Author: maria clara benedicto
Date: 11:29:26 10/07/02
Go up one level in this thread
ty On October 06, 2002 at 22:02:51, Mike Byrne wrote: >Email me for a free copy. > >The following email was sent to all previous recipients of my modified Crafty's >and who did not asked to be taken off the mailing list. >=============================================================================== > > > >To My Fellow Crafty Friends: > >Crafty 19.00 SE Release > >Continuing with the standard of 17.16 SE, I am releasing Crafty 19.00 SE – a >modified version of the wonderful chess program by Dr. Robert M. Hyatt of UAB. >Dr. Hyatt is the legal owner of this software and maintains the copyright. > >The 16 pre-defined levels remain the same, they are as follows in increasing >level of difficulty: > >pawngrabber >beginner >novice >simpleton >woodpusher >knight >bishop >player >club >expert >lowmaster >master >highmaster >im >gm >standard > > >Each level has increased understanding of piece value and a deeper search. To >gain more flexibility, search depth was replaced by nodes searched in these >predefined settings. In addition levels "pawngrabber" through "high_master" >use the option "dm" <delay move> automatically. So that if you play a 5 3 game >on any setting, it will respond as if it was playing a 5 3 game and not move >instantaneously. > >The idea behind this is that in typical low settings, the computer will often >respond instantaneously - which is not how a human opponent would play. This >will give the lower settings a more natural feel for the player. With the 16 >predefined settings, you work your way up through the different levels. Each >subsequent level has a better piece evaluation and sees a about twice as deep >as the previous level. The goal was to make the levels progressive in a natural >stepping up process. I estimate that each level has a difference of about 100 >elo points - starting with "pawngrabber" at ~1000 ELO and ending with >"high_master" at around ~2200-2300. The "IM", "GM" and "Standard Levels" do not >have any restrictions on depth and would be considered "professional" levels. > >The “booster” command was dropped as Crafty new extensions logic accomplished >what I was trying to do, but more effectively. > >crafty.rc file >================================== >ext ch 1 >ext mate .80 >ext rec .80 >ext p .80 >ext one .80 >=================================== > >As always, you may be removed from this email list by simply responding to this >email and typing "remove" in the "subject" field. I have also enclosed the new >logo for Crafty 19 SE. >There are a few modidfications to the actual engine - nothing major - let me >know if think it's better or worse than the unmodified crafty. I think it's >about the same. The latest version of crafty is very strong and there wasn't >much I can do to improve it. > >The GUI Arena (freeware) works wonderfully with Crafty chess engines and clones. > You may download it from here. > >http://www.playwitharena.com/ > > > >Best Regards, > >Mike Byrne
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.