Komodo 1288 64-bit 8CPU vs Houdini 4 64-bit 8CPU

[Laskos]

44+ with ORDO. Another program might give smaller margins but still ahead of SF.

(but it is a beta nd SF a release ... we have to wait!)

Bye
Ingo

Ordo is anyway the tool to use, it gives convertible in winning percentages logistic Elos. AFAIK Stockfish gained 20 points since SF 5 at 60+0.05, probably some 15 points at your TC, so K and SF are pretty much equal at 5 + 3. Now the matter is which is scaling better to long TC and to many cores. Houdini seems out of contest, at least for now.

[Modern Times]

Houdini seems out of contest, at least for now.

Yes we don't know what gains Robert may or may not have made since Houdini 4 was released, which was quite a while ago.

[M ANSARI]

To be honest it is no surprise that Komodo has become much stronger than Houdini. In TCEC it was obvious that Komodo gains a lot from longer time controls which you could assume is due to not being as efficient as Houdini or SF in scaling. Well it does seem that code has been tightened up and Komodo is reached the level in efficiency with the other engines and its superior evaluation is paying big dividends. This does seem like way more lopsided that anyone could have imagined. Remember this is the same Houdini that clobbered a clustered Rybka 4 which at the time was thought to be invincible. SF and Komodo have really pulled away and not sure even a Houdini 6 will be able to do anything about it.

[Graham Banks]

GAME 29 - Houdini drowns in relentless waves of attack. Komodo now 13-1 ahead in the match.

