Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 08:46:37 02/15/04
I received this email from a Crafty 19.10 SE user who has set a weakened Crafty on ICC using the "krafty" command in 19.10 SE. He selected "krafty beginner" which incorporates modefied pieces values, a search depth of 2 with ponder off. He also turned null move off (sel 0 0) . "krafty beginner" also uses a delayed move function so it will not move instantaneously. He has given me permission to share his experiences with all of you. In two weeks his ICC account KingPawn has played 6000 games (virtually all against humans. Its ICC rating has generally been 1450-1550. It plays standard time controls in simul mode 24/7 and fills a gap between other computers on ICC. He added that people like playing against it because it is weak (by Crafty standards) yet does not usually commit obvious blunders, at least from an average player's perspective. Some of you may find this interesting.
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