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What a great new!!!

The engine room from playchess.com is now full of Houdini 1.5 engines. Deep Rybkas 4 and Houdinis 1.5. looks as the two top queens that are dancing in the midle of the hunggle!!!

Regards,

Father
Playchess.com user
Pablo Ignacio Restrepo

The engine room is intended for (many different or all) engines. But what a boring thing if there are only Houdini and Rybka engines on the server.
Kurt

Actually,it's full of stupid Elo hunters or let me put it this way....Elo junkies

Ivanhoes, Rybkas, Houdinis,Naums,Spikes, Stockfishs, and Zappas, just as examples, are not bad engines famelies... and the Closters and Hardwares that are there are not for a joke... Time to see a Hydra again into engines room.... the Top of the Top place for man versus machine in all the Earth.

IvanHoe 0B.01.09 x64 (4 cores): 16.3 plies; 4.660kN/s Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz 2494MHz

Just as example the man versus machine February 2011.

[Event "Partida evaluada, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Sala de máquinas"]
[Date "2011.02.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grand-Father"]
[Black "Otto der erste"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1557"]
[PlyCount "333"]
[EventDate "2011.02.02"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. d4 {2} Nf6 {B 0} 2. e3 {1} d5 {B 0} 3. c3 {1} Bf5 {B 0} 4. Bd3 {1} e6 {B 0}
5. f4 {1} Nbd7 {B 0} 6. Nf3 {1} Be7 {B 0} 7. O-O {1} O-O {B 0} 8. Re1 {1} c5 {
B 0} 9. Qe2 {6} Bxd3 {-0.36/16 4} 10. Qxd3 {2} Qc7 {B 0} 11. g3 {2} Qc6 {B 0}
12. Nbd2 {2} Ne4 {B 0} 13. Nf1 {2} Ndf6 {-0.49/17 4} 14. a3 {1 (S1d2)} Qa4 {-0.
49/17 9} 15. Qd1 {3 (De2)} Qxd1 {-0.57/19 5} 16. Rxd1 {1} Ng4 {-0.35/21 32} 17.
Re1 {3} c4 {-0.37/21 0} 18. Re2 {2} Ngf6 {-0.36/20 0} 19. N3d2 {1 (S1d2)} Nd6 {
-0.43/20 4} 20. Nf3 {1} g6 {10} 21. Rc2 {-0.44/20 0 (Kg2)} Kg7 {3} 22. Bd2 {-0.
54/18 0 (Te2)} a5 {5} 23. Be1 {-0.52/16 0} a4 {-0.43/17 9} 24. Rac1 {2 (Kg2)}
Bd8 {-0.44/16 5} 25. Re2 {0 (h3)} Ra6 {3} 26. Rcc2 {-0.46/18 0} Rb6 {-0.41/18 3
} 27. Bd2 {1 (S1d2)} Bc7 {3} 28. Bc1 {-0.57/18 0 (Le1)} Nde4 {6} 29. Rg2 {-0.
58/17 0 (Kg2)} Rh8 {2} 30. N3d2 {-0.62/18 0 (S1d2)} Nd6 {-0.68/18 2} 31. Nf3 {1
} Rb5 {-0.62/17 2} 32. Rge2 {1} h6 {-0.62/18 0} 33. Rg2 {1 (Kg2)} h5 {-0.64/18
7} 34. h4 {3 (Tce2)} Nf5 {-0.78/16 3} 35. Rce2 {3 (Tge2)} Bd8 {-0.63/17 3} 36.
Rc2 {2 (S1d2)} Ra5 {-0.78/16 2} 37. Rce2 {1 (Tge2)} Be7 {-0.63/16 4} 38. Rc2 {
1 (S1d2)} Raa8 {-0.87/14 1} 39. Kh1 {1 (Tce2)} Ne4 {-0.74/15 5} 40. Kg1 {2
(Tce2)} Bd8 {-0.78/16 2} 41. N3d2 {1} Nf6 {-0.71/19 0} 42. Nf3 {1 (Te2)} Ra6 {
-0.83/16 2} 43. Kh2 {1 (Tge2)} Ng4+ {-0.75/16 2} 44. Kg1 {1} Nd6 {-0.75/18 0}
45. N3h2 {1 (Tge2)} Nf6 {-0.83/17 1} 46. Nf3 {1} Rb6 {-0.69/17 0} 47. Kh2 {1
(Tge2)} Ng4+ {-0.88/14 0} 48. Kg1 {0} Rb5 {-0.75/16 1} 49. N3h2 {0 (Tge2)} Nf6
{-0.83/15 0} 50. Nf3 {1} Nf5 {-0.69/17 0} 51. Rge2 {3} Be7 {-0.60/18 0} 52. Kg2
{1} Rb6 {-0.59/17 1} 53. Kg1 {1 (Te1)} Ne4 {-0.63/15 2} 54. Kg2 {0} Nfd6 {-0.
59/17 0} 55. N3d2 {1 (Te1)} f5 {-0.64/18 1} 56. Nf3 {1} Bf6 {-0.59/18 0} 57.
Kg1 {1 (Te1)} Rc6 {-0.64/16 1} 58. Rg2 {0 (Kg2)} Nf7 {-0.66/16 2} 59. Rge2 {0}
Nh6 {-0.62/17 0} 60. Kg2 {1} Ng4 {-0.60/18 0} 61. N3h2 {1 (Te1)} Rb6 {-0.60/16
1} 62. Nf3 {1 (Te1)} Rb5 {-0.60/16 1} 63. N1h2 {1 (S3h2)} Be7 {-0.60/16 0} 64.
Nf1 {1 (Sd2)} Rf8 {-0.60/15 1} 65. N1h2 {1 (Te1)} Nh6 {-0.61/15 0} 66. Nf1 {1
(Te1)} Ra8 {-0.60/15 0} 67. N1h2 {1 (Te1)} Nf7 {-0.60/15 0} 68. Nf1 {1} Re8 {
