Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:05:02 03/02/01
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On March 02, 2001 at 19:45:03, Pete Galati wrote: >Here's what I started yesterday, and this is not an attempt to measure either >program's strengths, just watching them search for extended times for each move >and avoid sharing the computer's cpu. There is a down-side to this in Crafty. When it uses a normal time control, it can use more time when it senses trouble (ie on a fail-low). With st=n, it can't. It will always move in n seconds, period. Even if it sees the score drop from +1 to -Mate... > >I started a game between Crafty and Comet in Winboard, when it got to move 17 >and it was clear that they had both left their opening books, then I stopped the >game and it was saved. > >From that point on, each program has been getting 30 minutes to search each >move, so with Comet it's moved to the Dos version where it's running at level >14, and with Crafty, I put "st=1800" into it's .rc file (seconds in 30 minutes). > >So it involves restarting the computer rather often (no telling how long I can >put up with this). Anyhow, here's the game up to this point, they seem to be >fighting for the C file at the moment. > >[Event "Comet-Crafty"] >[Site "586-700"] >[Date "2001.03.02"] >[Round "1"] >[White "Comet"] >[Black "Crafty"] >[Result "*"] > >1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 >7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 >13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 Bd7 15. d5 Na5 16. Nf1 Rfc8 17. Bd3 Qd8 18. Ne3 g6 >19. Re2 Bf8 20. b4 Nc4 21. Rc2 * > >Comet getting White was an attempt to try to equalize their strengths some. > >Pete
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