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Subject: Re: Crafty 16.7

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 17:29:10 05/27/99

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On May 27, 1999 at 10:02:15, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>On May 27, 1999 at 08:04:03, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On May 27, 1999 at 07:35:43, Robert Ericsson wrote:
>>
>>>On May 26, 1999 at 19:14:14, Michel Chassey wrote:
>>>
>>>>Received today from Crafty list :
>>>>
>>>>16.7 has been released, finally.
>>>>
>>>>I make no guarantees that it is playing better than 16.6, although it seems
>>>>to be doing so.  If anyone is interested in running a long match between
>>>>the two versions, feel free to do so and report the results.  Note that
>>>>both blitz _and_ long games are important.
>>>>
>>>>Windows executables will be available when Jason has time to compile them.  If
>>>>someone is interested in compiling one and sending it to me, I will
>>>>certainly put it on the ftp machine...
>>>>
>>>>Bob
>>>
>>>I can't download wcrafty16_7.exe. It seems not to be available?
>>>But I can download crafty16_7.zip...
>>>
>>>Robert
>>
>>Sorry... Eugene compiled it and emailed it to me.  Somehow when I uudecoded it,
>>the permissions were rw------ and I didn't notice.  They are fixed...
>
>You make a good service.
>Thanks Bob for Crafty.
>
>The Version 16.06 is very very strong, and 25-50 ELO stronger than Crafty 16.05.
>What make you better in Crafty 16.06 and just in 16.07 ?
>
>Kind regards
>Frank

some significant differences in king safety.  It is not 'done' yet at all, but
it is capable of playing better, and has a lot more tunability than the old
code (which means it will take a good bit of time to get the weight arrays
'just right'...)




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