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Subject: Re: Anyone using the Gromit engine?

Author: Frank Schneider

Date: 00:17:47 01/13/02

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On January 13, 2002 at 03:09:24, pavel wrote:

>On January 13, 2002 at 03:06:21, Frank Schneider wrote:
>
>>On January 13, 2002 at 02:58:26, Peter Ackermann wrote:
>>
>>>On January 12, 2002 at 22:55:40, Jonathan Parle wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I run the Fritz 6 interface and am looking to purchase an engine which is highly
>>>>positional and which analysis very few nodes. I noticed the Chessbase site
>>>>mentions Gromit and I'm wondering whether this engine fits the bill. I basically
>>>>want the "slowest" engine I can find, but one that takes into account a lot of
>>>>strategical and positional factors when performing evaluations. Playing strength
>>>>is not important, I'd be happy with about 2200 ELO. This would be on a Pentium
>>>>III 866 with 256Mb RAM. If anyone else has other suggestions, please let me
>>>>know. Thanks.
>>>
>>>Hi Jonathan!
>>>
>>>Gromit is not the slowest engine if you look for nps. (Hiarcs 7.32 seems to be
>>>slowest). Anyway Gromit is really worth seeing. Gromit knows a lot about
>>>strategic ideas but nevertheless is not bad if you consider tactical play. An
>>>improved version became amateur world champion last year so the engine is well
>>>above your required playing strength.
>>>So for your purposes I would choose between Hiarcs 7.32 and Gromit.
>>>
>>>Peter
>>
>>Hi Jonathan,
>>
>>Gromit is now available for the Pocket PC as "PocketGrandmaster"
>>
>>http://www.pocketgrandmaster.com/
>>
>>On my iPAQ it searches about 4-7 thousand nodes per second - slow enough? ;-)
>>However, I'm not sure if it is below 2200 Elo...
>>
>>The version chessbase sells is an old 3.1 (althought they advertised it as the
>>"Amateur World Champion 2001" for some time), versions after 3.8.2 are
>>significantly stronger.
>>
>>Frank
>
>
>Are you planning to release the next version as a chessbase engine, or as a
>seperate engine, if so when?

We'd like to release it as a chessbase-engine, but currently their interface
is not open and we are not allowed to release Gromit with a chessbase interface.
We think about making an UCI-version but I can't promise and I can't give
a date.

>
>I still have the first self GUI free version you made, I really like it a lot.

Thanks!

Frank

>
>
>pavs



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