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MORE about Arasan 13.1

Post by fern » Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:00 pm

Definitively this is an altogether different animal. His attacking abilities are far superior to those of previous Arasan engines and it is superior to many engines to date higher ranked in the known lists.
The other explanation is that I, in just a week, suffered such a dismal and precipitorusly fall of my chess strenght that the same I would be saying of Chess master 2000. But I do not think so. I have no way to guess what Jon Dart did, but certainly, no matter what his own tests say, this is another Arasan, for better, much better.

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Post by Dr.Wael Deeb » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:11 pm

Thanks Fern for sharing your impressions related to this marvelous chess engine....

I've decided to play a match against it when I find the time :D
I will revengr you pal regards,
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Post by gerold » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:24 pm

Dr.Wael Deeb wrote:Thanks Fern for sharing your impressions related to this marvelous chess engine....

I've decided to play a match against it when I find the time :D
I will revengr you pal regards,
Dr.D

P.S.Yeah,right :cry:
+1. :)

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Post by jdart » Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:19 am

I'm glad you like it. I think this version is stronger than the 12.x and 11.x series but I don't think it is by a lot. This version scored 55-57% against 11.7 in some offline matches I ran. But the evaluation is different in many respects so you may notice a different playing style.

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Post by Le Fou numerique » Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:59 pm

Hi,

Arasan 13.1 seems not better than 13.0 in my tournaments.

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Patrick

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Post by Dr.Wael Deeb » Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:28 pm

Le Fou numerique wrote:Hi,

Arasan 13.1 seems not better than 13.0 in my tournaments.

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Patrick
It's better compared to the 12.x series....
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Post by fern » Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:24 pm

well, that is the point: different style. For a human, such a thing can bring VERY different results. The current style of Arasan is, for me, lot more toxic than previous AND thta osf known engines. I feel more copmfortable fighting Rybka or Houdini than tthis Arasan.
Vagaries of chess styles...


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Post by S.Taylor » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:40 pm

fern wrote:well, that is the point: different style. For a human, such a thing can bring VERY different results. The current style of Arasan is, for me, lot more toxic than previous AND thta osf known engines. I feel more copmfortable fighting Rybka or Houdini than tthis Arasan.
Vagaries of chess styles...


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Why, this one might actually BEAT you?

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Post by fern » Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:37 pm

Actually, there is scarcely an engine thaT does not defeat me.... I am talking, of course of only above 1200 elo engines :-)

Fern

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