Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 09:37:46 02/15/04
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On February 15, 2004 at 11:46:37, Mike Byrne wrote: >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. Indeed! Most interesting is the "simul mode" feature. I wonder how many opponents it plays simultaneously? I also wonder what it takes for a programmer to create an engine which can play in simul mode? Bob D.
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