Author: pavel
Date: 17:08:27 02/17/02
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On February 17, 2002 at 20:02:57, Dieter Buerssner wrote: >On February 17, 2002 at 18:51:03, Mogens Larsen wrote: > >>On February 17, 2002 at 18:42:55, James T. Walker wrote: >> >>>I would like to run a match between the two subject programs. I have just >>>finished running Crafty 18.13 vs Fritz 7 and Fritz 6 (G/60min). I gave Crafty >>>18.13 the Fritz 7 book and 120 meg hash memory. I gave the Fritz programs their >>>own book and similiar memory. > >If you use Yace, I think, it would be fair to use some non-standard memory size >for hash tables. With long time control, the largest size, that does not yield >in swapping, should be best. Many engines allow powers of 2 for this size, while >Yace has no restriction. I often see, that people give Yace the same size, that >the opponent allows, just because the next factor of 2 would be too much. > >Other than the hash size, and the path to TBs, the defaults of Yace can be kept. > >>Fritz 7 won by 6-4 and Fritz 6 tied Crafty by >>>6-6. I don't believe Yace can measure up but would like to give it a chance. >>>I'm interested in suggestions for Yace GUI/Book. I can run it in Shredder with >>>the book I downloaded but is it fair to give Crafty the Fritz 7 book? It did >>>very well in my opinion using that book. I would like to run the match on 2 >>>Athlon 1.4 G machines using auto232 with all 3/4/5 man tablebases. > >I think, you know how to autoplay with Remi's autoplayer. I would suggest this. >The only difference to the Shredder interface should be, that book learning >works. > >>I for one would be interested in knowing how Yace performs with the Necchi book >>under match conditions, because that may be a viable testing platform for the >>SSDF when, or rather if, they decide to test Yace. > >I would find it interesting too, to see how Yace performs with the Necchi book. >However, if Yace should get the honor to compete in SSDF, I would prefer a >freely available book. The participation in the SSDF-list was discussed for an >amateur program. I think a commercial book, does not fit in, then. > >Regards, >Dieter Does YACE learn if played as an UCI engine? also it doesnt seem to show access if played under Fritz7 gui as a UCI engine, is it a UCI protocol thingie or YACE doesn't support it? Regards, pavs
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