Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 07:36:05 09/30/02
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On September 29, 2002 at 15:00:18, Eduard Nemeth wrote: >I write now an Articles about "Ruffian" (Like Fritz 7-Engine!), and I hope that >I can written 10 chapters! :) > >Here my Chapter one, sorry only german (Next chapters will come too!) > > >Chapter 1: > >http://f50.parsimony.net/forum201226/messages/168.htm > >Weitere Kapitel werden folgenb, Material habe ich genug! > >Eduard Babelfish translation: Ruffian - a new chess program of the top class Chapter 1: A comet hits It was for instance in the middle of September 2002. I was not astonished badly as I the name of a chess program in a forum for first time read "Ruffian". Now, that is actually nothing special, because in the meantime we have far more than 100 of such programs. My being astonished was directed toward the results, which me up to then completely unknown the program had erspielt. The program was not yet for all accessible however some testers brought in some computer chess forums almost sensational results. So some days went long, until with me the patience burst (I knew that the program would soon be offered). "with it we want to ago see that" wrote in such a way I in some forums and brought in such a way to mine displeasure and my impatience, because the program stood for few testers to the time only for order. Before commercial programs are offered for the purchase, since it is usually that it by so-called beta testers is tested before, it is just as usual that results of these programs is published (naturally the beta program always wins:). With Ruffian it did not act however around a commercial project (at least up to now not) and like that was simple my impatience at the end. In this time there were many speculations, some meant in the apron that it with Ruffian a Crafty clone concerns (Crafty is a program of Professor Hyatt). Other one meant even that the program is not available because it a computer virus is. These discussions does not have I more near pursued because it in the English CCC forum to have taken place, and my English is very poor. To 23.09.2002 was it then so far: One could down-load the program Ruffian 1,0,0 in the InterNet, here the address: http://ruffian.hkust.se/ Clearly that I already got myself on the first day Ruffian and naturally have I immediately some test accomplished. In the English CCC forum immediately someone brought a contribution (addressed to Professor Hyatt) with the alluding question: "is it now a Crafty clone"? I answered to it: "no I do not believe that it a Crafty Cone am, but perhaps a Fritz clone?". The definition "clone" from an encyclopedia (excerpt): "clones" Klonieren, English cloning, the production of genetically identical descendants (clones). They can by mitotic cell division (Mitose) or by transmission of the cell core of the individual who can be increased into a Eizelle (Kerntransplantation), entkernte before, to be produced. The following sentence is from great importance: the production of genetically identical descendants. It concerns thus with clones the production of identical descendants. That Ruffian however neither to Crafy or Fritz (all the same which version one takes), is not identical, which I completely easily could determine in the first tests. E.G. Ruffian cannot checkmate up to now (version 1.0.1) yet with Springer and Laeufer without the final game data bases, equally Ruffian evaluates some differently as Fritz, and also differently than Crafty! By correct "clones" no speech can be absolute, even if I proved the fact that Ruffian some techniques nearly - or uses identically in such a way like Fritz, these techniques makes the new program therefore particularly strongly, and all other amateur programs clearly superior! As these techniques function in practice and where they with Ruffian those from Fritz are very similar, which we want to regard soon. Some notes about clones like I for me here however before understanding would like, the following statement in addition I had written in a forum at the 24.Sept. (thus the knowledge level at that time of me, not the today's): When I tested Ruffian, he reminded me from the outset, of Fritz (against whom I had played thousands of portions) and I know really well! I know the strengths and the weaknesses of Fritz, I know its kind to plays of analyzing its kind a position etc.... I have never stated that Ruffian a Fritz am - that it cannot at all be, because Fritz can e.g. with Springer and Laeufer already is enough for checkmating (also without final game data bases) - I this matte guidance in former times often trained - Ruffian cannot do that! Ruffian can be thus no Fritz. Nearly all analyses nevertheless remind me "of the style" from Fritz, whether that is the kind of the search, the evaluation, search depth and, and..., everything reminds me of Fritz. I do not see anything, where I can say that in the program Ruffian is something "original"! Sorry I cannot do anything for it that I to this result comes, but is personal for me now once so. Whether therefore into Ruffian a code of Fritz is, or whether the programmer took over only many characteristics of Fritz (thus not stolen!), that does not have a meaning for me as a user (at the most for programmers). I know many programs, and all these have somewhat strange actually, thus something the one other program do not have (with Ruffian I do not see anything such, sorry). A Shredder has its own style, also the kind of the evaluation is singular. A ChessMaster (at least with the Standardsettings) plays singularly. The same applies just as e.g. to ChessTiger or junior! Yes, and the Fritz was up to now singular for me likewise, until now Ruffian came. We have 2 programs the one similar style to prefer beautifully, now, similarly analyze etc.... Fact is only the fact that it Fritz already for a long time gives and so far does not have tried to program its program in such a way that it plays in such a way like the Fritzi. With Ruffian we have anyhow now a program, that for instance the play strength of Fritz 6 to muster can (thus in lightning to also defeat knows a Fritz 7!) and in addition still with similar style plays! Contrary to Fritz Ruffian (as stock and UCI engine) can be merged under many other GUIs and with the style similarly by Fritz including the play strength of Fritz 6, it many hearts will conquer it a Freewareprogramm is there. In the usual rank lists Ruffian becomes 1,0,0 anyhow all past amateurs over wings. It gave last to admire such a thing in the year 1996, when the amateur Shredder in Jakarta got the WM title, and many hearts to conquer could. After now 6 years, now again a similar throw (quasi 0 to 100) succeeded to a programmer, the play strength after even more strongly to settle than at that time with Shredder 1. On this statement I got and others also the following answer: "actually amazingly that so far still nobody tried Fritz to copy. Ruffian comes just as fast on depth as Fritz owing to its excessive Prunings. Thus it at first attempt all amateurs ueberfluegelt. I do not know naturally, what gezaubert still in such a way by Olaf everything into its program, but that aggressive Pruning and aggressive zero-move attitudes the play strength show now not only Fritz, but evenly also Ruffian positively affect." I answered to it in such a way: "after Ruffian is, must one now there this question seriously place itself. But I assume, how it already suggested Ulrich down that each programmer wants to create its own creature. I on the idea would never come something would copy, I search always mean original way that Ruffian not Fritz am, would like I to again stress. It actually concerns its own program. But the programmer took over much of Fritz ideas, otherwise Ruffian would be like that as he now is not possible,!" Some short information still to Ruffian, before I turn to the practical side of the program: The programmer comes from Sweden, 36 years old (in such a way one read it). Why is Ruffian called in such a way? One does not know it, but Ruffian is a black horse. When did the project Ruffian begin? 1998. Which minutes does Ruffian support? Stock I, stocks II and UCI. Under which operating systems does the program run? Linux, Bd, OSX and Windows. How much does it cost? At present the version is 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 Freeware. One can down-load the following versions under the address mentioned (23rd Sept stood. 2002): ruffian engine Windows version. Release 1.0.1. (September 29, 2002) latest ruffian engine Windows version. Release 1.0.0. (September 23, 2002) Eduard Nemeth, 29.10.2002
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