TalkChess.com

It seems to be 40 points stronger than 0.2c. Allard Siemelink hasn't answered to PM or written to CCC in some weeks now.

Jouni

check your PM

Allard Siemelink wrote:check your PM

So is it a private engine but can be obtained by asking for it by PM?

Hi,
On a core 2 duo machine after a 188 games at long time control using it's own opening book i got this result in my rating list:

Bright 0.2c MP 2712_113/188

I'll be more than glad to test the next Bright

Ovyron wrote: So is it a private engine but can be obtained by asking for it by PM?

Well, it depends.

Anyway, I guess I could release bright 0.3a as a public version if there is enough interest. Anybody?

Allard Siemelink wrote:

Ovyron wrote: So is it a private engine but can be obtained by asking for it by PM?

Well, it depends.

Anyway, I guess I could release bright 0.3a as a public version if there is enough interest. Anybody?

When something is fun and free, of course people will be interested.

Allard Siemelink wrote:

Ovyron wrote: So is it a private engine but can be obtained by asking for it by PM?

Well, it depends.

Anyway, I guess I could release bright 0.3a as a public version if there is enough interest. Anybody?

Of course there is plenty of interest Allard.
If you make 0.3a public, could you please also make 0.2b public?

Regards, Graham.

Allard Siemelink wrote: I guess I could release bright 0.3a as a public version if there is enough interest.

From testing Bright 0.2c, I know it is a very interesting engine.

http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18573

[Event "5m+2s Athlon@1500 MHz"]
[Site "Schrotty"]
[Date "2007.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bright-0.2c"]
[Black "Delfi 5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Bc6 11. Qc2 Na6 12. a3 Rc8 13. e4 Qc7 14. Nd4 Ba8 15.
Bf4 Qc5 16. Rac1 e5 17. b4 Qd6 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Bg5 Bd8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Rd6
Qe8 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qd2 Qe6 24. Qh6 Qxf5 25. exf5 Bxg2 1-0

23: Bright-0.2c - Delfi 5.2, 5m+2s Athlon@1500 MHz blitz 2007
[D]b1r1qrk1/p2p1ppp/np1R1b2/4pN2/1PP1P3/P1N3P1/2Q2PBP/2R3K1 w - - 0 22

Analysis by Bright-0.2c (D945 2*3.4 GHz, 256 MB hash):

(...)
22.c5 Rc6 23.Qd3 Rxd6 24.Qxd6
± (1.16) Depth: 1/4 00:00:00
± (0.92) Depth: 5/16 00:00:00
22.Qd1 Bg5 23.Qg4 Qd8 24.c5
± (0.93) Depth: 5/16 00:00:00
22.Qa4 Bb7 23.b5 Nc5 24.Qxa7
± (1.17) Depth: 5/16 00:00:00
22.Rxf6 Rc6 23.Rxc6 dxc6 24.Qa4 Bb7 25.b5 cxb5 26.cxb5 Nc5 27.Qxa7 Qa8 28.Qxb6 Qxa3 29.Ne2
+- (1.50) Depth: 5/17 00:00:01
+- (4.79) Depth: 13/40 00:00:14 24765kN

(that was from empty hash)

Best mini-match result was 4-2 against Naum 2.0, in that test (which was single cpu only).

It's strong, and also with mp capability and bitbases access (something to wish for would be multi-pv). I consider it among the most interesting freeware engines, or among all engines at all. CCRL is showing Bright on rank #4 of all free engines, or #3 if we include version 0.3a which they are testing already.

http://tinyurl.com/2cov73

I'm sure any improved release will be widely appreciated. Thanks for this good engine.

Allard Siemelink wrote:
Anyway, I guess I could release bright 0.3a as a public version if there is enough interest. Anybody?

Yes, Allard I would be interested. Bright had a very interesting style and was quite good in testsuites. Unfortunately I could never get it to work on my Quad 6600. I thought it was because of Vista however I've since installed XP pro x64 and it still gives a message "bright 0.2c has encountered a problem" in Arena. It works on my dual 6600 though. Perhaps its how it was compiled. I hope I have better luck with bright 0.3 since I like aggressive engines. Thanks again for your engine.

Paul

Dann Corbit wrote:

Allard Siemelink wrote:

Ovyron wrote: So is it a private engine but can be obtained by asking for it by PM?

Well, it depends.

Anyway, I guess I could release bright 0.3a as a public version if there is enough interest. Anybody?

When something is fun and free, of course people will be interested.

I second that!
It will be playing in edition 8.