Ufim 8.02+Mephisto London 030 vs. CCC Forum Chess960

[Spock]

I'll need to test and see which engine is reliable - I'll get back to you

[Graham Banks]

I'll need to test and see which engine is reliable - I'll get back to you

I see that Aice is 100 elo stronger than Ayito on the standard list, so if it ponders, it is likely to hold us better in the opening. Then the weaker dedicated should at least have a good position to take over from.

[Spock]

I'll need to test and see which engine is reliable - I'll get back to you

I see that Aice is 100 elo stronger than Ayito on the standard list, so if it ponders, it is likely to hold us better in the opening. Then the weaker dedicated should at least have a good position to take over from.

I'll test each one, I'll need 24 hrs or so

[Spock]

Well, AICE is supposed to ponder, but it doesn't (in UCI mode)

[gerold]

Aice 0.99.2 (2359) or Ayito 0.2.994 (2358)

OK, I'd choose Ayito of those two. I'd need to check if one or both support ponder

EDIT: yes Ayito supports ponder. I'll run some quick tests

i can take the game over once out of the opening(castling completed) with a solid but low 2300 dedicated

if this is the final decision on the the third game (Ayito+ dedicated) then i will not be voting for moves in the first stage
i will update the lead thread as before
if the forum players would like to keep the name of the dedicated a mystery i will PM Ray wth the name as soon as the game begins
Steve

Ayito sounds good. With Steve's machine taking over after
castling sounds ok.

Best.

Gerold.

P.S. I will miss playing Monday and Tuesday and maybe
Wed. Hope i don't have to be away any longer than that.

[Spock]

Ayito doesn't ponder properly either - I've tested Hermann 1.7 and that is fine. On CCRL FRC list it is 2405, standard chess blitz and 2373 on CEGT 40/20 list. I suggest we proceed with this engine. A bit stronger than I'd like, but, but with the limited number of engines supporting chess960 we don't have a lot of options in this ELO range

[Matthias Gemuh]

Ayito doesn't ponder properly either - I've tested Hermann 1.7 and that is fine. On CCRL FRC list it is 2405, standard chess blitz and 2373 on CEGT 40/20 list. I suggest we proceed with this engine. A bit stronger than I'd like, but, but with the limited number of engines supporting chess960 we don't have a lot of options in this ELO range

Hermann castles in Arena style.
Don't know whether SMK style is supported.

Matthias.

[Spock]

Hermann castles in Arena style.
Don't know whether SMK style is supported.

Matthias.

It runs perfectly under Shredder GUI, I've run 800 games with it

[Graham Banks]

Ayito doesn't ponder properly either - I've tested Hermann 1.7 and that is fine. On CCRL FRC list it is 2405, standard chess blitz and 2373 on CEGT 40/20 list. I suggest we proceed with this engine. A bit stronger than I'd like, but, but with the limited number of engines supporting chess960 we don't have a lot of options in this ELO range

If Ufim 8.02 ponders, let's just go with that. It's a lot stronger, but it's only for the first phase of the game.

[Steve B]

Ayito doesn't ponder properly either - I've tested Hermann 1.7 and that is fine. On CCRL FRC list it is 2405, standard chess blitz and 2373 on CEGT 40/20 list. I suggest we proceed with this engine. A bit stronger than I'd like, but, but with the limited number of engines supporting chess960 we don't have a lot of options in this ELO range

If Ufim 8.02 ponders, let's just go with that. It's a lot stronger, but it's only for the first phase of the game.

well i guess the third"Official" game is on hold for a bit?
if and when Ray is ready to start i think its appropriate to ask Matthias to pick the next random 960 position from the same site Ray linked to in the last game
sort of like the engine author of the last game passing the baton to the next engine

in the meantime ..the Mystery Dedicated is going through heavy training exercises under heavy "media blackout".. sequestered away in a fortified secret location ..all in preparation for when the game is handed over to it and an easy "mop up" for the win

Regards From The Gulag
Steve