Maverick 1.0 Released

[ThatsIt]

First 600 games are running, intermediate result:
http://cegt.forumieren.com/t324-testing-maverick-1-0

Best wishes,
G.S.
(CEGT team)

[Steve Maughan]

Hi Gerhard,

Wow +199 ELO That's better than I predicted. I think when the dust settles it will be more like +150 ELO.

Thanks for testing!

- Steve

[fern]

Well, it was like something I know very well, that is, like to be defeated....
But, yes, only after long fight and many moves.
I like the style. It is enterprising.
BTW, any and every engine must fight many moves to beat me. I am a hard nut to crack.
No weaknesses noted so far. Anything of utility for you I will tell you.
a hug
Fern

[Steve Maughan]

Hi Fern,

I'm pleased you enjoyed Maverick! Thanks for giving it a spin.

Cheers - Steve

[fern]

I have detected some problems.
It is this: in middle game it takes some time to discover the plan. It dances with its pieces from here to there without much use.
It gives you some room to breathe and regroup.
At last make his point and impose his massive capability to out search the human side, me, but it lacks some extra sharpness to kill more rapidly.
Here it is for you to see

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.04.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "fern"]
[Black "maverick"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 {0s} c5 {book 0s} 2. Nf3 {1s (d4)} d6 {book 0s} 3. d4
{1s (Bb5+)} cxd4 {book 0s} 4. Nxd4 {1s} Nf6 {book 0s}
5. Nc3 {0s} Bd7 {book 0s} 6. Be2 {1s (Bg5)} g6 {book 0s}
7. Be3 {2s} Nc6 {+0.64/18 1:33m} 8. O-O {55s} Bg7 {+0.62/18
14s} 9. f3 {9s (Nxc6)} Qa5 {+0.49/18 1:17m} 10. Nb3 {31s
(Nxc6)} Qc7 {+0.42/18 2:07m} 11. Qd2 {5s (f4)} O-O
{+0.43/18 1:31m} 12. Rfd1 {19s (Rad1)} Rfc8 {+0.35/18
1:47m} 13. Rac1 {49s (g4)} Ne5 {+0.23/19 1:52m} 14. Qe1
{19s (Nd4)} Nc4 {+0.15/18 1:23m} 15. Bxc4 {3s} Qxc4
{+0.19/19 2:08m} 16. Ne2 {4s (Bg5)} a5 {-0.74/20 2:16m}
17. a3 {3s (Rd4)} a4 {-0.91/19 1:19m} 18. Na1 {4s (Nd2)}
Bc6 {-1.13/16 2:00m} 19. c3 {31s (b3)} Bb5 {-0.83/19 2:56m}
20. Rc2 {10s (Rd2)} d5 {-0.99/18 1:08m} 21. e5 {5s} Nd7
{-0.99/20 1:22m} 22. f4 {12s} e6 {-0.85/19 1:27m} 23. Bd4
{57s (Nd4)} Qc7 {-1.05/19 1:42m} 24. Ng3 {31s (Rcd2)} h5
{-1.02/20 1:40m} 25. Qe3 {26s (Rf2)} Bf8 {-0.96/19 1:26m}
26. Nf1 {13s (Rf2)} Nc5 {-0.96/19 2:16m} 27. Nd2 {3s
(Rcc1)} Bd3 {-1.25/20 1:37m} 28. Rcc1 {1s} Bf5 {-1.33/21
1:48m} 29. Nf3 {18s} Ra6 {-1.31/21 1:39m} 30. Kh1 {1:18m
(Qe2)} Rc6 {-1.26/19 1:39m} 31. h3 {5:47m (Qe2)} Be7
{-1.37/19 1:21m} 32. Kh2 {1:00m (Qe2)} Qd8 {-1.36/18 2:02m}
33. Rd2 {21s} Be4 {-1.40/18 2:03m} 34. Rcd1 {38s (Ng5)} Qb6
{-1.33/17 1:13m} 35. Qf2 {28s (Qe2)} Qb5 {-1.58/19 1:42m}
36. Ne1 {3s (Bxc5)} Bf5 {-1.65/18 1:32m} 37. Bxc5 {3:38m
(Qe2)} Bxc5 {-1.73/19 1:13m} 38. Qe2 {7s (Qg3)} Qb6
{-2.32/20 1:41m} 39. Nf3 {3s (Qf3)} Be3 {-2.71/21 2:20m}
40. g3 {8s} Bxd2 {-2.99/16 8s} 41. Rxd2 {1s} Be4 {-2.96/21
2:27m} 42. Nd4 {4s} Rc4 {-2.96/21 2:57m} 43. Qe1 {38s
(Qe3)} Rf8 {-2.97/19 2:32m} 44. Qc1 {18s (h4)} h4 {-2.99/21
2:32m} 45. g4 {19s (Nac2)} f6 {-5.17/21 3:08m} 46. Nac2 {1s
(exf6)} fxe5 {-6.68/21 2:31m} 47. fxe5 {2s} 0-1

[Steve Maughan]

Hi Fern,

Thanks for the feedback. I'll take a close look at the game as I prepare a list of what is like to do for the next version,

Cheers - Steve

[ThatsIt]

Hi Gerhard,

Wow +199 ELO That's better than I predicted. I think when the dust settles it will be more like +150 ELO.

Thanks for testing!

- Steve

Hi !

Atm. ~2351 out of 0682 games + 164

Best wishes,
G.S.
(CEGT team)

[emadsen]

I've just released Maverick 1.0. This is a new version, and the first one to play active and IMO really quite attractive tactical chess.

Congrats on the new version, Steve. I figured once you added reductions and pruning, you'd close in on 2500.

I'll try my engine against yours, though I expect MadChess can score only 20% against Maverick now.

[fern]

Madchess 2.0 not yet available?

Fern

[emadsen]

Madchess 2.0 not yet available?

Not yet. I've been busy at a new job the last few months. I have been working on it and hope to release it in the next couple months.[/quote]