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Subject: Re: Has anyone done a Crafty version tournament?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 18:11:11 09/07/04

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On September 07, 2004 at 20:09:11, David Dahlem wrote:

>On September 07, 2004 at 19:35:06, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On September 07, 2004 at 18:15:54, David Dahlem wrote:
>>
>>>On September 07, 2004 at 15:25:47, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 07, 2004 at 14:26:10, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On September 07, 2004 at 13:29:58, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On September 07, 2004 at 12:26:59, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On September 07, 2004 at 11:46:59, Axel Schumacher wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On September 07, 2004 at 10:38:25, Cliff Sears wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Has anyone done a tournament  Crafty's to see if maybe one of the older versions
>>>>>>>>>may be better than the newer versions?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I seem to recall someone awile ago saying they thought Crafty 18.13 was one of
>>>>>>>>>the best.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Here the Crafty-Version I tested in my Tournament (after 133.000 games, Blitz):
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Crafty 16.1		2539	94
>>>>>>>>Crafty 17.13		2646	867
>>>>>>>>Crafty 17.14		2627	125
>>>>>>>>Crafty 18.10		2651	665
>>>>>>>>Crafty 18.12		2657	359
>>>>>>>>Crafty 18.13		2585	231
>>>>>>>>Crafty 18.14		2625	242
>>>>>>>>Crafty 18.15		2632	327
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.00		2486	117
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.01		2616	304
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.03		2640	350
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.03 Nimzovich	2427	15
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.03 Petrosian	2662	48
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.03 Stein	2668	198
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.04 Fischer	2685	231
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.04 Stein	2672	136
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.04b Stein	2615	47
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.05		2634	80
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.06		2646	110
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.07		2628	92
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.07 SE		2610	57
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.08 SE		2630	89
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.09		2652	143
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.10 CCT6	2663	126
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.11		2643	105
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.12		2627	302
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.13		2632	196
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.14		2616	259
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.14 nonsmp	2586	108
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.15		2672	373
>>>>>>>>Crafty 19.17		2621	70
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Cheers
>>>>>>>>Axel
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi Axel
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Which build of Crafty 19.17 did you use in this test? I am currently testing two
>>>>>>>builds by Peter Skinner, an all-processor build, and a build optimized for a P3.
>>>>>>>Both versions surely seem to be doing much worse than previous versions. :-(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Regards
>>>>>>>Dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You need to be sure and clear position learning files before a match, and be
>>>>>>sure that the two versions use different book.bin files or learning will
>>>>>>definitely be broken.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks. But i am not testing one Crafty version against another Crafty version.
>>>>>I am testing against different engines. And i don't use the Crafty book. I use a
>>>>>custom pgn book with the Arena pgnbook option, so both engines play both sides
>>>>>of each fairly equal line.
>>>>>
>>>>>Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Different flaw then.  Crafty has learning code.  You are playing without using
>>>>it....  What difference would the book make since if a commercial program plays
>>>>against crafty in a real tournament, crafty will _not_ be using some half-baked
>>>>book that might not fit its playing style very well?
>>>>
>>>>However, I only care about "best" vs "best" myself, others might be interested
>>>>in some other sort of comparison, but I will never play in a WCCC event without
>>>>having a reasonable book, so any other kind of match won't give much useful
>>>>information IMHO...
>>>
>>>Well, it's just my personal opinion, but if both engines are using the same
>>>book, in fact, play both sides of each line, then it's a fair match. :-)
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>Dave
>>
>>
>>Fine.  Let's meet up on a Karate mat one afternoon.  BTW you _do_ have your
>>black belt, right?  Because if we meet on the mat, it _must_ be fair since we
>>both will be using the same rules and equipment.  :)
>>
>>Your statement is simply flawed.
>
>Only in your mind.


Fine.  When do we meet on the karate mat for _another_ "fair contest"???




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