Author: John Rice
Date: 08:57:11 10/20/02
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So John, help out your fellow Chess Tiger 15 users by sharing your improved engine settings. On October 20, 2002 at 02:45:03, John Smith wrote: >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.
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