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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