[pgn][Event "Chess"]
[Site "Chess"]
[Date "2014.08.23"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Houdini 4 x64 8CPU"]
[Black "Komodo 1288 x64 8CPU"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Time "03:58:18"]
[TimeControl "3600+15"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[Number "29"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ AMD FX-8350 }
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2.Nf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.b3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bf5 {[%eval 16,25] [%emt 00:01:30]}
4.e3 {(Bb2) [%eval 1,26] [%emt 00:01:15]} e6 {(e6) [%eval 15,24] [%emt 00:01:40]}
5.Bb2 {(Bb2) [%eval -3,26] [%emt 00:01:10]} Be7 {(Be7) [%eval 18,24] [%emt 00:02:09]}
6.Bd3 {(Bd3) [%eval -1,26] [%emt 00:00:54]} c5 {(Ne4) [%eval 17,25] [%emt 00:04:00]}
7.Bxf5 {(O-O) [%eval -5,25] [%emt 00:01:15]} exf5 {(exf5) [%eval 25,24] [%emt 00:00:50]}
8.Nc3 {(Ne5) [%eval -5,26] [%emt 00:01:40]} Nc6 {(O-O) [%eval 34,23] [%emt 00:01:12]}
9.O-O {(Ne5) [%eval -9,24] [%emt 00:00:49]} O-O {(O-O) [%eval 35,23] [%emt 00:01:38]}
10.Ne2 {(a3) [%eval -7,25] [%emt 00:01:50]} Re8 {(Qb6) [%eval 39,22] [%emt 00:03:09]}
11.Rb1 {(a3) [%eval -8,25] [%emt 00:02:17]} g6 {(Qb6) [%eval 47,24] [%emt 00:01:44]}
12.Kh1 {(a3) [%eval -10,26] [%emt 00:02:28]} a6 {(Rc8) [%eval 55,23] [%emt 00:01:28]}
13.a3 {(a3) [%eval -21,26] [%emt 00:03:27]} b5 {(Rc8) [%eval 54,23] [%emt 00:00:43]}
14.Qc1 {(Re1) [%eval -28,27] [%emt 00:07:35]} Rc8 {(Bf8) [%eval 58,21] [%emt 00:01:21]}
15.Ba1 {(Ba1) [%eval -29,25] [%emt 00:03:53]} Bf8 {(Bf8) [%eval 71,23] [%emt 00:00:56]}
16.Qd1 {(Qd1) [%eval -27,25] [%emt 00:00:56]} Ne4 {(Ne4) [%eval 76,23] [%emt 00:00:46]}
17.Qc1 {(Qc1) [%eval -36,24] [%emt 00:00:32]} a5 {(a5) [%eval 78,23] [%emt 00:00:45]}
18.Nc3 {(Nc3) [%eval -51,25] [%emt 00:01:51]} Nxc3 {(Nxc3) [%eval 91,24] [%emt 00:01:07]}
19.Bxc3 {(Bxc3) [%eval -50,24] [%emt 00:00:37]} d4 {(d4) [%eval 90,24] [%emt 00:00:28]}
20.Ba1 {(Ba1) [%eval -54,26] [%emt 00:01:20]} Bg7 {(Bg7) [%eval 92,24] [%emt 00:00:44]}
21.Rd1 {(Qb2) [%eval -59,24] [%emt 00:01:18]} Qd6 {(Qc7) [%eval 89,23] [%emt 00:00:55]}
22.Re1 {(h3) [%eval -70,25] [%emt 00:02:23]} Re4 {(h6) [%eval 106,24] [%emt 00:01:07]}
23.Ng5 {(Ng5) [%eval -77,25] [%emt 00:01:38]} Re7 {(Re7) [%eval 110,25] [%emt 00:00:33]}
24.Nf3 {(Nf3) [%eval -74,24] [%emt 00:01:36]} Rce8 {(Rce8) [%eval 116,23] [%emt 00:00:31]}
25.h3 {(h3) [%eval -97,24] [%emt 00:02:30]} h6 {(h6) [%eval 124,23] [%emt 00:00:44]}
26.Qb2 {(Qb2) [%eval -95,23] [%emt 00:01:09]} g5 {(Re4) [%eval 155,23] [%emt 00:04:30]}
27.Qc1 {[%eval -102,24] [%emt 00:00:45]} g4 {(gxf4) [%eval 149,24] [%emt 00:01:08]}
28.Nh4 {(Nh4) [%eval -124,22] [%emt 00:00:46]} Qd7 {(Qd7) [%eval 157,23] [%emt 00:00:36]}
29.Re2 {(Re2) [%eval -116,23] [%emt 00:00:32]} Bf6 {(Qd5) [%eval 178,25] [%emt 00:01:22]}
30.Qe1 {(Qe1) [%eval -170,23] [%emt 00:01:35]} Kh7 {(Kh7) [%eval 180,23] [%emt 00:00:33]}
31.Rd1 {(Kg1) [%eval -220,24] [%emt 00:03:09]} c4 {(Re4) [%eval 193,22] [%emt 00:00:24]}
32.Kg1 {(Kg1) [%eval -215,23] [%emt 00:02:40]} cxb3 {(Qd5) [%eval 200,23] [%emt 00:01:17]}
33.cxb3 {(cxb3) [%eval -182,20] [%emt 00:00:23]} Qd5 {(Re4) [%eval 204,25] [%emt 00:01:29]}
34.Qg3 {(Qg3) [%eval -246,23] [%emt 00:02:41]} Rg8 {(Rg8) [%eval 201,24] [%emt 00:00:45]}
