Satana 2.3.18 released (with tourney mode!)

[stegemma]

On my site, you can download Satana 2.3.18 and test the new "tourney mode". In this mode, you can run tourney between any engine from the console.

Just to give an hint, this is a sample of the xml initialization file:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<tourney name="blitz" type="round robin">
  <!--type: gauntlet/round robin-->
  <engines>
    <engine name="satana.2.3.18" protocol="xboard" active="true">
      <filename>D:\A\LIGS\workspaces\vs\LIGS\exe\x64\Release\Satana.exe</filename>
    </engine>
    <engine name="neurone" protocol="xboard" active="true">
      <filename>D:\Arena\Engines\Neurone_XXIII\Neurone_XXIII.exe</filename>
    </engine>
    <engine name="satana.2.2.17" protocol="xboard" active="true">
      <filename>D:\A\LIGS\workspaces\vs\LIGS\exe\x64\Release\Satana.2.2.17.w64.exe</filename>
    </engine>
    <engine name="satana.2.1.14" protocol="xboard" active="true">
      <filename>D:\A\LIGS\workspaces\vs\LIGS\exe\x64\Release\Satana.2.1.14.w64.exe</filename>
    </engine>
    <engine name="satana.2.0.8" protocol="xboard" active="true">
      <filename>D:\A\LIGS\workspaces\vs\LIGS\exe\x64\Release\Satana.2.0.8.w64.exe</filename>
    </engine>
    <engine name="raffaela" protocol="xboard" active="false">
      <filename>D:\Ligs\Exe\raffaela\Raffaela.exe</filename>
    </engine>
    <engine name="piranha" protocol="uci" active="true">
      <filename>D:\Arena\Engines\Piranha\piranha.exe</filename>
    </engine>
  </engines>
  <options>
    <logfolder>C:\Ligs\Satana</logfolder>
    <!-- TODO: clock game_moves="0" moves_per_second="0" -->
    <clock game_ms="15000" increment_ms="100" />
    <rounds>2</rounds>
    <threads>4</threads>
    <!-- "timeouts" is not used yet -->
    <timeouts start="3000" stop="1000" />
  </options>
  <pgn>
    <header>
      <!-- overrides pgn header tags -->
      <Site>Norcia</Site>
    </header>
  </pgn>
</tourney>

As you can see, you can run a tourney of various rounds between any engine. Satana can runs multiple game at the same time (threads parameter).

There are a little "madness": you can start multiple tourney from a single Satana session, just giving the tourney command multiple times in Satana console (even if satana is already working, just type the command and press enter, to start another tourney). You can run different tourney or the same tourney in parallel, in asynchronous way.

To stop tourney mode, just remember that satana is still an xboard engine, so just type "quit" and wait.

As said, this release can run as an engine or as a tourney manager. In effect, it could run in both modes too... but this is over what a normal person would like to do

Warning: tourney mode is still a beta and just a few of the xboard/uci features are implemented.

In xml configuration file you must provide the log folder and this folder must be created manually (choose an empty folder).

Thanks in advance to anybody will give me any hint on how to improve tourney mode.

[supersharp77]

On my site, you can download Satana 2.3.18 and test the new "tourney mode". In this mode, you can run tourney between any engine from the console. http://www.linformatica.com/

Great news!! Satana moves forward...Thank You...AR

[stegemma]

Thanks, I hope that the tourney mode could help somebody to manage test tournament. I would use it for my GA tuning.

I know that there are other solutions but I'm open to changes request, for almost any needing.