TCEC - general interest?

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Would you like TCEC to return?

Yes, and I'd donate funds for newer hardware as well
10
10%
Yes, like it was before with the same hardware so no donations
66
63%
No, not really
8
8%
I don't know what TCEC is/was
20
19%
 
Total votes: 104
Martin Thoresen
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TCEC - general interest?

Post by Martin Thoresen »

Hello,

Just a quick poll to see what the current interest is for a resurrection of TCEC.
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Adam Hair
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Re: TCEC - general interest?

Post by Adam Hair »

Martin Thoresen wrote:Hello,

Just a quick poll to see what the current interest is for a resurrection of TCEC.
There is much interest for a resurrection. I guess the only problem would be if the resurrection was contingent upon an upgrade in hardware. Even so, I would donate some money to you, even though my own equipment is becoming ancient. The TCEC was one of the more recent highlights of CC.

Adam
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rbarreira
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Re: TCEC - general interest?

Post by rbarreira »

The hardware was already quite beefy so it should do just fine.
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velmarin
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Post by velmarin »

Vote for the latter,
I have no idea, as some more
perhaps some link reminder.

Still think it was something interesting.
Encouragement and as below.
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michiguel
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Re: TCEC - general interest?

Post by michiguel »

rbarreira wrote:The hardware was already quite beefy so it should do just fine.
It would be a significant improvement if the matches were done in two separate computers, so each of them can use all the cores for pondering and possible interactions between them are completely discarded. This will actually push the software to the limit, and examine time management in real competition environment.

Miguel
PS: If that is worthy of donations is a complete different story.
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Matthias Gemuh
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Post by Matthias Gemuh »

TCEC was top-notch fun ! 8-)
My engine was quite strong till I added knowledge to it.
http://www.chess.hylogic.de
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Sedat Canbaz
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Re: TCEC - general interest?

Post by Sedat Canbaz »

Martin Thoresen wrote:Hello,

Just a quick poll to see what the current interest is for a resurrection of TCEC.
Dear Martin,

Yes...I would you like to see TCEC again

LIVE;BIG Hardware;Slow Time Control;Top Engines = TCEC is almost Perfect !!

Best Wishes,
Sedat
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neelbasant
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Re: TCEC - general interest?

Post by neelbasant »

Sedat Canbaz wrote:
Martin Thoresen wrote:Hello,

Just a quick poll to see what the current interest is for a resurrection of TCEC.
Dear Martin,

Yes...I would you like to see TCEC again

LIVE;BIG Hardware;Slow Time Control;Top Engines = TCEC is almost Perfect !!

Best Wishes,
Sedat
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Mike S.
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Re: TCEC - general interest?

Post by Mike S. »

The comeback of the year! :mrgreen:

My money is low but my enthusiasm for TCEC is big, even if you'd play with Pentium III only. I don't recall all the exact conditions, but anyway I suggest to play with ponder = on even if that means half of the cores per engine. Ponder on is the new fashion!
Regards, Mike
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Jan Brouwer
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Re: TCEC - general interest?

Post by Jan Brouwer »

Martin Thoresen wrote:Hello,

Just a quick poll to see what the current interest is for a resurrection of TCEC.
Yes!
I really enjoyed the last TCEC, especially the chat.

Jan
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