35.Rc1 {(Rde1) [%eval -235,24] [%emt 00:01:37]} Re6 {(Re6) [%eval 209,24] [%emt 00:00:42]}
36.Rce1 {(Rce1) [%eval -263,23] [%emt 00:00:29]} gxh3 {(gxh3) [%eval 206,24] [%emt 00:00:22]}
37.Qxh3 {(Qf3) [%eval -265,25] [%emt 00:00:26]} Bxh4 {(Bxh4) [%eval 218,27] [%emt 00:01:59]}
38.Qxh4 {(Qxh4) [%eval -246,25] [%emt 00:00:15]} dxe3 {(dxe3) [%eval 216,26] [%emt 00:00:28]}
39.dxe3 {(dxe3) [%eval -246,26] [%emt 00:00:18]} Rxe3 {(Rxe3) [%eval 228,27] [%emt 00:01:05]}
40.Kh2 {(Kh2) [%eval -248,25] [%emt 00:00:38]} Rxb3 {(Rxb3) [%eval 220,27] [%emt 00:00:37]}
41.Qf6 {(Qf6) [%eval -246,26] [%emt 00:00:28]} Rbg3 {(Rbg3) [%eval 221,27] [%emt 00:00:26]}
42.Rg1 {(Rg1) [%eval -246,25] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nd8 {(Nd8) [%eval 217,28] [%emt 00:00:54]}
43.Bd4 {(Bb2) [%eval -329,26] [%emt 00:01:45]} R3g6 {(R3g6) [%eval 294,26] [%emt 00:00:32]}
44.Qe5 {(Qe5) [%eval -330,23] [%emt 00:00:08]} Qc4 {(Qc4) [%eval 310,29] [%emt 00:02:35]}
45.Rd2 {(Rd2) [%eval -337,25] [%emt 00:00:36]} Nc6 {(Nc6) [%eval 309,27] [%emt 00:00:20]}
46.Qc5 {(Qc5) [%eval -352,25] [%emt 00:00:22]} Rg4 {(Qe6) [%eval 318,27] [%emt 00:00:31]}
47.g3 {(g3) [%eval -367,23] [%emt 00:00:25]} Nxd4 {(Nxd4) [%eval 338,27] [%emt 00:01:59]}
48.Qxd4 {(Qxd4) [%eval -361,22] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qe6 {(Qe6) [%eval 322,26] [%emt 00:00:27]}
49.Qd6 {(Qd6) [%eval -349,24] [%emt 00:00:32]} Qe3 {(Qe3) [%eval 350,27] [%emt 00:00:25]}
50.Qd4 {(Qd4) [%eval -349,23] [%emt 00:00:00]} Rxg3 {(Rxg3) [%eval 348,27] [%emt 00:00:21]}
51.Qxe3 {(Qxe3) [%eval -349,22] [%emt 00:00:01]} Rxe3 {(Rxe3) [%eval 360,27] [%emt 00:00:20]}
52.Rb1 {(Rb1) [%eval -377,25] [%emt 00:01:47]} Rb8 {(Rb8) [%eval 364,27] [%emt 00:00:19]}
53.Ra2 {(a4) [%eval -400,25] [%emt 00:00:29]} Rf3 {(b4) [%eval 393,23] [%emt 00:00:16]}
54.Rc1 {(Rc1) [%eval -389,25] [%emt 00:00:39]} Rxf4 {(Rxf4) [%eval 408,25] [%emt 00:00:24]}
55.Rc7 {(Rc5) [%eval -396,26] [%emt 00:00:24]} Kg6 {(b4) [%eval 407,25] [%emt 00:00:22]}
56.Rb2 {(Rc6) [%eval -397,25] [%emt 00:00:22]} a4 {(b4) [%eval 488,25] [%emt 00:00:44]}
57.Ra7 {(Rc6) [%eval -479,23] [%emt 00:01:33]} Rg4 {(h5) [%eval 522,23] [%emt 00:00:14]}
58.Ra5 {(Rd7) [%eval -432,25] [%emt 00:00:26]} f4 {(b4) [%eval 683,24] [%emt 00:00:18]}
59.Rf2 {(Kh1) [%eval -586,22] [%emt 00:01:03]} f5 {(h5) [%eval 1083,26] [%emt 00:00:26]}
60.Rf3 {(Rf1) [%eval -729,24] [%emt 00:00:47]} Re8 {(h5) [%eval 1400,27] [%emt 00:00:25]}
61.Rf2 {(Rxb5) [%eval -1210,23] [%emt 00:00:36]} Re3 {(Re3) [%eval 1789,25] [%emt 00:00:12]}
62.Rxb5 {(Rxb5) [%eval -1760,23] [%emt 00:00:29]} Kg5 {(Rxa3) [%eval 1950,22] [%emt 00:00:16]}
63.Rb8 {(Rg2) [%eval -2202,26] [%emt 00:00:24]} Kh4 {(f3) [%eval 30822,27] [%emt 00:02:20]}
64.Rg2 {[%eval -29002,29] [%emt 00:00:19]} f3 {(f3) [%eval #20,21] [%emt 00:00:16]}
65.Rf2 {(Rf2) [%eval -29002,28] [%emt 00:00:02]} Re2 {(Re2) [%eval #18,21] [%emt 00:00:04]}
66.Rb2 {(Rb2) [%eval -#17,35] [%emt 00:00:09]} Rxb2 {(Rg2) [%eval #17,23] [%emt 00:00:18]}
67.Rxb2 {(Rxb2) [%eval -#16,37] [%emt 00:00:09]} Rg2 {(Rg2) [%eval #17,22] [%emt 00:00:03]}
68.Rxg2 {(Rxg2) [%eval -#15,40] [%emt 00:00:11]} fxg2 {(fxg2) [%eval #15,25] [%emt 00:00:07]}
69.Kxg2 {(Kxg2) [%eval -#14,38] [%emt 00:00:06]}
0-1[/pgn]

