Author: Terry Ripple
Date: 18:53:51 10/04/02
Go up one level in this thread
On October 04, 2002 at 12:40:10, Christophe Theron wrote: >On October 03, 2002 at 17:23:35, Tim OConnor wrote: > >>I am quite impressed with CT15. This seems to be an extremely strong program >>and has been well worth the wait. Undoubtedly, more a labor of love than a need >>to meet marketing expectations. >> >>My first experiences were similar to other posts here. I don't have identical >>machines which use an autoplayer, so I must use my AMD 1700+ and the Engine >>Research Tool that comes with Chess Partner. My first match was CT15 and >>Ruffian 1.0.1 using a 5 minute + 3 second time control. CT15 lost the 10 game >>match by one point. I then played several other matches with these two engines >>using a variety of quick time controls and every time Ruffian won by a small >>margin. I was disappointed. How could CT15 lose to a free engine? I then >>played many more matches with a variety of other winboard and UCI engines and >>these two always came out the winners. I decided to match them again at 2 >>minutes + 2 seconds. This time CT15 won easily! Either CT15 was getting better >>or my original impression (secondary impression?) was based on too small a >>sample of games. In subsequent similar matches CT15 has continued to dominate >>Ruffian. >> >>I don't know enough about the Engine Research Tool to say what impact its method >>of implementing matches has on these results compared to using two identical >>machines. I am impressed, however, at the quality of play the CT15 has shown >>lately. And, of course, it takes a strong opponent to bring out the best in an >>engine. >> >>I enjoy the Chess Partner interface and have had no problems with this version, >>but I wish I could play CT15 on the Chessbase server and see what happens >>against all of the Fritzes out there. >> >>In any case I would like to thank Mr. Theron for creating such an entertaining >>and accurate chess program. > > > >Thanks a lot Tim. > >Let me add that Chess Tiger still has a problem with Fischer time controls. > >The results using Fischer time controls are not optimal, especially when the >increment is big (equal to or bigger than the initial total time for the game). > >Sorry for this, I have worked mainly to add chess knowledge in the engine, and >no time was left to improve the Fischer time controls management. > > > > Christophe ------------------- It would be very nice if you fixed this problem and let us download it as a patch! Terry
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.