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Subject: Re: Latest Carfty Se happenings

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 11:56:32 10/06/04

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On October 06, 2004 at 14:52:46, Peter Berger wrote:

>On October 06, 2004 at 13:46:54, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On October 06, 2004 at 10:45:46, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>>
>>>On October 06, 2004 at 08:32:20, Mike Byrne wrote:
>>>
>>>>Alpha Pocket Crafty 19.17 SE in alpha stage.  It is playing within a GUI , will
>>>>have most ofthe SE features.
>>>>
>>>>Personality Opening Books -  Plan is now to generate opening books that will
>>>>just about every move the "real" personality played in their games for about the
>>>>first 20 - 25 moves.   Of course, you have to play what their opponents played
>>>>for it to stay in the personality book.  Fischer personality book will be
>>>>completed first.  It is very cool. It really give you a sense of the openings
>>>>the personality played.
>>>
>>>Hi Mike,
>>>
>>>In the Arena Event Forum they say that 19.17 is weaker then earlier 19.xx
>>>versions. Is that true?
>>>
>>>Tony
>>
>>I do not believe that, no.  The changes from earlier 19.x versions are so
>>small...
>>
>>you will still find some that say fritz 5 is the best, that crafty 15.x is
>>better than new versions, etc...  lots of opinions.  I believe the current
>>crafty is the best one so far, personally...
>
>At least when it is about posted results of 19.15 and 19.17, there is some
>evidence that 19.17 is weaker.
>
>Although I didn't collect them I realized that 19.17 was consistently doing
>worse in all results posted.

That is why I think the testing is pretty well flawed.  Look at main.c to see
what was changed between 19.15 and 19.17.

IE I doubt how I display fail high/fail low scores really changes how it plays.
:)

Bob




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