[Graham Banks]

GAME 30 - active counterplay by Komodo secures an endgame draw.

[pgn][Event "Chess"]
[Site "Chess"]
[Date "2014.08.23"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Komodo 1288 x64 8CPU"]
[Black "Houdini 4 x64 8CPU"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Time "06:18:40"]
[TimeControl "3600+15"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[Number "30"]
[Termination "GUI TB adjudication"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ AMD FX-8350 }
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2.Nf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.b3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} g6 {[%eval 32,26] [%emt 00:00:56]}
4.Bb2 {(Bb2) [%eval -22,25] [%emt 00:01:51]} Bg7 {(Bg7) [%eval 30,26] [%emt 00:00:52]}
5.e3 {(e3) [%eval -15,26] [%emt 00:01:27]} O-O {(c5) [%eval 17,26] [%emt 00:01:36]}
6.c4 {(c4) [%eval -2,23] [%emt 00:01:36]} Nc6 {(Nc6) [%eval 17,26] [%emt 00:01:12]}
7.cxd5 {(cxd5) [%eval 2,23] [%emt 00:00:54]} Nb4 {(Nb4) [%eval 17,25] [%emt 00:01:16]}
8.a3 {(a3) [%eval 8,24] [%emt 00:01:57]} Nbxd5 {(Nbxd5) [%eval 17,23] [%emt 00:00:00]}
9.Nc3 {(Bc4) [%eval 7,24] [%emt 00:01:41]} Bf5 {(Nxc3) [%eval 9,25] [%emt 00:06:02]}
10.Nxd5 {(Nxd5) [%eval 8,24] [%emt 00:01:00]} Nxd5 {(Nxd5) [%eval 10,25] [%emt 00:02:44]}
11.Qc1 {(Qc1) [%eval 8,24] [%emt 00:01:48]} c6 {(Bxb2) [%eval 8,24] [%emt 00:01:40]}
12.Bxg7 {(Bc4) [%eval 5,22] [%emt 00:00:39]} Kxg7 {(Kxg7) [%eval 14,23] [%emt 00:00:15]}
13.Qb2 {(Be2) [%eval 8,25] [%emt 00:01:33]} f6 {(f6) [%eval 14,26] [%emt 00:00:58]}
14.Nd4 {(Nd4) [%eval 1,25] [%emt 00:01:48]} Qd7 {(Qd7) [%eval 12,26] [%emt 00:00:53]}
15.Bc4 {(Be2) [%eval -1,25] [%emt 00:01:22]} Be4 {(Nb6) [%eval 19,25] [%emt 00:00:39]}
16.O-O {(O-O) [%eval -3,25] [%emt 00:00:34]} c5 {(c5) [%eval 14,25] [%emt 00:00:52]}
17.Nf3 {(Nf3) [%eval -9,25] [%emt 00:01:18]} Nb6 {(Nb6) [%eval 18,25] [%emt 00:01:14]}
18.Be2 {(Be2) [%eval -3,24] [%emt 00:00:33]} Rfd8 {(Rfd8) [%eval 14,25] [%emt 00:00:48]}
19.Rad1 {(Rad1) [%eval -12,25] [%emt 00:01:33]} Rac8 {(Bd5) [%eval 19,26] [%emt 00:01:09]}
20.d3 {(d3) [%eval -12,27] [%emt 00:01:52]} Bf5 {(Bd5) [%eval 16,25] [%emt 00:01:27]}
21.h3 {(h3) [%eval -7,25] [%emt 00:02:15]} Be6 {(Be6) [%eval 14,26] [%emt 00:01:41]}
22.Ng5 {(Ng5) [%eval -6,23] [%emt 00:00:42]} Nd5 {(Kg8) [%eval 17,26] [%emt 00:04:20]}
23.Rde1 {(Bf3) [%eval -12,25] [%emt 00:01:10]} Rc6 {(Rc6) [%eval 18,26] [%emt 00:01:43]}
24.Rf2 {(Rf2) [%eval -12,26] [%emt 00:02:19]} Bg8 {(Bg8) [%eval 25,24] [%emt 00:01:06]}
25.Bf3 {(Bf3) [%eval -12,25] [%emt 00:00:48]} Rc7 {(Rc7) [%eval 23,23] [%emt 00:00:31]}
26.Ne4 {(Rc2) [%eval -16,25] [%emt 00:02:35]} a5 {(a5) [%eval 31,25] [%emt 00:01:06]}
27.Rc2 {(Rc2) [%eval -24,25] [%emt 00:03:48]} b6 {(b6) [%eval 29,24] [%emt 00:01:08]}
28.Nf2 {(Nf2) [%eval -24,22] [%emt 00:00:41]} Bf7 {(Qb5) [%eval 28,24] [%emt 00:04:38]}
29.Rd2 {(Rce2) [%eval -31,23] [%emt 00:01:55]} Qb5 {(Qb5) [%eval 28,23] [%emt 00:00:34]}
30.d4 {(Rde2) [%eval -33,25] [%emt 00:03:08]} c4 {(c4) [%eval 30,26] [%emt 00:00:35]}
31.bxc4 {(bxc4) [%eval -33,26] [%emt 00:00:29]} Qxc4 {(Qxc4) [%eval 31,26] [%emt 00:00:34]}
