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Subject: Re: Ferret vs Gerbil

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 10:00:11 03/25/02

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On March 25, 2002 at 12:50:57, Uri Blass wrote:

>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)
>>And perhaps a good source to start learning with, like TSCP?
>>Is it in C?
>>
>>pavs
>
>Gerbil is clearly more complicated than tscp and gerbil
>is also clearly better than tscp.
>
>Gerbil is using hash tables and ponder when tscp does not.
>
>Uri

My personal favorite is Beowulf, it is much more readable than Gerbil IMO.

Crafty is also not bad once you get the hang of it, I get ideas everytime I look
at it :)

-S.



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