-0.59/18 0} 69. N1h2 {0 (Te1)} Bd8 {-0.60/15 0} 70. Nf1 {0} Bf6 {-0.59/18 0}
71. N1h2 {0 (Te1)} Nfd6 {-0.64/15 0} 72. Nf1 {1 (Sd2)} Ra5 {-0.59/16 0} 73.
N1h2 {1 (Te1)} b5 {-0.67/15 0} 74. Nf1 {1 (Sd2)} Ra7 {-0.61/16 0} 75. N1h2 {0
(Te1)} Rd8 {-0.62/15 1} 76. Nf1 {0 (Te1)} Re7 {-0.61/16 0} 77. N1h2 {0 (Te1)}
Nf7 {-0.60/16 1} 78. Nf1 {0 (Te1)} Ra7 {-0.60/18 1} 79. N1h2 {0 (Te1)} Nh6 {-0.
60/17 1} 80. Nf1 {0 (Te1)} Rf7 {-0.60/16 1} 81. N3h2 {0 (Te1)} Rb7 {-0.61/15 1}
82. Nf3 {0 (Te1)} Ng4 {-0.60/16 0} 83. N3h2 {1 (Te1)} Rf7 {-0.58/16 1} 84. Nf3
{1 (Sxg4)} Rdf8 {-0.60/15 1} 85. N3h2 {2 (Te1)} Nh6 {-0.61/15 0} 86. Nf3 {0
(Te1)} Rc7 {-0.60/16 0} 87. N3h2 {1 (Te1)} Rg8 {-0.60/16 1} 88. Nf3 {0 (Te1)}
Ra7 {-0.60/16 0} 89. N3h2 {1 (Te1)} Nf7 {-0.60/17 1} 90. Nf3 {0 (Te1)} Rc8 {-0.
59/17 1} 91. N3h2 {0 (Te1)} Nfd6 {-0.61/14 0} 92. Nf3 {0} Rh8 {-0.60/18 0} 93.
N3h2 {0 (Te1)} Rf8 {-0.60/15 1} 94. Nf3 {0 (Te1)} Rc8 {-0.60/16 0} 95. N3h2 {
4 (Sg1)} Re7 {-0.60/16 0} 96. Nf3 {0} Rce8 {-0.58/16 0} 97. N3h2 {0 (Te1)} Rd8
{0} 98. Nf3 {-0.61/15 0} Red7 {-0.57/17 0} 99. N3h2 {0 (Te1)} Rg8 {-0.60/16 0}
100. Nf3 {0} Rc7 {-0.58/18 0} 101. N3h2 {0 (Sg1)} Nf7 {-0.60/15 0} 102. Nf3 {
0 (Te1)} Rd8 {-0.58/17 0} 103. N3h2 {0 (Te1)} Rcd7 {-0.60/14 0} 104. Nf3 {0
(Te1)} Nh6 {-0.58/17 0} 105. N3h2 {1 (Te1)} Ra8 {-0.60/14 0} 106. Nf3 {0 (Te1)}
Rh8 {-0.60/13 0} 107. N3h2 {2 (Te1)} Ng4 {-0.60/13 0} 108. Nf3 {0 (Te1)} Rhd8 {
-0.60/14 0} 109. N3h2 {2 (Te1)} Nh6 {-0.58/14 0} 110. Nf3 {1 (Te1)} Re7 {-0.60/
14 0} 111. N3h2 {1 (Te1)} Rc7 {-0.57/14 0} 112. Nf3 {0 (Te1)} Ng4 {-0.60/13 0}
113. N3h2 {2 (Te1)} Kf7 {-0.57/14 0} 114. Nf3 {0 (Sxg4)} Rcd7 {-0.58/11 0} 115.
Rf2 {0 (S3h2)} Ngxf2 {-3.70/13 0} 116. Rxf2 {0} Nxf2 {-3.57/20 0} 117. Kxf2 {0}
Ra7 {-3.57/21 0} 118. Ke2 {1 (Se1)} Ke7 {-3.60/12 0} 119. Kd1 {0 (Se1)} Kd6 {
-3.78/14 0} 120. Kc2 {0 (Ld2)} Kc7 {-3.78/15 0} 121. Bd2 {1 (Kd1)} Kc6 {-3.77/
16 0} 122. Be1 {0} Kd6 {-3.60/19 0} 123. Bd2 {1 (Lf2)} Rc7 {-3.63/17 1} 124.
Be1 {1} Rf8 {-3.53/20 0} 125. Bd2 {1 (Lf2)} Rh8 {-3.63/17 0} 126. Be1 {1} Ra8 {
-3.53/22 0} 127. Bd2 {1 (Lf2)} Rf8 {-3.53/18 1} 128. Be1 {1} Ra7 {-3.53/22 0}
129. Bd2 {1 (Lf2)} Rfa8 {-3.55/17 0} 130. Be1 {1} Ke7 {-3.53/22 0} 131. Bd2 {
1 (Lf2)} Kf8 {-3.55/16 0} 132. Be1 {1} Kg7 {-3.53/22 0} 133. Bd2 {1 (Lf2)} Rd8
{-3.55/15 0} 134. Be1 {1} Be7 {-3.53/21 0} 135. Bd2 {0 (Lf2)} Rb7 {-3.55/13 0}
136. Be1 {1} Rdb8 {-3.54/20 0} 137. Bd2 {0 (Kc1)} Re8 {-3.55/12 0} 138. Be1 {1}
Rd7 {-3.53/19 0} 139. Bd2 {0 (S1d2)} Bf6 {-3.54/16 0} 140. Be1 {1} Red8 {-3.37/
18 0} 141. Bd2 {1 (S1d2)} Rc7 {-3.53/14 0} 142. Be1 {1} Ra7 {-3.37/18 0} 143.
Bd2 {1 (S1d2)} Kf7 {-3.27/14 0} 144. Be1 {1 (Kb1)} Re8 {-3.53/13 0} 145. Bd2 {
0 (S1d2)} Rea8 {-3.47/12 0} 146. Be1 {1} Kg8 {-3.09/15 0} 147. Bd2 {0 (S1d2)}
Kg7 {-2.93/12 0} 148. Be1 {1 (Lc1)} Rc8 {-3.53/16 0} 149. Bd2 {1 (Lf2)} Rd7 {
-3.09/12 0} 150. Be1 {1 (Lc1)} Rb7 {-3.45/14 0} 151. Bd2 {0 (Lf2)} Rf7 {-2.98/
11 0} 152. Be1 {1 (Kb1)} Rd7 {-3.53/14 0} 153. Bd2 {0 (Lf2)} Ra8 {-3.06/10 0}
154. Be1 {1 (S3h2)} Rb8 {-3.46/12 0} 155. Bd2 {0 (S1h2)} Rf8 {-2.96/10 0} 156.
Be1 {0 (Kb1)} Re8 {-3.36/12 0} 157. Bd2 {0 (Sg1)} Kf7 {-2.83/13 0} 158. Be1 {
0 (Kd1)} Red8 {-3.07/13 0} 159. Bd2 {0 (Lf2)} Ra8 {-2.79/11 0} 160. Be1 {1
(Sg1)} Re8 {-3.45/14 0} 161. Bd2 {1 (S1d2)} Ke7 {-2.87/12 0} 162. Be1 {1 (Lc1)}
Rb7 {-3.10/11 0} 163. Bd2 {1} Kf8 {-2.61/18 0} 164. Be1 {1 (Sg1)} Kf7 {-2.84/
12 0} 165. Bd2 {1} Kg7 {-2.57/21 0} 166. Be1 {1 (S1h2)} Rc7 {-3.53/15 0} 167.
Bd2 {1 (S1d2)} 1/2-1/2