32.Bxd5 {(Bxd5) [%eval -26,28] [%emt 00:01:18]} Rxd5 {(Rxd5) [%eval 32,27] [%emt 00:00:50]}
33.Rb1 {(Rb1) [%eval -31,28] [%emt 00:00:35]} Qc3 {(Qc3) [%eval 35,28] [%emt 00:00:49]}
34.Qxc3 {(Qxc3) [%eval -44,27] [%emt 00:01:41]} Rxc3 {(Rxc3) [%eval 35,26] [%emt 00:00:00]}
35.e4 {(Rd3) [%eval -44,26] [%emt 00:01:50]} Rd7 {(Rd7) [%eval 49,25] [%emt 00:00:28]}
36.Rxb6 {(Rxb6) [%eval -43,25] [%emt 00:00:32]} Rxa3 {(Rxa3) [%eval 76,25] [%emt 00:01:35]}
37.Ra6 {(d5) [%eval -50,25] [%emt 00:00:28]} h5 {(f5) [%eval 53,26] [%emt 00:02:11]}
38.g4 {(Nd1) [%eval -44,24] [%emt 00:00:54]} h4 {(Bc4) [%eval 53,25] [%emt 00:02:00]}
39.d5 {(d5) [%eval -58,24] [%emt 00:00:36]} Rb7 {(Rb7) [%eval 76,24] [%emt 00:00:25]}
40.Kh2 {(Kg2) [%eval -41,26] [%emt 00:01:05]} a4 {(a4) [%eval 49,26] [%emt 00:00:38]}
41.Ra5 {(Ra5) [%eval -30,27] [%emt 00:01:23]} Ra1 {(Ra1) [%eval 47,23] [%emt 00:00:36]}
42.Kg2 {(Kg2) [%eval -48,23] [%emt 00:00:29]} Be8 {(Be8) [%eval 43,24] [%emt 00:00:21]}
43.Ra8 {(e5) [%eval -40,24] [%emt 00:00:50]} Bd7 {(Bd7) [%eval 53,25] [%emt 00:00:28]}
44.e5 {(g5) [%eval -41,25] [%emt 00:00:35]} fxe5 {(fxe5) [%eval 39,23] [%emt 00:00:22]}
45.fxe5 {(fxe5) [%eval -37,25] [%emt 00:00:30]} e6 {(e6) [%eval 46,25] [%emt 00:00:27]}
46.Ne4 {(Ne4) [%eval -31,26] [%emt 00:00:31]} a3 {(a3) [%eval 46,24] [%emt 00:00:00]}
47.Rf2 {(Rf2) [%eval -41,25] [%emt 00:00:18]} exd5 {(exd5) [%eval 46,23] [%emt 00:00:18]}
48.Nd6 {(Nd6) [%eval -34,26] [%emt 00:00:48]} Rc7 {(Rc7) [%eval 38,24] [%emt 00:00:39]}
49.Ra6 {(Ra6) [%eval -26,26] [%emt 00:00:32]} Kh6 {(Kh6) [%eval 29,25] [%emt 00:00:55]}
50.Nf5 {(Nf5) [%eval -23,24] [%emt 00:00:23]} Kg5 {(Kg5) [%eval 28,26] [%emt 00:00:27]}
51.Nd4 {(Nd4) [%eval -22,25] [%emt 00:00:21]} Bc8 {(Bc8) [%eval 26,26] [%emt 00:00:20]}
52.Ra8 {(Ra8) [%eval -22,25] [%emt 00:00:27]} Kh6 {(Kh6) [%eval 26,26] [%emt 00:00:21]}
53.Rf1 {(Rd2) [%eval -23,26] [%emt 00:00:54]} Rxf1 {(Rxf1) [%eval 10,25] [%emt 00:00:35]}
54.Kxf1 {(Kxf1) [%eval -21,26] [%emt 00:00:11]} Rc3 {(Rc4) [%eval 15,27] [%emt 00:00:27]}
55.e6 {(Kf2) [%eval -3,25] [%emt 00:00:24]} Rxh3 {(Rxh3) [%eval 0,25] [%emt 00:00:27]}
56.Kf2 {(Kf2) [%eval -3,29] [%emt 00:00:39]} a2 {(Rc3) [%eval 0,27] [%emt 00:00:28]}
57.e7 {(e7) [%eval -3,27] [%emt 00:00:15]} Bd7 {(Bd7) [%eval 0,27] [%emt 00:00:00]}
58.Nf3 {(Nf3) [%eval -3,29] [%emt 00:00:30]} Kg7 {(Kg7) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:24]}
59.Rxa2 {(Rxa2) [%eval 0,27] [%emt 00:00:15]} Kf6 {(Kf6) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:23]}
60.Ra6 {(Ra6) [%eval 0,30] [%emt 00:00:56]} Kxe7 {(Kxe7) [%eval 0,28] [%emt 00:00:00]}
61.Rxg6 {(Rxg6) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:14]} Bc8 {(Bb5) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:20]}
62.Rh6 {(Kg2) [%eval 0,28] [%emt 00:00:21]} Bxg4 {(Bxg4) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:20]}
63.Nxh4 {(Nxh4) [%eval 0,28] [%emt 00:00:18]} Kd7 {(Ra3) [%eval 1,32] [%emt 00:00:20]}
64.Rf6 {(Rf6) [%eval 0,29] [%emt 00:00:12]} Bh5 {(Ke7) [%eval 1,33] [%emt 00:00:28]}
65.Rf5 {(Ng6) [%eval 0,32] [%emt 00:00:15]} Rxh4 {(Be8) [%eval 1,36] [%emt 00:00:24]}
66.Rxd5 {(Rxd5) [%eval 0,75] [%emt 00:00:55]}
1/2-1/2[/pgn]

