BugChess2 1.9 available (SMP)

[FrancoisK]

Hi

At Leo's site as usual.
What's new :
- You can specify the number of threads to use in command line like this : "-ThreadNb 4".
- lots of changes everywhere, mainly search, x64 optimization, material bonuses and time control (fisher and sudden death modes are better tuned).
- and more important, the old annoying "-winboard" parameter is now optional

Enjoy ^^

François

[Graham Banks]

Thanks Francois.

[Günther Höhne]

Thanks Francois.

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi Francois,

that's indeed really good news.
I like your engine and BugChess is one of the best available engines so far.

BugChess2 1.7 is at the moment on SWCR place 32 with around 2.560 ELO after 1.240 40-minutes games with ponder=on (compare to Crafty 23.4 x642 = 2.620).

Many things to do in SWCR, BugChess2 1.9 is 3 months in wait position, but will be test later, sure!

Have thanks for your new version.

Best
Frank

[Jamal Bubker]

Un grand merci à toi François

[supersharp77]

Hi
What's new :
- You can specify the number of threads to use in command line like this : "-ThreadNb 4".
- lots of changes everywhere, mainly search, x64 optimization, material bonuses and time control (fisher and sudden death modes are better tuned).
- and more important, the old annoying "-winboard" parameter is now optional

Enjoy ^^

François

Bugchess2 1.64 Found!! enjoy!!

You just never know what you may find searching those ancient engine archives!!

http://www.4shared.com/archive/wdCo4...hess2_164.html

[Norbert Raimund Leisner]

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[SzG]

Folks, why are you so enthusiastic about a several years old ancient version? It is clear that BugChess development has come to an end.

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi Gabor,

have a look on the end of my FCP Rating List:

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  40. Gaviota 1.0 AVX x64                2730    6    6  7000    42.1%   2801   37.5%
  41. Atlas 3.80 x64                     2728    8    8  3900    41.6%   2803   39.3%
  41. Arasan 18.1 POP x64                2728   10   10  2600    44.9%   2772   41.5%
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  43. Tornado 5.0 SSE4 x64               2726    9    9  3850    45.1%   2768   38.5%
  44. Dirty 03NOV2015 POP x64            2724   10   10  2250    47.9%   2740   42.6%
  45. MinkoChess 1.3 JA POP x64          2722    9    9  3500    42.2%   2790   42.3%
  46. EXchess 7.71b x64                  2713   10   10  2950    42.9%   2778   41.1%
  47. Bobcat 7.1 x64                     2706   11   11  2150    44.8%   2744   45.2%
  48. Nemo 1.01 Beta POP x64             2703    9    9  3200    42.5%   2762   42.7%
  48. Rodent 1.7 Build 1 POP x64         2703   10   10  2800    45.6%   2735   43.7%
  50. Pedone 1.2 BMI2 x64                2701    9    9  3400    37.7%   2807   41.8%
  51. Murka 3 x64                        2700   10   10  2800    44.0%   2745   46.6%
  52. DisasterArea 1.54 x64              2682   10   10  2950    42.6%   2737   44.5%
  52. GNU Chess5 5.60 x64                2682   10   10  2450    41.4%   2745   41.6%
  54. Scorpio 2.77 JA POP x64            2674   10   10  2850    38.8%   2760   39.2%
  55. Glaurung 2.2 JA x64                2653    9    9  3600    40.5%   2725   42.0%
  56. Rhetoric 1.4.3 POP x64             2646   11   11  2300    37.3%   2740   41.8%
  57. The Baron 3.29 x64                 2644   10   10  2800    35.4%   2757   37.6%
  58. Octochess r5190 SSE4 x64           2638    9    9  3550    38.8%   2722   42.3%
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Without the engines, based on Fruit, is BugChess2 the next one and Frenzee will be follow.

Based on your own ... CEGT and CCRL results.

As next reason:
I like BugChess2 a lot. Engine comes with very aggressive ideas after opening book moves, compare to Cheng, ICE, Fizbo ... and the Killers Hakkapeliitta, Spark, Junior.

A good sparring partner for all others in the future for FCT League 3 and FCT League 2.

You can see in my FCP Rating List that I have 5 places free (21 engines for FCT League 1, 2, 3). After BugChess2 and Frenzee I have three places free ... if Maverik, Donna, Grecko, Gödel goes over 2600 Elo (or others).

Note:
My FCT Rating List is very new. You have BugChess2 in your list and I have to test all of the older engines between all the current engine updates. The reason I added Toga, GnuChess, Doch and others in the last months. Start of the year I have in my brain to give the older engines the highest priority.

And maybe ...
The BugChess2 programmer will see that we test it again and maybe he have interest to improve BugChess2 again ... BugChess3 will be great for all of us.

Best
Frank

PS: I like all engines!
For me isn't important to see Stockfish or BugChess2 ... I have the same fun with BugChess or Stockfish. Different people collected engines ... I collected playing styles!

Have a look how many games and opponents I have for all the engines in my Rating List, played in FCT League 2 and 3 with my very fast hardware and good time control. In most of cases more games and opponents CEGT and CCRL have together. I will create a strong Rating List ... need it for my playing styles. Most important for me are the playing styles and my own opening book. Not very important for myself is the Rating List ... OK, I have it but not very important for myself.

Friendly reagards to you ... thinking on Winboard times ... Gabor was one of the most important names.

[supersharp77]

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