Spark 0.3 is now available:
http://members.ziggo.nl/allard.siemelink/spark/
- single cpu only
- without opening book
- without endgame bitbases/tablebase support
- performs best on a 64-bit OS (Linux, Mac OSX, or Windows)
- probably a bit stronger than my other engine: Bright
Spark released
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Allard Siemelink
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Re: Spark released
A great day!Allard Siemelink wrote:Spark 0.3 is now available:
http://members.ziggo.nl/allard.siemelink/spark/
- single cpu only
- without opening book
- without endgame bitbases/tablebase support
- performs best on a 64-bit OS (Linux, Mac OSX, or Windows)
- probably a bit stronger than my other engine: Bright
Thanks, Allard.
Gabor Szots
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Re: Spark released
Thank God for that.Graham Banks wrote:Thanks Allard.
Christopher
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Is it better than Bright this time?Christopher Conkie wrote:Thank God for that.Graham Banks wrote:Thanks Allard.
Christopher
An honest question.
Christopher
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Dr.Wael Deeb
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Re: Spark released
Thanks Allard for this great piece of software....I was awaiting this release and was ashamed to ask you via e-mail when will you release it....
Best regards,
Dr.D
Best regards,
Dr.D
_No one can hit as hard as life.But it ain’t about how hard you can hit.It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.How much you can take and keep moving forward….
Re: Spark released
Thanks a bunch! testing beginsAllard Siemelink wrote:Spark 0.3 is now available:
http://members.ziggo.nl/allard.siemelink/spark/
- single cpu only
- without opening book
- without endgame bitbases/tablebase support
- performs best on a 64-bit OS (Linux, Mac OSX, or Windows)
- probably a bit stronger than my other engine: Bright
Regards Mark
Quad Q6600 3.0 Ghz, Vista 64bit, 4gb Ram
Quad Q6600 3.0 Ghz, Vista 64bit, 4gb Ram
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Allard Siemelink
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Re: Spark released
As I said: probably.Is it better than Bright this time?
Head to head on my 32-bit Windows machine and with ultrafast time controls, Spark beats Bright by 50 elo or so. Mostly because it searches smarter and deeper, I gather.
The difference should be more pronounced on a 64-bit OS as Spark then picks up a 50% speed premium due to it being a bitboard engine.
I hope CCRL and CEGT will test it, then we'll know for sure.
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Dr.Wael Deeb
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Re: Spark released
Great news....thanks....Allard Siemelink wrote:As I said: probably.Is it better than Bright this time?
Head to head on my 32-bit Windows machine and with ultrafast time controls, Spark beats Bright by 50 elo or so. Mostly because it searches smarter and deeper, I gather.
The difference should be more pronounced on a 64-bit OS as Spark then picks up a 50% speed premium due to it being a bitboard engine.
I hope CCRL and CEGT will test it, then we'll know for sure.
Waiting for the MP version regards,
Dr.D
_No one can hit as hard as life.But it ain’t about how hard you can hit.It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.How much you can take and keep moving forward….