[Modern Times]

Komodo ahead 13 wins to 2.

[Graham Banks]

Komodo ahead 13 wins to 2.

Yes - slight fingerfehler there.

[Modern Times]

Remember this is the same Houdini that clobbered a clustered Rybka 4 which at the time was thought to be invincible. .

Yes, incredible. The Rybka cluster is surely dead now, hard to see any reason to rent it.

[Graham Banks]

GAME 31 - a well deserved win to Houdini, as Komodo's counterplay fails to save the game. Now 13-3 to Komodo.

[pgn][Event "Chess"]
[Site "Chess"]
[Date "2014.08.23"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Houdini 4 x64 8CPU"]
[Black "Komodo 1288 x64 8CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "08:27:38"]
[TimeControl "3600+15"]
[PlyCount "148"]
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{ AMD FX-8350 }
1.d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} f5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.Nc3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.Bg5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} d5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
4.Bxf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} exf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
5.e3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Be6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
6.Bd3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nc6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
7.Nge2 {[%eval 29,26] [%emt 00:02:11]} Qd7 {(Qd7) [%eval -13,25] [%emt 00:00:57]}
8.a3 {(Nf4) [%eval 27,26] [%emt 00:01:14]} Bf7 {(Bf7) [%eval -13,27] [%emt 00:03:00]}
9.O-O {(Nf4) [%eval 32,26] [%emt 00:02:14]} Nd8 {(g6) [%eval -5,24] [%emt 00:00:55]}
10.b3 {(Nf4) [%eval 36,26] [%emt 00:01:32]} c6 {(g6) [%eval -4,26] [%emt 00:02:40]}
11.Na4 {(Na4) [%eval 26,26] [%emt 00:01:11]} Bd6 {(Bd6) [%eval -12,25] [%emt 00:01:24]}
12.c4 {(c4) [%eval 24,25] [%emt 00:02:18]} dxc4 {(O-O) [%eval -11,24] [%emt 00:02:13]}
13.Bxc4 {(Bxc4) [%eval 27,25] [%emt 00:02:46]} g6 {(O-O) [%eval -11,25] [%emt 00:01:45]}
14.Qc2 {(Qc2) [%eval 28,25] [%emt 00:02:35]} O-O {(Qe7) [%eval -13,24] [%emt 00:01:24]}
15.Nc5 {(Nc5) [%eval 29,25] [%emt 00:00:52]} Qe7 {(Qe7) [%eval -9,23] [%emt 00:00:45]}
16.b4 {(b4) [%eval 28,24] [%emt 00:01:42]} Kg7 {(Kg7) [%eval -13,21] [%emt 00:00:54]}
17.Rfd1 {(Rfc1) [%eval 29,25] [%emt 00:01:59]} Re8 {(Re8) [%eval -12,22] [%emt 00:01:03]}
18.h3 {(Rac1) [%eval 27,24] [%emt 00:04:19]} Bxc4 {(Bxc4) [%eval -13,26] [%emt 00:01:39]}
19.Qxc4 {(Qxc4) [%eval 27,22] [%emt 00:00:00]} Rc8 {(Nf7) [%eval -12,26] [%emt 00:03:03]}
20.Rd2 {(Rac1) [%eval 28,26] [%emt 00:01:22]} Nf7 {(Nf7) [%eval -12,25] [%emt 00:01:03]}
