Interesting programs to play - Homer UCI

[bedouin]

Nowadays I'm no longer interested in playing the strongest programs as I'm blundering even to weak humans. However I found Homer 2.0 UCI quite interesting. I drew for a change instead of getting hammered. Any other interesting programs you play against. I selected Homer from WBEC because it had an unusual name and was lower than the normal GM strength programs.

[Event "Computer Schach Partie"]
[Site "Computer Schach"]
[Date "2007.07.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Homer 2.0 UCI"]
[Black "bedouin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.07.18"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8.
Nxc6 Qxc6 9. Qd4 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rad1 O-O 12. Bb3 Rd8 13. Rd3 h6 14.
Be3 b5 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Qa7 Ra8 18. Qb6 Rdc8 19. Qxc6 Bxc6 20.
Rd4 a5 21. a4 b4 22. Nb5 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. R4d2 Bc5 26.
Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Kf2 Rac8 28. Na7 R8c7 29. Nb5 Rc8 30. Na7 R8c7 31. Nb5 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[nthom]

Nowadays I'm no longer interested in playing the strongest programs as I'm blundering even to weak humans. However I found Homer 2.0 UCI quite interesting. I drew for a change instead of getting hammered. Any other interesting programs you play against. I selected Homer from WBEC because it had an unusual name and was lower than the normal GM strength programs.

[Event "Computer Schach Partie"]
[Site "Computer Schach"]
[Date "2007.07.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Homer 2.0 UCI"]
[Black "bedouin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.07.18"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8.
Nxc6 Qxc6 9. Qd4 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rad1 O-O 12. Bb3 Rd8 13. Rd3 h6 14.
Be3 b5 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Qa7 Ra8 18. Qb6 Rdc8 19. Qxc6 Bxc6 20.
Rd4 a5 21. a4 b4 22. Nb5 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. R4d2 Bc5 26.
Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Kf2 Rac8 28. Na7 R8c7 29. Nb5 Rc8 30. Na7 R8c7 31. Nb5 Rc8
1/2-1/2

Try my LittleThought. It's about the same level as Homer I think and has a difficulty setting = NumBeers which ranges from 0 to 10.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~nathanthom/

[GS]

Try my LittleThought. It's about the same level as Homer I think and has a difficulty setting = NumBeers which ranges from 0 to 10.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~nathanthom/

Hi Nathan,

That is a very nice logo you have now :)

Best regards,
Guenther

[gerold]

Nowadays I'm no longer interested in playing the strongest programs as I'm blundering even to weak humans. However I found Homer 2.0 UCI quite interesting. I drew for a change instead of getting hammered. Any other interesting programs you play against. I selected Homer from WBEC because it had an unusual name and was lower than the normal GM strength programs.

[Event "Computer Schach Partie"]
[Site "Computer Schach"]
[Date "2007.07.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Homer 2.0 UCI"]
[Black "bedouin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.07.18"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8.
Nxc6 Qxc6 9. Qd4 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rad1 O-O 12. Bb3 Rd8 13. Rd3 h6 14.
Be3 b5 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Qa7 Ra8 18. Qb6 Rdc8 19. Qxc6 Bxc6 20.
Rd4 a5 21. a4 b4 22. Nb5 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. R4d2 Bc5 26.
Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Kf2 Rac8 28. Na7 R8c7 29. Nb5 Rc8 30. Na7 R8c7 31. Nb5 Rc8
1/2-1/2

Try my LittleThought. It's about the same level as Homer I think and has a difficulty setting = NumBeers which ranges from 0 to 10.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~nathanthom/

Interesting program. Thanks. Hope you don't mine, using Harry S
book with your engine. Makes the game a little more interesting

Good luck,

Gerold.

[nthom]

Interesting program. Thanks. Hope you don't mine, using Harry S
book with your engine. Makes the game a little more interesting

Good luck,

Gerold.

No problem, my book is just a quick and dirty hack to stop it playing opening moves even I know are stupid.

[Tony Thomas]

If you want something that makes more mistakes than Homer, then try Chad's chess.

[hgm]

Well, Chad's is perhaps overdoing it a little, as there seems no logic to how badly it usually blunders. As a compromise, I would suggest micro-Max. After all, if you want to beat a computer, it seems logical to start with the smallest engine in the World...