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Subject: Re: A new feature for crafty

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:52:10 06/08/04

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On June 08, 2004 at 13:57:38, Mihaly Szalai wrote:

>On June 08, 2004 at 12:43:31, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On June 08, 2004 at 11:24:03, Matthew Hull wrote:
>>
>>>Enable a user-defined list of accounts/opponents for which crafty will maintain
>>>separate learning files.
>>>
>>>Another twist might be that such a list could designate a separate set of
>>>"personality" settings for each opponent in the list.
>>
>>
>>This is planned.  IE it already has a list that can be used to direct a specific
>>named opponent to a particular "books.bin" type file.  IE I could create a
>>special start book called "gambit.bin" to be used when playing "hyatt" and do
>>this:
>>
>>list SO +hyatt gambit.bin
>>
>>This presumes that the "name" command is later used to identify the opponent,
>>something that is automatic when running on a chess server.
>>
>>I plan to modify this command a bit, something like this:
>>
>>list SP +name book=filename  personality=filename etc.
>
>That's what I always missed in Chessmaster.
>Is it possible that Crafty would take into account the strength
>of the opponent? Ie. when playing a lower rated player, it
>would switch to a more risky style and vice versa.

I suppose it could...

>
>I'm looking forward this new and exciting version of Crafty.
>(You'll spare me 50 $ because I won't buy Chessmaster X ;))
>
>Best wishes
>Mihaly
>
>>
>>I have not thought of separate learning files and that is not easy to do as all
>>learning goes into book.bin (book.lrn is irrelevant for playing chess, it is
>>just for portability to other crafty users.)
>>
>>This is next on my list along with some of Mike's stuff.  However, I have been
>>busy getting paperwork done and phone conversations completed with respect to
>>getting hardware for the upcoming WCCC...


By the way, the above two options (personality file and start book file) for a
specific player is already done.  It will be a part of 18.14 when it is
released...




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