing 48.g4!? here looks ridiculous, but of course, with the outside passed pawn on the a-file we can afford to set such traps.

Since 48...Qxg4+ is losing, I guess white's move is also objectively decent as well.

[d]2q5/8/2pQ1pkp/P2p4/2p5/6P1/1P3PK1/8 w - - 0 48
This is a tactical flaw, OliThink needs depth == 26 and a lot of time to see the trap:

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27	  0.00 	366.8M	1:30.40	Kg5 2. a6 c3 3. bxc3 Qxa6 4. Qd7 Qd3 5. Qg7 Kf4 6. Qxf6 Kxg4 7. Qg7 Kh5 8. Qe5 Kg4 9. Qg7  
 26	  0.00 	296.0M	1:13.11	Kg5 2. a6 c3 3. bxc3 Qxa6 4. Qd7 Qd3 5. Qg7 Kf4 6. Qxf6 Kxg4 7. Qg7 Kh5 8. Qe5 Kg6 9. Qe6 Kg7 10. Qe7 Kg8 11. Qe8 Kh7 12. Qe7 Kg6 13. Qe8 Kg7 14. Qe7  
 25	+0.69 	65.8M  	0:17.12	Qxg4 2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qh7 Ke6 10. Qg8 Ke5 11. Qe8 Kd4 12. Qd8 Kc4 13. Qxf6 Qg1 14. Kf3 Qh1 15. Kf4 Qd5 16. Qxh6  
 24	+0.57 	39.5M  	0:10.52	Qxg4 2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qh7 Ke5 10. Qe7 Kd5 11. Qd8 Kc4 12. Qxf6 Qg1 13. Kf3 Qh1 14. Kg3 c5 15. Qa6 Kd4 16. Qf6 Kd5 17. Qf7 Ke5 18. f3  
 23	+0.64 	22.8M  	0:06.18	Qxg4 2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qh7 Ke6 10. Qg8 Ke5 11. Qe8 Kd4 12. Qd8 Kc4 13. Qxf6 Qg1 14. Kf3 Qh1 15. Kg3 c5 16. Qe6 Kc3 17. Kf4  
 22	+0.69 	17.5M  	0:04.79	Qxg4 2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qc8 Ke5 10. Qe8 Kd4 11. Qd8 Kc4 12. Qxf6 Qg1 13. Kf3 Qh1 14. Kg3 c5 15. Qe6 Kc3 16. Qe3 Kb4 17. Kf4  
 21	+0.69 	6.84M  	0:01.94	Qxg4 2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qc8 Ke5 10. Qe8 Kd4 11. Qd8 Kc4 12. Qxf6 Qg1 13. Kf3 Qh1 14. Kg3 c5 15. Qe6 Kc3 16. Qe3 Kb4 17. Kf4  
 20	+0.78 	4.16M  	0:01.20	Qxg4 2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qc8 Ke5 10. Qe8 Kd4 11. Qd8 Kc5 12. Qxf6 Qg1 13. Kf3 Qd1 14. Kg3 Qd6 15. Qxd6 Kxd6 16. f4 h5  
Other engines, including Fruit, see this immediately.
Funny enough, that after 48...Qxg4+ it sees the win for white much quicker:

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25	+9.46 	28.9M  	0:06.95	2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. Kf3 h5 5. a6 c3 6. bxc3 dxc3 7. Ke2 f5 8. a7 c2 9. Kd2 c1=Q 10. Kxc1 h4 11. a8=Q c5 12. f4 h3 13. Qg8 Kf6 14. Qh8 Ke7 15. Qxh3  
 24	+7.70 	9.64M  	0:02.65	2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. Kf3 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. Ke2 c5 7. Kd3 h5 8. a6 Kg7 9. Kxc3 h4 10. Kc2 h3 11. a7 h2 12. a8=Q Kh7 13. f4  
 23	 -0.49 	3.26M  	0:00.97	2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qc8 Ke5 10. Qe8 Kd4 11. Qd7 Kc5 12. Qe7 Kb5 13. Qb7 Ka4 14. Qa7 Kb3 15. Qb7 Ka2 16. Qf7 Ka1 17. Qxf6 Kb1 18. Kg4 Qd1 19. f3 Qg1 20. Kh3 Qh1 21.  
 22	 -0.53 	1.92M  	0:00.58	2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qc8 Ke5 10. Qe8 Kd4 11. Qd7 Kc5 12. Qe7 Kb5 13. Qb7 Ka4 14. Qa7 Kb3 15. Qb7 Ka2 16. Qf7 Ka1 17. Qxf6 Kb1 18. Kg4 Qg1 19. Kh5 Qh1 20. Kg6 c5  
 21	 -0.65 	1.19M  	0:00.38	2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qc8 Ke5 10. Qb8 Kd5 11. Qd8 Kc5 12. Qxf6 Qg1 13. Kf3 Qd1 14. Kg3 h5 15. Qc3 Kb5 16. f3 Qd6 17. f4 c5  
 20	 -0.72 	697220	0:00.23	2. Qg3 Qxg3 3. Kxg3 d4 4. a6 c3 5. bxc3 dxc3 6. a7 c2 7. a8=Q c1=Q 8. Qg8 Kf5 9. Qc8 Ke5 10. Qb8 Kd5 11. Qd8 Kc5 12. Qxf6 Qg1 13. Kf3 Qh1 14. Ke3 Qc1 15. Kf3 Qg5 16. Qc3 Kd6 17. Qd4 Qd5 18. Ke3  
Obviously 51. Kf3 in the winning line is a victim of too much pruning.
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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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OliverBr wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:05 pm
duncan wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:58 pm I am weak at chess, I am interested in an engine with which will sacrifice a bit just to just charge down and get mate as quick as possible.

Is there any engine which comes close to doing that ?
You can use a medium strong engine like OliThink and start with an advantage, let's say the engine is one knight down. Of course, every engine that understands either UCI or CECP can do this.
Would you in addition need to set contempt level so that it should do that ?
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Re: INTERESTING Engines with Unique Styles (Unlike SF)

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duncan wrote: Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:02 am
OliverBr wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:05 pm
duncan wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:58 pm I am weak at chess, I am interested in an engine with which will sacrifice a bit just to just charge down and get mate as quick as possible.

Is there any engine which comes close to doing that ?
You can use a medium strong engine like OliThink and start with an advantage, let's say the engine is one knight down. Of course, every engine that understands either UCI or CECP can do this.
Would you in addition need to set contempt level so that it should do that ?
No, you just you your chess gui to load or set up a position. Remove an opponent's knight and start the game.
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