Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 08:01:00 10/05/02
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On October 04, 2002 at 21:53:51, Terry Ripple wrote:
>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
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>
>It would be very nice if you fixed this problem and let us download it as a
>patch!
>
>Terry
Yes (I mean yes, it would be nice). :)
Christophe
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