Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:19:04 01/28/04
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On January 28, 2004 at 03:21:26, Peter Berger wrote: >On January 27, 2004 at 10:43:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >> >> >>Can you tell+ me where the book came from? IE my book, when playing a >>computer, gives this for the possible book moves: >> >> e4! 712147 47 0.18 0.04 -655.36 13531.0 50 Y >> d4! 503991 33 0.18 0.01 -655.36 13051.2 50 Y >> c4 113930 7 -0.10 0.16 -655.36 5161.0 0 Y >> Nf3 121355 8 0.16 0.00 -655.36 4431.4 0 Y >> Nh3? 110 0 0.06 0.21 -655.36 1473.7 0 N >> c3? 391 0 -0.13 0.08 -655.36 471.5 0 N >> Nc3? 4144 0 0.16 0.00 -655.36 266.8 0 N >> e3? 1651 0 0.15 0.00 -655.36 253.3 0 N >> Na3? 74 0 0.06 0.00 -655.36 161.1 0 N >> b4? 8778 0 -0.09 0.00 -655.36 23.3 0 N >> f4? 8908 0 -0.10 0.00 -655.36 13.5 0 N >> g4? 1237 0 -0.09 0.00 -655.36 12.7 0 N >> a4? 167 0 -0.10 0.00 -655.36 1.2 0 N >> h4? 161 0 -0.10 0.00 -655.36 1.2 0 N >> g3? 11758 0 -0.12 0.00 -655.36 -2.5 0 N >> b3? 5794 0 -0.12 0.00 -655.36 -10.9 0 N >> a3? 599 0 -0.13 0.00 -655.36 -28.2 0 N >> h3? 166 0 -0.13 0.00 -655.36 -28.8 0 N >> f3? 162 0 -0.13 0.00 -655.36 -28.8 0 N >> d3? 809 0 0.15 -0.08 -655.36 -247.9 0 N >> >>there is no 1. f4 that is playable, only e4 and d4. I assume you are using >>book.bin, bookc.bin, books.bin and that you have the keyword "computer" in your >>crafty.rc file? (the book files above from my ftp machine?) I would not begin >>to explain where 1. f4 came from... >> >>IE if the "computer" command is missing from your crafty.rc file, then my book >>should look like this: >> >> move played % score learn CAP sortv P% P >> e4! 712147 47 0.18 0.04 -655.36 13531.0 128 Y >> c4 113930 7 -0.10 0.16 -655.36 5161.0 0 Y >> d4 503991 33 0.18 0.01 -655.36 5051.2 0 Y >> Nf3 121355 8 0.16 0.00 -655.36 4431.4 0 Y >> Nh3? 110 0 0.06 0.21 -655.36 1473.7 0 N >> c3? 391 0 -0.13 0.08 -655.36 471.5 0 N >> Nc3? 4144 0 0.16 0.00 -655.36 266.8 0 N >> e3? 1651 0 0.15 0.00 -655.36 253.3 0 N >> Na3? 74 0 0.06 0.00 -655.36 161.1 0 N >> b4? 8778 0 -0.09 0.00 -655.36 23.3 0 N >> f4? 8908 0 -0.10 0.00 -655.36 13.5 0 N >> g4? 1237 0 -0.09 0.00 -655.36 12.7 0 N >> a4? 167 0 -0.10 0.00 -655.36 1.2 0 N >> h4? 161 0 -0.10 0.00 -655.36 1.2 0 N >> g3? 11758 0 -0.12 0.00 -655.36 -2.5 0 N >> b3? 5794 0 -0.12 0.00 -655.36 -10.9 0 N >> a3? 599 0 -0.13 0.00 -655.36 -28.2 0 N >> h3? 166 0 -0.13 0.00 -655.36 -28.8 0 N >> f3? 162 0 -0.13 0.00 -655.36 -28.8 0 N >> d3? 809 0 0.15 -0.08 -655.36 -247.9 0 N >> >>Where the only playable move is 1. e4 (this is the book used against human >>players). >> >>Bob > >You know this problem already Bob - have you forgotten :)? > >Thorsten uses the default books, but Crafty won't get the computer command at >the expected time using WinBoard/XBoard, unless playing on a server. I think you >should consider to change Crafty's behaviour as it's unlikely that >WinBoard/XBoard will change theirs. > >Peter that isn't the problem here. f4 is not a choice in the default book on my ftp machine, which is what caused me to raise the question initially. But you are correct about the "computer" issue. I don't see a way to tell crafty which way to go as many use it as a personal opponent, many use it to play matches. Favoring the matches would improve its public results, but would make it play less "interesting" for humans..
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