Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:17:10 03/25/02
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On March 25, 2002 at 13:00:11, Sune Fischer wrote: >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. The only program that I read most of it is tscp. There are often too many files in other programs and I usually do not know where to start to read. Uri
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