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Kurt Utzinger wrote:The engine room is intended for (many different or all) engines. But what a boring thing if there are only Houdini and Rybka engines on the server.
Kurt

Of course, that's human nature. Who would want to take an engine rated 300 points lower in there to get pounded by the top 2 or 3?

Tom Barrister wrote:

Kurt Utzinger wrote:The engine room is intended for (many different or all) engines. But what a boring thing if there are only Houdini and Rybka engines on the server.
Kurt

Of course, that's human nature. Who would want to take an engine rated 300 points lower in there to get pounded by the top 2 or 3?

An author.

Miguel

HI my old friend

The man that started a revolution! Welcome Back "Revenge"!

Tom Barrister wrote:Of course, that's human nature. Who would want to take an engine rated 300 points lower in there to get pounded by the top 2 or 3?

I guess this is a matter of taste. I always have great fun playing micro-Max against engines 400 or 500 Elo stronger. Usually it loses, of course. But sometimes micro-Max wins, and the satisfaction from seeing a no-knowledge 100-line code beat a serious engine surpasses anything even 1000 wins with Houdini could give me. (If I had been its author, that is. Having to derive your kicks from seeing an engine win that you only bought or even downloaded for free is just pathetic...) The greater the achievement, the higher the reward. What point is there in beating opponents that are weaker?