21.Rad1 {(Qb3) [%eval 27,26] [%emt 00:00:34]} Ng5 {(Ng5) [%eval -12,27] [%emt 00:02:05]}
22.Qb3 {(Qb3) [%eval 29,25] [%emt 00:01:36]} Rcd8 {(Rcd8) [%eval -12,24] [%emt 00:01:08]}
23.Rc2 {(Rc2) [%eval 25,25] [%emt 00:00:38]} a6 {(Ne4) [%eval -17,24] [%emt 00:01:16]}
24.a4 {(a4) [%eval 26,25] [%emt 00:02:26]} Ne4 {(Ne4) [%eval -21,24] [%emt 00:01:17]}
25.Nc3 {(Nc3) [%eval 33,25] [%emt 00:02:11]} Ng5 {(Nxc3) [%eval -20,23] [%emt 00:00:51]}
26.Rb1 {(Rb1) [%eval 26,25] [%emt 00:01:29]} Kh8 {(Rb8) [%eval -18,23] [%emt 00:01:38]}
27.Re2 {(Rcb2) [%eval 37,24] [%emt 00:03:00]} Rc8 {(a5) [%eval -22,24] [%emt 00:01:54]}
28.h4 {(a5) [%eval 41,25] [%emt 00:00:55]} Nf7 {(Ne4) [%eval -12,23] [%emt 00:00:28]}
29.a5 {(a5) [%eval 30,24] [%emt 00:03:26]} Nh6 {(Qc7) [%eval -12,24] [%emt 00:00:30]}
30.g3 {(Rd1) [%eval 22,22] [%emt 00:00:26]} Qc7 {(Qc7) [%eval -12,24] [%emt 00:01:31]}
31.Kg2 {(Kg2) [%eval 29,22] [%emt 00:00:26]} Re7 {(Re7) [%eval -26,25] [%emt 00:01:41]}
32.d5 {(d5) [%eval 48,23] [%emt 00:00:45]} Ng4 {(Rce8) [%eval -30,25] [%emt 00:01:12]}
33.e4 {(e4) [%eval 49,23] [%emt 00:00:39]} Rce8 {(fxe4) [%eval -39,26] [%emt 00:03:40]}
34.Rbe1 {(Rbe1) [%eval 50,22] [%emt 00:01:05]} f4 {(Qc8) [%eval -36,25] [%emt 00:02:41]}
35.dxc6 {(Ne6) [%eval 63,22] [%emt 00:00:47]} bxc6 {(bxc6) [%eval -12,22] [%emt 00:00:19]}
36.N3a4 {(N3a4) [%eval 64,24] [%emt 00:00:34]} g5 {(fxg3) [%eval 14,20] [%emt 00:00:27]}
37.hxg5 {(hxg5) [%eval 3,23] [%emt 00:03:23]} fxg5 {(fxg5) [%eval -12,23] [%emt 00:00:33]}
38.Rd2 {(Nxa6) [%eval 17,22] [%emt 00:00:37]} fxg3 {(fxg3) [%eval -12,24] [%emt 00:00:43]}
39.fxg3 {(fxg3) [%eval 18,21] [%emt 00:00:00]} Rf7 {(Rf7) [%eval -12,26] [%emt 00:01:06]}
40.e5 {(e5) [%eval 31,23] [%emt 00:00:35]} Bxe5 {(Bxe5) [%eval -12,27] [%emt 00:01:25]}
41.Nc3 {(Qd3) [%eval 33,24] [%emt 00:01:52]} Rff8 {(Qe7) [%eval -12,25] [%emt 00:00:48]}
42.Rd7 {(Rd7) [%eval 35,23] [%emt 00:00:20]} Rf2 {(Rf2) [%eval -12,26] [%emt 00:00:42]}
43.Kg1 {(Kg1) [%eval 35,21] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qb8 {(Rd2) [%eval -12,27] [%emt 00:01:01]}
44.N3e4 {(N3e4) [%eval 147,18] [%emt 00:00:10]} Bxg3 {(Rf5) [%eval -117,24] [%emt 00:02:17]}
45.Red1 {(Red1) [%eval 242,17] [%emt 00:00:03]} Bh2 {(Bh2) [%eval -145,24] [%emt 00:01:40]}
46.Kh1 {(Kh1) [%eval 242,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qf4 {(Qf4) [%eval -156,25] [%emt 00:00:54]}
47.Qc3 {(Qc3) [%eval 242,9] [%emt 00:00:00]} Ne5 {(Ne5) [%eval -173,25] [%emt 00:00:23]}
48.Nxf2 {(Nxf2) [%eval 232,9] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bg3 {(Bg3) [%eval -189,26] [%emt 00:00:29]}
49.Qd4 {(Qd4) [%eval 310,21] [%emt 00:00:27]} Qf3 {(Qf3) [%eval -176,25] [%emt 00:00:23]}
