Author: Will Singleton
Date: 13:48:43 11/29/99
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On November 29, 1999 at 14:37:24, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On November 29, 1999 at 13:59:38, Will Singleton wrote: > >>On November 29, 1999 at 12:32:42, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >> >>Hello Vincent! Nice to hear from you. >> >>> >>>Then the current experiment i modified [Moron's] formula for blitz: >>> !computer & rating >= 2200 >>> >> >>When I set up the list, I decided upon a couple of restrictions for accounts. >>One (as noted in the GL post) says that accounts that restrict computer play >>(too severely) are not eligible. > >Your own account is more restricted than moron is! > >Mood = 0: > > formula = "(( mood=0 & ( ( (blitz | bullet) & (time>=1 & time<=5 & inc=2) & >((rating > myrating - 400) | !rated) ) | (standard & inc>1 & inc < 11 & rating >>= 1900) ) )| (mood=1 & standard & inc>1 & rating >= 1900)) & !wild & (!computer >| rating > 2300)" > >moron allows *all blitz* levels which sometimes profit >huge from this. The only restriction is that computers are not allowed >rated at blitz, as i can easily proof that the blitz rating of moron then >is for 95% dependant upon its score against crafty instead of against >'mean and rotten' humans. Then don't play crafty. That's easy to implement. > >At blitz you're allowing only: 3 2, 4 2, 5 2 >that's rather fast for humanity. > I play any computer over 2300 at those blitz times (excepting crafties). I need the increment since I don't yet have timestamp. Moron doesn't allow computers at all for blitz. You say that mine is more restrictive?? I do notice that Moron plays computers at std, so I will have to adjust the std list for "split" forumlas like yours. Hadn't thought of that before. >>>Now currently the vars of secret (diep linux not the newest version >>>though but regurarly updated) is next: >>> >>> formula = "autocolor & !freeweek & !wild & >>>(rating>=2200+300*blitz|rating>=2300&time<=3&inc=0) & >>>((time<=5&inc<=3)|(standard&etime<=60)) & (!computer | unrated)" >>> Channels: 64 194 >>> interface="xboard 4.0.3 + diep" >>> >>>So basically playing all players above 2500 at blitz if not a computer. >>>I wonder why neither Moron nor Secret is in the list of Will. >>>Comments will? Has it to do with the fact that both are dual machines? >> >> >>Secret isn't included because of the !computer, and also because this account >>tends to change programs. Dual machines are ok. > >that's not true anymore. Last months it didn't switch and in the >foreseeable future it won't either. > >>> >>> >>>I mean: Judgeturpin is a 266PII getting 5 ply sometimes 6 ply in blitz. >>>Hard to take ratings based upon a 5 or 6 ply serious! >> >>Playing against JT regularly, I notice it gets 8 ply in most situations. Sweeny >>has said that it will very infrequently limit itself to 6 ply, but indicates >>that this seems like a bug, and it doesn't do well when that happens. > >This is the wrong approach. Sure it gets 8 ply in most endgames or more. >However if you get say 10 moves after each other 6 ply in the middlegame, >then i'm not happy. > >Chess is a game of weakest chain. If you get 6 ply when tactics are >most needed, then you're smoked usual. > >I only look to the depths diep gets at crucial (tactical) moments. >Sure if a move is predicted and a recapture it's a lot easier to get >deep... > Well, if it's any consolation, my program rarely gets more than 6 ply in the middlegame at blitz time controls. I get killed all the time tactically. Will
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