THINKER 5.3B - A VERY STRONG ENGINE !

[Sylwy]

http://cid-2991af457de54bf0.skydrive.li ... ker53B.zip

[swami]

http://cid-2991af457de54bf0.skydrive.li ... ker53B.zip

Good to know that there is a new version of Thinker, any idea about its improvement, I assume you've tested it already? Ps; I'm right now not at home, so the site to download it from gets blocked.

Regards.

[Sylwy]

http://cid-2991af457de54bf0.skydrive.li ... ker53B.zip

Good to know that there is a new version of Thinker, any idea about its improvement, I assume you've tested it already? Ps; I'm right now not at home, so the site to download it from gets blocked.

Regards.

Hi !

On a quick test (on single core ) Thinker 5.3B is over Fruit 05/11/03 and Loop 13.6 ( Passive version X32 )-in 10'+5" time control.
Nothing about Active and Inert ( yes-a new version ) !

Regards,
Silvian

[swami]

http://cid-2991af457de54bf0.skydrive.li ... ker53B.zip

Good to know that there is a new version of Thinker, any idea about its improvement, I assume you've tested it already? Ps; I'm right now not at home, so the site to download it from gets blocked.

Regards.

Hi !

On a quick test (on single core ) Thinker 5.3B is over Fruit 05/11/03 and Loop 13.6 ( Passive version X32 )-in 10'+5" time control.
Nothing about Active and Inert ( yes-a new version ) !

Regards,
Silvian

That's good indeed, Thanks for sharing the results.

We have Cyclone, Stockfish and now Thinker, we have got a lot to test!

[Graham Banks]

http://cid-2991af457de54bf0.skydrive.li ... ker53B.zip

Good to know that there is a new version of Thinker, any idea about its improvement, I assume you've tested it already? Ps; I'm right now not at home, so the site to download it from gets blocked.

Regards.

Thinker 5.3b Inert is supposed to be the strongest for engine v engine testing.

[swami]

http://cid-2991af457de54bf0.skydrive.li ... ker53B.zip

Good to know that there is a new version of Thinker, any idea about its improvement, I assume you've tested it already? Ps; I'm right now not at home, so the site to download it from gets blocked.

Regards.

Thinker 5.3b Inert is supposed to be the strongest for engine v engine testing.

Thanks, Last time I tested it, It was "Passive", now It's been changed to "Inert". I assume both are the same settings with the name changed.

Anyway, It's going to be 3rd strongest engine next to Rybka and Naum in ACCA. With hardware disadvantage it has, I think it will contend for the 4th placings.

[tmokonen]

Thanks, Last time I tested it, It was "Passive", now It's been changed to "Inert". I assume both are the same settings with the name changed.

Anyway, It's going to be 3rd strongest engine next to Rybka and Naum in ACCA. With hardware disadvantage it has, I think it will contend for the 4th placings.

Actually, there are three different versions of Thinker now, Passive, Active and Inert. I guess, going by the name, Inert's playing style is supposed to be somewhere in between Passive and Active...? Also, Lance Perkins is now working on Thinker with another person, Kerwin Medina, as announced in the Winboard Forum.

Tony

[swami]

Thanks, Last time I tested it, It was "Passive", now It's been changed to "Inert". I assume both are the same settings with the name changed.

Anyway, It's going to be 3rd strongest engine next to Rybka and Naum in ACCA. With hardware disadvantage it has, I think it will contend for the 4th placings.

Actually, there are three different versions of Thinker now, Passive, Active and Inert. I guess, going by the name, Inert's playing style is supposed to be somewhere in between Passive and Active...? Also, Lance Perkins is now working on Thinker with another person, Kerwin Medina, as announced in the Winboard Forum.

Tony

Thanks for the info, Tony. I wasn't aware of it.

[Ovyron]

I never liked Active's playing style, it was prone to play moves that gave away draws into lost positions (moves that would have worked against humans.)

If Inert is the new Passive, I wonder what's Passive good for now? Unless Inert sacrifices playing style for strength ala Fritz/Shredder11/Hiarcs12, in such case I'd keep on using Passive.

I still hope these versions get thoroughly tested, unless 5.3C is released too soon...

[Tony Thomas]

Thanks, Last time I tested it, It was "Passive", now It's been changed to "Inert". I assume both are the same settings with the name changed.

Anyway, It's going to be 3rd strongest engine next to Rybka and Naum in ACCA. With hardware disadvantage it has, I think it will contend for the 4th placings.

Actually, there are three different versions of Thinker now, Passive, Active and Inert. I guess, going by the name, Inert's playing style is supposed to be somewhere in between Passive and Active...? Also, Lance Perkins is now working on Thinker with another person, Kerwin Medina, as announced in the Winboard Forum.

Tony

From the name I thought that Inert would be something that plays a boring game, yet manages to win sort of like Rybka 2.3.2.