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Subject: Re: A new feature for crafty

Author: Bryan Hofmann

Date: 13:00:35 06/08/04

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On June 08, 2004 at 15:52:10, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>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...

Are we going back in time here??? I think you mean 19.14.....





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