Author: martin fierz
Date: 01:39:36 08/12/03
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On August 11, 2003 at 20:51:54, ludicrous wrote: >A little bit off topic, but I'd like to know if there is a SSDF-like list for >Checkers Programs? I've heard of KINGSROW and it seems to be the Ruffian >equivalent of Checkers. > >Which is the strongest? > >What is the rating systems used in Checkers? there is no SSDF-like list for checkers programs. there are a couple of strong checkers programs out there, all are by far good enough to beat any human. there are two strong free programs, you should check out these first; kingsrow and cake "sans souci" for the checkerboard interface. the strongest commercial engine is nemesis, which won the computer world championship in front of kingsrow and cake in august 2002, but with a very narrow margin. i don't think it is any better than the improved 8pc versions of kingsrow and cake which have been published after the championship - nemesis was never updated since then. the chinook team has completed the 10pc endgame database early this year, and with that, chinook will be the strongest program there is. but it's not public of course. the rating system in checkers is a huge mess; they have not updated ratings for years. it seems like they're getting it going again these days though. cheers martin
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