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Subject: spike 1.1. evaluation after 600 games; a clear strength improvement

Author: Joseph Ciarrochi

Date: 12:25:20 02/20/06


computer (old bessy pentium 3 447 mhz)
noomen test set
40/4 repeated
earlier version of engine never plays later version

Spike 1.1. has made some great strides, and looks to be about 57 points better
than spike 1.0  on this hardware.

Below this rating table, I have put two tables showing how the different spike
versions do against particular opponents. One big improvement for spike 1.1. has
come against toga 1.1. Toga use to kill spike, but now, head to head, it is
about equal. Still Toga 1.1 has maintained a rating edge. Maybe 1 more
improvement and spike will be the top free program.

Well done Ralf Schafer & Volker Bohm!

(oh, and rybka 13b continues to look like a big improvement over 12)



1 Rybka 1.01 Beta 13b 32-bit     : 2793   32  32   400    71.0 %   2637   22.5 %
  2 Rybka 1.01 Beta 12 32-bit      : 2739   26  26   563    66.8 %   2618   22.7
%
  3 Fritz 9                        : 2721   22  22   763    61.1 %   2643   20.6
%
  4 Fruit 2.2.1                    : 2667   21  21   764    52.5 %   2650   29.6
%
  5 Toga II 1.1                    : 2644   24  24   600    50.4 %   2641   28.5
%
  6 Spike 1.1                      : 2616   24  24   600    44.9 %   2652   27.2
%
  7 Spike 1.0a Mainz               : 2559   27  28   500    35.5 %   2663   23.4
%
  8 Ruffian 2.1.0                  : 2544   23  23   700    31.7 %   2677   25.7
%
  9 List 512                       : 2541   37  38   290    31.4 %   2677   22.1
%


----------head to head


6 Spike 1.1                 : 2616  600 (+188,=163,-249), 44.9 %

Toga II 1.1                   : 100 (+ 37,= 26,- 37), 50.0 %
Ruffian 2.1.0                 : 100 (+ 42,= 29,- 29), 56.5 %
Fritz 9                       : 100 (+ 18,= 24,- 58), 30.0 %
Fruit 2.2.1                   : 100 (+ 24,= 33,- 43), 40.5 %
List 512                      : 100 (+ 52,= 28,- 20), 66.0 %
Rybka 1.01 Beta 13b 32-bit    : 100 (+ 15,= 23,- 62), 26.5 %

7 Spike 1.0a Mainz          : 2559  500 (+119,=117,-264), 35.5 %

Rybka 1.01 Beta 12 32-bit     : 100 (+ 22,= 19,- 59), 31.5 %
Toga II 1.1                   : 100 (+ 22,= 25,- 53), 34.5 %
Ruffian 2.1.0                 : 100 (+ 41,= 31,- 28), 56.5 %
Fritz 9                       : 100 (+ 17,= 17,- 66), 25.5 %
Fruit 2.2.1                   : 100 (+ 17,= 25,- 58), 29.5 %




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