Then you would make posts claiming the program had crashed.chessica wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2026 11:43 am Hello to the veteran of chess computer programming—I did not express any criticism; rather, I was asking for an explanation.
Furthermore, I made a request to make these output messages toggleable. There may well be some individuals for whom this output provides useful information; however, for the majority of users, it is pointless. Hence my request to be able to switch it off—something which, I assume, would be very simple to implement.
Next Guest Engine : SP3-NNUE
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chrisw
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Re: Next Guest Engine : SP3-NNUE
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Uri Blass
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Re: Next Guest Engine : SP3-NNUE
1)I see the small similiarity between the different NNUE engines(less than 60%).Rebel wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2026 11:20 am SP3-NNUE is our third guest engine. It's made from Senpai 3.02 from Fabien Letouzey using self play games mixed with some Leela data using a new NNUE technique as an experiment. A tribute to Fabien's overall great work. SP3-NNUE is rated 3450-3500 elo. A quick match revealed :
While Guest engines use the same search of Rebel and Cstal the NNUE evaluation should be unique and not be above 60% see our similarity report.Code: Select all
No. Name Win Draw Loss Unf. Score Games % -------------------------------------------------------- 1 SP3-NNUE +93 =10 -0 *0 98.0 103 95.1% 2 Senpai-3.02 +0 =10 -93 *0 5.0 103 4.9%
https://rebel7775.wixsite.com/rebel/guest-engines
I would like to see also what is the similiarity between SP3-NNUE and Senpai-3.02 and same for similiar pares of HCE and NNUE engine
2)When I am not surprised by the fact that the NNUE version won I am surprised to see result near 95%
The result of the match between the engine based on shredder13's games and Shredder13 was only 85.2% and it is not that shredder13 is so much stronger relative to Senpai
From CCRL:
Shredder 13 64-bit 3246 +6 −6 46.8% +20.8 56.9% 6709
Senpai 3.0.2 64-bit 3222 +15 −15 48.1% +12.2 54.7% 953
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peter
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Re: Next Guest Engine : SP3-NNUE
I'd support most of these questions too, even more I'd like to know, how comes that SP3 NNUE wins clearly against ChessSystemTal Extreme?
Had a match running single thread with UHO 2024 85-94 cp 6mvs 3'+1" and after about 150 decided games (in the 186 counted there are 30 unfinished ones because of stopping the match manually) I get this:
Score of CSTE vs SP3NNUE: 14 - 114 - 28 [0.179]
Elo difference: -264.0 +/- 60.5, LOS: 0.0 %, DrawRatio: 17.9 %
186 of 500 games finished.
Didn't have a closer look into the games so far, there could have been well some flaw with the CSTE- installation, even if the few games I watched, didn't show such as for obvious things like crashes or time- forfeits. If I don't see such systematic reasons on my own backwarding some of the games, I' could upload all of them in case of demand, regards
Had a match running single thread with UHO 2024 85-94 cp 6mvs 3'+1" and after about 150 decided games (in the 186 counted there are 30 unfinished ones because of stopping the match manually) I get this:
Score of CSTE vs SP3NNUE: 14 - 114 - 28 [0.179]
Elo difference: -264.0 +/- 60.5, LOS: 0.0 %, DrawRatio: 17.9 %
186 of 500 games finished.
Didn't have a closer look into the games so far, there could have been well some flaw with the CSTE- installation, even if the few games I watched, didn't show such as for obvious things like crashes or time- forfeits. If I don't see such systematic reasons on my own backwarding some of the games, I' could upload all of them in case of demand, regards
Peter.
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Peter Berger
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Re: Next Guest Engine : SP3-NNUE
Have we +really+ missed this kind of chess
? It definitely feels fruity.
Unique it is of course, it doesn't happen often to see four queens on the board that don't vanish at once. This game must have been a draw at a relatively late point in the game, but without just letting the engines figure it out, I can't pinpoint it at all-
15. ..Rde8 looked pretty awkward to me, 22. ...a5 came as a huge personal surprise, difficult to understand at first.