50.Kg1 {(Kg1) [%eval 310,19] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bxf2 {(Rf8) [%eval -197,27] [%emt 00:01:05]}
51.Qxf2 {(Qxf2) [%eval 327,19] [%emt 00:00:01]} Qg4 {(Qg4) [%eval -197,26] [%emt 00:00:19]}
52.Qg2 {(Qg2) [%eval 323,18] [%emt 00:00:01]} Nf3 {(Nf3) [%eval -204,25] [%emt 00:00:32]}
53.Kf1 {(Kf1) [%eval 323,17] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qf4 {(Qf4) [%eval -194,26] [%emt 00:00:33]}
54.R7d3 {(R7d3) [%eval 314,24] [%emt 00:00:22]} Ne5 {(Ne1) [%eval -236,26] [%emt 00:01:59]}
55.Qf2 {(Qf2) [%eval 336,26] [%emt 00:00:27]} Nxd3 {(Nxd3) [%eval -281,26] [%emt 00:01:48]}
56.Rxd3 {(Rxd3) [%eval 454,21] [%emt 00:00:11]} Rf8 {(Rf8) [%eval -288,27] [%emt 00:00:31]}
57.Qxf4 {(Qxf4) [%eval 451,20] [%emt 00:00:01]} Rxf4 {(Rxf4) [%eval -295,26] [%emt 00:00:16]}
58.Ke2 {(Kg2) [%eval 374,19] [%emt 00:00:01]} Rxb4 {(Rxb4) [%eval -291,25] [%emt 00:00:54]}
59.Ra3 {(Ra3) [%eval 374,18] [%emt 00:00:01]} h5 {(Kg7) [%eval -297,25] [%emt 00:00:17]}
60.Nxa6 {(Nxa6) [%eval 381,17] [%emt 00:00:01]} Re4 {(Rb2) [%eval -297,28] [%emt 00:00:20]}
61.Kf3 {(Kf1) [%eval 377,16] [%emt 00:00:00]} Rf4 {(Rf4) [%eval -312,27] [%emt 00:00:31]}
62.Kg2 {(Kg2) [%eval 377,15] [%emt 00:00:00]} Rg4 {(Kg7) [%eval -328,27] [%emt 00:00:19]}
63.Rg3 {(Rg3) [%eval 413,14] [%emt 00:00:00]} Ra4 {(Rh4) [%eval -359,27] [%emt 00:00:30]}
64.Rxg5 {(Rxg5) [%eval 416,13] [%emt 00:00:00]} Kh7 {(Kh7) [%eval -593,29] [%emt 00:01:29]}
65.Rxh5 {(Rxh5) [%eval 772,27] [%emt 00:00:28]} Kg6 {(Kg6) [%eval -1255,26] [%emt 00:00:15]}
66.Rc5 {(Rc5) [%eval 782,24] [%emt 00:00:13]} Kf6 {(Kf6) [%eval -1396,28] [%emt 00:00:22]}
67.Nb8 {(Nb8) [%eval 760,23] [%emt 00:00:03]} Ra2 {(Ra1) [%eval -1693,26] [%emt 00:00:31]}
68.Kf3 {(Kf3) [%eval 1126,26] [%emt 00:00:45]} Ra3 {(Ra1) [%eval -25000,29] [%emt 00:00:21]}
69.Ke4 {(Ke4) [%eval 889,25] [%emt 00:00:06]} Ra4 {(Ra4) [%eval -25000,33] [%emt 00:01:03]}
70.Kd3 {(Kd3) [%eval 1106,24] [%emt 00:00:07]} Ke6 {(Ke6) [%eval -25000,33] [%emt 00:00:36]}
71.a6 {(a6) [%eval 1471,23] [%emt 00:00:22]} Ra1 {(Ra1) [%eval -25000,31] [%emt 00:01:10]}
72.Rxc6 {(Kd2) [%eval 1566,22] [%emt 00:00:14]} Kd5 {(Kd5) [%eval -25000,29] [%emt 00:00:20]}
73.Rc7 {(Kc3) [%eval 1354,21] [%emt 00:00:01]} Kd6 {(Kd6) [%eval -25000,30] [%emt 00:00:24]}
74.Rd7 {(Rc8) [%eval 1659,20] [%emt 00:00:05]} Kc5 {(Kc5) [%eval -25000,31] [%emt 00:00:35]}
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[lkaufman]

Will we see a Komodo 8 shortly?

Depends on the definition of "shortly". We're not ready to announce a date for it yet, other than to say that it will be within 3 months, and will not be in the next 3 days. I realize this leaves quite a range...