Tomcass wrote:Crab 1.0 seems to be the basis for a very strong program... but by now, the results are a bit surprising:
Quad 2,33 $M Ram w32
Gui Fritz 12
Time control 2 + 2 seconds.
Book: HS Masterbook 2.0
Ponder: Off DamirRybkaKiller42 using one core. All other engines using four cores.
The authors of Crab 1.0 are top class. We can expect a powerful further development in the future if they decide continue with their project.
Crab 1.0 is able to get 50% against DR4... but suffers a big lose against Naum 4.2!. DamirsRK42 gets again a very good result: 45% -handicap 1 to 4 cores-.
Regards,
Tom.
Hi Tom
Please dont forget that Crab is based on stockfish with a few changes here and there. So I think you could consider Crab 1.0 as very probably weaker but with a different style of play from SF 1.7.1.
the source did compile with warnings (unused variable ‘Them’) under Linux (Debian Sid, 64 Bit; g++ :4.4.4). the author is asking for cpu-time (in ccc) but leaves no message of his virtual address as it seems that a web-space/simple readme for the engine is missing too . pity.
but interesting thing nevertheless (perhaps the improvements will get merged into maintree?!). will test soon against some ivanhoe...but football comes first (vuvuzela ftw #$!%).
the source did compile with warnings (unused variable ‘Them’) under Linux (Debian Sid, 64 Bit; g++ :4.4.4). the author is asking for cpu-time (in ccc) but leaves no message of his virtual address as it seems that a web-space/simple readme for the engine is missing too . pity.
but interesting thing nevertheless (perhaps the improvements will get merged into maintree?!). will test soon against some ivanhoe...but football comes first (vuvuzela ftw #$!%).
seid bereit!
Greetings
If you are interested in testing a beta version, I can upload the source or write differences from stockfish 1.7.1 so you can change the code and compile it. Note that test may take 2 days and it is more likely that it would be weaker than SF.
a *.diff will suffice/but providing patched source is more comfort. are you interested in matches (opponent/time control?) or solving testpositions*?
*which ones?
Has anybody else been able to come up with these numbers?! With Crab?! I find this hard to believe. Crab...better than Houdini 1.03a or even Stockfish 1.8? I'm not taking this seriously. At 40/20?!
Looks like I'll need to take another look at Crab...but I'll use the Shredder Classic interface this time and not SCID.
What looks a little strange to me is ..if this tournament was at 40/20 that many games looks like it would take a month to play day and night. In Houdini's case 1.03a I dont think has even been out two weeks yet.
Yes. the tournament is old. maybe you don't understand the concept of late-entry engines.
i can add at any time any engine to an old tournament.
concerning houdini, i am not playing with 1.03a but with 1.03. that is a little older i guess than the 1.03a bugfix.