Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 19:26:26 09/07/04
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On September 07, 2004 at 19:32:43, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On September 07, 2004 at 16:46:03, Albert Silver wrote: > >>Using the new switch [Time Control = 125] and [Time Control Status = ALWAYS] to >>help Pro Deo use its time better, Pro Deo scored 20.5 - 19.5 in the Nunn 2 set >>against Ruffian 1.05. It had previously lost, though I must admit I don't >>remember the score. >> >>I then tested my new settings and it too scored 20.5 - 19.5. It squandered a >>number of winning positions, which was probably due to the time control, but >>most annoying of all, was to see it lose a very basic opposite colored bishop >>ending despite being a pawn up! This was in the last game. It played a terrible >>blunder and managed to lose. I checked to see whether this was due to my own >>settings, but Pro Deo default also plays this move and needs 3 minutes 34 >>seconds to find the right move. Still, to be fair, even Junior 8 takes over 2 >>minutes to see this, whereas Shredder 7.04 takes a mere 6 seconds. It's one of >>those issues where 2 distant passed pawns overcome the bishop. >> >>How does your engine do? Make sure it thinks long enough to consider the >>maneuver Kf5 bringing around the king. > >I let Crafty run for 10+ minutes. It liked Bc2 with a score of 0.0 instantly, >and never wavered from that move through 10+ minutes on my dual 2.8ghz xeon... If you tell Crafty to search Kf5, does it also see a drawscore?
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