Sting SF Black Hole 11

[lech]

Sting-sf-bh-11x ( download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/oicgues2 ... 1.zip/file) works only in this way: If MultiPV>1 then both OldSting xor BlackHole ideas don't work.
BTW. "unpleasant surprises" is rather a joke for trolls!

[chessica]

Hehehe, Could you please show two examples of each engine that demonstrate its special capabilities compared to Stockfish?

[lech]

Both UCI options, OldSting and BlackHole are different attempts to solve the same problem: reaching an area unserved by a classic heuristic algorithm. Perhaps they could be combined, but that would require a lot of testing (setup). I'm not sure I want to do it. The current Sting-sf-bh-11x solution satisfies me.

[Chacal X]

Both UCI options, OldSting and BlackHole are different attempts to solve the same problem: reaching an area unserved by a classic heuristic algorithm. Perhaps they could be combined, but that would require a lot of testing (setup). I'm not sure I want to do it. The current Sting-sf-bh-11x solution satisfies me.

I would like to congratulate you on this compilation; it has excellent performance, especially in 5+0 and 3+0 blitz, with depth in the analysis and in the search for checkmate.
One observation: if possible, add 2 more book bins; the program will be perfect. I believe it can face any elite engine without fear!
Flavio/

[lech]

Chess is primarily (by definition) a game, and thus the "classical" heuristic (or NN) algorithm achieved its primary goal: the machine defeated the human. However, there are specific input data (chess positions – studies) that this algorithm doesn't handle correctly, which may be merely a statistical (irrelevant) problem for the game, but are of very serious interest to another real group of people, so-called enthusiasts or creators of chess studies.
Therefore, based on the logical problem of chess, one can attempt to develop a general model (not special additions – tricks ) of the algorithm (AI) that will ensure that the lack of a good decision is actually the result of abstract input data (statistical error).

BTW, Sting should be compared (ELO) to the very old Stockfish 2.1.1 (is based on).