Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: I did try aggressive mode

Author: John Smith

Date: 23:45:03 10/19/02

Go up one level in this thread


On October 20, 2002 at 02:02:50, George Sobala wrote:

>On October 20, 2002 at 01:43:26, John Smith wrote:
>
>>On October 19, 2002 at 23:59:52, John Rice wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for the replies Uri and Wayne. My time controls generally range from 8/8
>>>up to 12/12. I did know about the fisher time control problem, and have tried
>>>hard to utilize Tigers time controls (without increments) in the most effecient
>>>manner. It gets difficult trying to guess what time limit to set when playing
>>>12/12 games, but I get it close most of the time. Using the exact same set-up
>>>with Chess Tiger 14, I get much better results at Yahoo than I do with Chess
>>>Tiger 15. Is it possible CT15 has taken a step back in strength as opposed to
>>>CT14 at these time controls?
>>>
>>>On October 19, 2002 at 17:40:46, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 19, 2002 at 17:32:48, John Rice wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I haven't run any comp-comp tournaments with Chess Tiger 15, but I have had time
>>>>>to play many online games at Yahoo's advance chess lounge against my usual
>>>>>fellow program players. So far, I have to agree with John Smith and a few of the
>>>>>other posters who are not having the success they expected with Chess Tiger 15.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>What time control do you play?
>>>>I read that tiger15 does not support the fisher time control correctly so you
>>>>should play x minutes per game or x minutes per y moves.
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>
>>
>>
>>For the disappointing results in Yahoo(Hmmm, I wonder what your id is)is because
>>of the blitz timers a certain number of individuals employ there (CT15 is not
>>very good at blitz).
>>
>>I usually play anywhere from 15/15 to 25/25 and set ct15 timer to 60minutes
>>fixed timer; 192mb hash;'secret' tweak settings[patent pending].  Under these
>>parameters, ct15 is indeed one tough kitty to beat.
>>
>>My main complaint is with ct15's playing style.  As has been pointed out by one
>>of the beta testers,(Thorsten, I believe), CT15's style is very 'quiet'.
>>Reminds me of tiger 12.
>>
>>I realize that some players palpitate and drool over Petrosian style chess, but
>>that is not my cup of tea; I prefer the more aggressive style of GT2.
>>
>>In sum, ct15 is not weak in long time control.  What it is, though, is a program
>>with a somewhat passive style of play.
>
>So use it in Gambit Aggressive mode, and see some sparks fly! (See my other
>thread which I will post in a few minutes :) )



Aggressive mode and suicidal mode were weaker in my testing than normal.
However, thanks to a suggestion in a John Birch Society forum, I am using tweaks
which have markedly strengthen ct15.



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.