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Hello CCC !

These days I tested a lot of this Austrian chess engine (native protocol) on its own nice and functional GUI. Seems to be a 2575 ELO (CCRL-4/40). A ten years old engine !!!
A superb play. Nothing similar with the plethora of clones from our days acclaimed by brainwashed computer chess aficionados !

Below are two captures:
-a nice victory versus TRACE 1.37a (2507 ELO CCRL-4/40);
-a superb draw versus Colossus 2008b (2644 ELO CCRL-4/40).

Have - you all - a superb Sunday !

SilvianR

Seems Mr. Vadim is at the end of his inspiration with the modifications in DNA-RNA structure of Ippo-Robbo-Ivan !
Below are the results of two tests of his last two masterpieces: Gull 2.1 & Gull 2.2.
Maybe a telescope ?

SilvianR

Conditions:

TC=4'+2"
Hash=128MB
Book=Shredder12.ctg
CPU=Athlon 64 3800+
GUI=Fritz 11

Deep Rybka 4.1 was linked to Nalimov TBS.

A near 2600 ELO CCRL engine (Anno Domini 2013) crushed by YChess 1.0 (2003) !!!!!!!!!!

SilvianR

[Event "Eng vs. eng"]
[Site "SILVIAN"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "YChess"]
[Black "Tucano 3.00"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nb5 Qb6 6. Ne5 a6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Nc4 Qc5 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Qf5 11. h3 O-O-O 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Ne4 g6
15. Nc3 Qa5 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. g3 Qc5 18. Bg2 Bd4 19. O-O h5 20. Ne4 Qb5 21. Ng5
Qxb2 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rb1 Qxa2 24. c3 Bb6 25. Ra1 Qb2 26. Qe2 Qb5 27. Qxe6+ Kb8
28. Bf4 Qxd3 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Qxc6 Rd6 31. Bxd6 exd6 32. Kg2 Rf8 33. Ra2 h4 34.
gxh4 d5 35. f3 a5 36. Raa1 Qc2+ 37. Kg3 Qf5 38. Rae1 Qf4+ 39. Kg2 Qd2+ 40. Kh1
Qd3 41. Rd1 Qf5 42. Kg2 Rd8 43. Rb1 Rf8 44. Rb5 Qc2+ 45. Kg3 Qd3 46. Rxb6+ cxb6
47. Qxb6+ Ka8 48. Qxa5+ Kb7 49. Qb4+ Kc6 50. Qxf8 Qxf1 51. Qe8+ Kc5 52. Qe3+ Kd6
53. h5 gxh5 54. Kh4 Qg2 55. Qf4+ Kc5 56. Qd4+ Kd6 57. c4 Qxf3 58. Qxd5+ Qxd5 59.
cxd5 Kxd5 60. Kxh5 Ke6 61. Kg6 Kd7 62. Kg7 Kc6 63. h4 Kb7 64. h5 Kb8 65. h6 Kc7
66. h7 Kb6 67. h8=Q Kb5 68. Kf6 Kc5 69. Qh4 Kb6 70. Qg5 Kb7 71. Qb5+ Kc8 72. Ke7
Kc7 73. Ke6 Kc8 74. Kd6 Kd8 75. Qd7# 1-0

Many years ago I remember I wrote a report full of praise about this engine in the site of those years, but nobody took attention. I was them, as I am now, NOT an authority in these things.
As always, I suffer the Cassandra problem, Any antiquarian or classicist here will understand what I mean...

Fern

Hi Ruxy, I'd meant to ask you -- how were you able to load other engines into the YCHESS GUI? I might be doing something wrong, but somehow I see no such option

Thanks,
CL

carldaman wrote:Hi Ruxy, I'd meant to ask you -- how were you able to load other engines into the YCHESS GUI? I might be doing something wrong, but somehow I see no such option

Thanks,
CL

Hello Carl !

Important - for this task - are a subfolder (Engines) and a file (engines.ini) - both being in the installation folder.

A.-in the subfolder Engines:
1.- make subfolders (UCI1, UCI2....UCIn) containing all files for every UCI engine you want to install;
2.-make subfolders (XBoard1,XBoard2.......XBoardn) containing all files for every XBoard (Winboard) engine you want to install;

B.-edit the engines.ini file like below (an example with an UCI engine and a XBoard engine):



C.-on YChess GUI go in Options(menu)/Engines and you will be able to see and select all engines you want, to change the colours, to edit the configurations.........
D.-before the point C. go in File(menu)/Common Engine Settings and disable Size Automatically for the main hash and Nalimov hash and write your settings. Set also the Nalimov path.
E.-in Options (menu)/Playing level set the time control;
F.-Move (menu)/Demo and the mach runs.

YChess is a trial version (it has all features but only for 30 days). After 30 days delete - please- the installation with Revo Uninstaller (Advanced option) and be attentif what files it delete ! The continuation is easy ! No crack, of course ! We are (all ) serious men !

At the end, excuse me -please - my poor English. I know only some words coming from Playboy (US edition) and no grammar. Maybe a day (only MAYBE) I will learn a bit more; but that's not sure !

Have a nice day, Carl !
SilvianR

fern wrote:Many years ago I remember I wrote a report full of praise about this engine in the site of those years, but nobody took attention. I was them, as I am now, NOT an authority in these things.
As always, I suffer the Cassandra problem, Any antiquarian or classicist here will understand what I mean...

Fern

Everybody can read here your nice and correct report about YChess for Windows:

http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=422918

Like bonus the comments of Mr.Uri Blass on the same subject:

http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=422976



No wonder for me why such comments !




SilvianR

As always, I am redeemed many many years later...

Thanks Ruxy.

Fern

Thanks, Ruxy - it worked as you described. (your English is ok, no worries)

I've noticed that sometimes YChess will use less memory than allocated. Also, its results are not as impressive as the ones you got. I'd only estimate it around 2200-2300 ccrl, based on a handful of games, so it's a very crude "guestimate" for now.

Cheers,
CL

carldaman wrote:Thanks, Ruxy - it worked as you described. (your English is ok, no worries)

1.-I've noticed that sometimes YChess will use less memory than allocated. 2.-Also, its results are not as impressive as the ones you got. I'd only estimate it around 2200-2300 ccrl, based on a handful of games, so it's a very crude "guestimate" for now.

Cheers,
CL

Hello Carl !

1.-YChess has its own endgame tablebases. When plays a moves from egtbs YChess uses less memory.
2.-Usually YChess likes big amount of memory. Let, please, in Common Engine Settings 256 MB like shared memory (close Size Automatically option) and 64 MB like egtbs shared cache (close also the SAutomatically option).These are my settings for 4'+2" TC games. With these settings you will obtain simply amazing results (under 2500 ELO CCRL no one single engine is able to beat YC in a match).

Best to you !
SilvianR