A New Name for Doch....

[Thomas Mayer]

What does Doch mean in german? Is it a bad work like a swear or cuss word in english?

Hi Don,

I think it isn't a bad name for an engine, especially in german. Like Frank already pointed out it's kind of a filler word with several meanings. The english word for it could be comething like "but", "however", "yet", "nevertheless", "after all", "anyway" etc.

To me that sounds already like a comment, you know, as an opponent you might think: "What nonsense is DOCH here playing ?" And the answer is: "NEVERTHELESS you have overseen move x x" or "BUT I have counterplay here and here" or "And it works ANYWAY" etc. ... of course that's my very subjective impression the name creates in my head...

Greets, Thomas

[Don]

Let's call it "tpfkad", an acronym for "The program formerly known as Doch"

[Frank Quisinsky]

Reasons for Capablanca ...

Capablanca won 1909 a match vs. the best American player Frank Marshall with 8:1 ... 14 x Remis

Have a look in the SWCR database:
ELO-Rating list ...

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01. Rybka 3             2.861 games 680, remis 28%
02. Shredder 12	      2.800 games 680, remis 36%
03. Stockfish 1.6       2.789 games 680, remis 41%
04. Naum 4              2.779 games 680, remis 39%

32 Bit, 1 Core, ponder = on, 40 moves in 10 minutes, TOP 4

Now, the highest remis quote and Stockfish have the same playing style as Capablanca

Best
Frank

[Kirk]

Wasn't Plato a student of Socrates?

[Don]

Wasn't Plato a student of Socrates?

I think I had a program we called plato at one time. It was not released under that name but we were sticking with that theme.

I'm looking for something different now. Something friendlier and less pretentious. And I want to stay away from mythology and gods and goddesses and such.

Don

[sockmonkey]

Wasn't Plato a student of Socrates?

I think I had a program we called plato at one time. It was not released under that name but we were sticking with that theme.

I'm looking for something different now. Something friendlier and less pretentious. And I want to stay away from mythology and gods and goddesses and such.

Don

Macduff. Themes of king-killing (Macbeth), the Simpsons (Duff beer) and Mac is always a friendly sort of prefix to a name. And it's still got a 'd' in it.

jb

[Kirk]

Wasn't Plato a student of Socrates?

I think I had a program we called plato at one time. It was not released under that name but we were sticking with that theme.

I'm looking for something different now. Something friendlier and less pretentious. And I want to stay away from mythology and gods and goddesses and such.

Don

Hmmm... My dog is named TAHOMA, after a gentle wolf in Wolfhaven International in Tenino, WA

It was the Native American name for "Great Mountain" or more specifically Mt Rainier

Or how about names after the movie "The Last Don"

[Frank Quisinsky]

if I read "Notaclone" I am thinking on Nostradamos. Don't mean "Nostradamus" ... other one !!

Don like it to used his name ...

Don Dailey
I am thinking, play 1, 2 .... 5 at the moment ...

DDay
Military operation

I am sure Don lilke it ...
And I found it in Ply 11 with +9

Best
Frank

[Kirk]

if I read "Notaclone" I am thinking on Nostradamos. Don't mean "Nostradamus" ... other one !!

Don like it to used his name ...

Don Dailey
I am thinking, play 1, 2 .... 5 at the moment ...

DDay
Military operation

I am sure Don lilke it ...
And I found it in Ply 11 with +9

Best
Frank

Good Ones!

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi,

yes, and Don can give the version number of DDay a countdown modus.

Example:
Doch 1.33 in DDay 100
Doch 1.34 in DDay 99



Best
Frank

And with DDay version 1 the program is exactly 1.000 ELO in advantage to Rybka 3

Best
Frank

PS:
And the most of the computer chess freaks are playing with DDay 100 in times DDay 78 is available
Perhaps not a good idea, but I like it.