Given that these engines share quite a lot, it is just amazing how very different they feel and behave style-wise. There was a time when we had to pay like 100€ for this kind of new experience, I really like the new ones.
[pgn]
[Event "Lang 120min+10sek"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2026.05.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Crafty 25.6"]
[Black "SP3-NNUE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[PlyCount "228"]
[TimeControl "7200+10"]
{4096MB, DESKTOP-8OCGGEO} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%eval 32,31] [%emt 0:02:46]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%eval 60,27] [%emt 0:01:27]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} cxd4 {[%eval 48,26] [%emt 0:00:53]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%eval 51,29] [%emt 0:03:55]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qc7 {[%eval 77,26] [%emt 0:01:16]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Le3)} Nf6 {[%eval 36,26] [%emt 0:00:54]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07] (Sdb5)} Be7 {[%eval 29,28] [%emt 0:00:51]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%eval 37,31] [%emt 0:00:58]} 9. f4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%eval 29,28] [%emt 0:02:18]} 10. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a6 {[%eval 34,26] [%emt 0:00:52]} 11. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxd4 {[%eval 0,25] [%emt 0:00:56]} 12. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%eval 39,25] [%emt 0:03:08]} 13. a3 {[%emt 0:00:06] (Dg3)} Bb7 {[%eval -31,25] [%emt 0:02:24]} 14. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:08] (Lf3)} Rad8 {[%eval 0,26] [%emt 0:04:57]} 15. Rae1 {[%emt 0:00:10] (h3)} Rde8 {[%eval 26,27] [%emt 0:03:08]} 16. Rd1 {[%emt 0:08:09] (Lf3)} h6 {[%eval 19,27] [%emt 0:03:51]} 17. Rd3 {[%emt 0:03:12] (Tfe1)} Rd8 {[%eval 13,29] [%emt 0:02:45]} 18. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:13] (Te1)} Rd7 {[%eval 31,29] [%emt 0:02:31]} 19. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:02:53] (Te1)} Rfd8 {[%eval 26,28] [%emt 0:02:05]} 20. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:29] (Te1)} Re8 {[%eval 10,32] [%emt 0:15:20]} 21. Bb6 {[%emt 0:03:21]} Qc8 {[%eval 20,31] [%emt 0:01:41]} 22. Qg3 {[%emt 0:08:29]} a5 {[%eval 12,32] [%emt 0:06:23]} 23. e5 {[%emt 0:02:29] (Lxa5)} dxe5 {[%eval -10,30] [%emt 0:01:33]} 24. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rxd3 {[%eval 0,36] [%emt 0:01:47]} 25. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:01:26] (cxd3)} Nd7 {[%eval -75,29] [%emt 0:01:17]} 26. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Bxf3 {[%eval -23,32] [%emt 0:02:25]} 27. gxf3 {[%emt 0:02:09] (Txf3)} Nf8 {[%eval -58,28] [%emt 0:01:29]} 28. h4 {[%emt 0:02:01] (Df2)} h5 {[%eval -93,29] [%emt 0:02:12]} 29. Qh2 {[%emt 0:03:54]} Ng6 {[%eval -76,31] [%emt 0:07:41]} 30. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Qa6 {[%eval -84,33] [%emt 0:02:42]} 31. Bc7 {[%emt 0:01:56] (Le1)} Rc8 {[%eval -81,32] [%emt 0:01:36]} 32. Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Bxh4 {[%eval -76,32] [%emt 0:00:36]} 33. Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:02] (b3) R} Qc6 {[%eval -138,29] [%emt 0:02:39]} 34. c3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Qa8 {[%eval -102,28] [%emt 0:00:56]} 35. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rc4 {[%eval -106,28] [%emt 0:01:29]} 36. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qa4 {[%eval -117,28] [%emt 0:01:09]} 37. Rf1 {[%emt 0:03:32] (Dd2)} Bd8 {[%eval -126,25] [%emt 0:00:48]} 38. Re1 {[%emt 0:03:01] (De2)} Nh4 {[%eval -132,29] [%emt 0:00:49]} 39. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Bb6 {[%eval -114,30] [%emt 0:01:12]} 40. Bb4 {[%emt 0:01:28] (Kh2)} Nf5 {[%eval -163,28] [%emt 0:01:00]} 41. Qd2 {[%emt 0:03:07] (Dd3)} Qa8 {[%eval -166,27] [%emt 0:00:48]} 42. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:11] (Kg2)} Qb8 {[%eval -215,29] [%emt 0:00:56]} 43. b3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rxe4 {[%eval -172,33] [%emt 0:01:05]} 44. