I modified Fruit so that it plays without null move:

source in http://arctrix.com/nas/chess/fruit/ (fruit_21_linux.zip), file: search_full.cpp, line 475:

if (UseNull & & depth> = NullDepth NODE_TYPE & &! = NodePV) {

changed in

if (0) {

so i have 2 engines:
fruit: fruit not modified
fruit ...

Natch can do this:

http://natch.free.fr/Natch.html

Hi Norm

With all the numerous adjustable options in fire.cfg, it should be possible to create personalities of many styles and strengths for Fire 1.5 xTreme, much like the hundreds of personalites created by Chessmaster users over the years. And Fire is surely much stronger than the Chessmaster ...

Hi Norm

With all the numerous adjustable options in fire.cfg, it should be possible to create personalities of many styles and strengths for Fire 1.5 xTreme, much like the hundreds of personalites created by Chessmaster users over the years. And Fire is surely much stronger than the Chessmaster ...

thorstenczub wrote:its not crashing under arena. so it seems to be a chessbase gui issue.

I agree, after hundreds of games under Arena i have not had any crashes or time losses!

noctiferus wrote:http://users.telenet.be/chesslogik//fire.htm

My custom settings for Fire 1.5 xTreme -

Fire 1.5 Supreme

Pawn_Value 98
Knight_Value 310
Bishop_Value 320
Rook_Value 515
Queen_Value 966
King_Safety_Weight 107
Positional_Weight 104

Martin Thoresen wrote:Yes. Totally dead.

Reminds me of a quote attributed to former President George W. Bush -

During a visit to the Golan Heights, a Jordanian army captain asked Bush if he had any questions. Yes, he said. “Tell me Captain, just how dead is the Dead Sea?

AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor6x @ 3.2 GHz 4,096 MB Memory
Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (Build 7600)
Fritz Benchmark:
Speed: 23.33
KNS: 11196
GUI: CB Rybka 3
Book: HS 10 moves
Hash: 256
RB and TB: ON
Ponder: OFF

Blitz:10' 0


1 Ivanhoe 52cU-x64 3190 +4/-3/=13 52.50% 10.5/20
2 Houdini 1 ...

Dr.Wael Deeb wrote: P.S.Norman is going to release Fire 1.4 based on these settings and this time it will top the rating lists

Hi Dr.D

Have you tried these settings with Fire 1.3?

new crab results:

Motor Punkte Cr De St Ry Ti Fi Ho Na Ko De Ho Iv Hi Za De No Sp Gu Ha Pr S-B
01: Crab-x64_PGO [t1] 52,0/73 ···· =01= ==0= 01== ==== ==0= 0=00 =1== 111= 1=01 11= 111 1111 10=1 =111 11=1 1111 1111 111 1111 1580,0
07: Houdini102_x64_1CPU 47,0/73 1=11 =00= ===1 1=00 101= ==0 ...