Author: Slater Wold
Date: 09:36:12 03/25/02
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On March 25, 2002 at 12:21:46, pavel wrote: >On March 25, 2002 at 12:14:13, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On March 25, 2002 at 11:49:40, Uri Blass wrote: >>>On March 25, 2002 at 11:07:54, Dann Corbit wrote: >>>>On March 25, 2002 at 06:18:19, Michael Vox wrote: >>>>>Hello, >>>>>Can someone explain to me the difference between Gerbil and Ferret ? >>>> >>>>About 1000 ELO. >>> >>>I think that the difference is smaller. >>> >>>Gerbil can probably get more than 2000 at tournament time control >>>against humans when ferret cannot get more than 2800. >>> >>>I do not say that it can get 2800 and 2800 is only an upper bound when >>>2000 is only a lower bound. >>> >>>I guess the practical difference is about 500 elo >>>(Maybe Gerbil 2150 fide elo and Ferret 2650 fide elo). >> >>Yes, you are probably right. I was really just being cheeky. It would have >>been more sensible to just say 'Ferret is enormously stronger than Gerbil'. >> >>Ferret is one of the world's strongest chess engines. >>Gerbil is a simple learning engine. >>The gulf is enormous, but surely not 1000 ELO in reality. Probably 500 is a >>better estimate. > > >Is the Gerbil's source well documented? (I didnt get it yet) Yes! >And perhaps a good source to start learning with, like TSCP? Yes! >Is it in C? C++. Bruce uses MSVC++. You would need to change how it gets its time to port to Linux, and that's about it I think. I haven't heard of anyone porting it to Linux though. > >pavs
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