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ng3+ {[%eval -183,32] [%emt 0:00:54]} 45. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nxe4 {[%eval -193,33] [%emt 0:00:44]} 46. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Qd8 {[%eval -177,34] [%emt 0:01:32]} 47. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd1 {[%eval -148,30] [%emt 0:00:46]} 48. c5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bc7 {[%eval -138,31] [%emt 0:01:17]} 49. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:00:08] (De3)} Kh7 {[%eval -205,29] [%emt 0:00:39]} 50. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:05:22]} Kg8 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:01:18]} 51. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:01:05]} Kh7 {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:01:09]} g6 {[%eval -185,37] [%emt 0:00:34]} 53. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qc2+ {[%eval -205,34] [%emt 0:00:33]} 54. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:56] (Kg1)} Qb2 {[%eval -224,30] [%emt 0:00:36]} 55. f4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qxa3 {[%eval -205,32] [%emt 0:00:46]} 56. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Le1)} Qa1 {[%eval -239,30] [%emt 0:00:53]} 57. b4 {[%emt 0:00:06] (Le1)} Qh1 {[%eval -240,33] [%emt 0:00:30]} 58. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qg1+ {[%eval -240,35] [%emt 0:00:58]} 59. Kh3 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Kg7 {[%eval -240,40] [%emt 0:01:04]} 60. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qb1 {[%eval -240,36] [%emt 0:00:39]} 61. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:22] (Kh2)} Qc1 {[%eval -240,37] [%emt 0:00:55]} 62. Qg3 {[%emt 0:01:26] (Kh2)} Qc2+ {[%eval -282,31] [%emt 0:00:42]} 63. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qe4 {[%eval -278,32] [%emt 0:00:13]} 64. Be1 {[%emt 0:01:28] (Ld2)} Bd8 {[%eval -280,35] [%emt 0:00:44]} 65. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qh1+ {[%eval -275,36] [%emt 0:02:02]} 66. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Qd5 {[%eval -275,35] [%emt 0:02:59]} 67. Qh3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Kf8 {[%eval -275,35] [%emt 0:00:30]} 68. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Dg3)} Kg8 {[%eval -275,33] [%emt 0:00:19]} 69. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:56] (Ke2)} Qh1+ {[%eval -278,35] [%emt 0:00:29]} 70. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qg2+ {[%eval -337,35] [%emt 0:00:33]} 71. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:08] (Df2)} Qh1+ {[%eval 0,5] [%emt 0:00:01]} 72. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qg2+ {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} 73. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bh4+ {[%eval -337,31] [%emt 0:00:39]} 74. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%eval -345,33] [%emt 0:00:19]} 75. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:06] (De2)} Bh4+ {[%eval 0,8] [%emt 0:00:00]} 76. Kd1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Be7 {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} 77. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kf8 {[%eval -349,34] [%emt 0:00:28]} 78. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qh3 {[%eval -349,33] [%emt 0:00:26]} 79. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:38] (Df1)} Qg4+ {[%eval -374,32] [%emt 0:00:21]} 80. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:13] (Df3)} h4 {[%eval -473,25] [%emt 0:00:25]} 81. Kc3 {[%emt 0:02:03] (c6)} h3 {[%eval -604,27] [%emt 0:00:29]} 82. c6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bd8 {[%eval -631,30] [%emt 0:00:21]} 83. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kg7 {[%eval -660,30] [%emt 0:00:26]} 84. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bh4 {[%eval -657,30] [%emt 0:00:20]} 85. Qf1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qg3+ {[%eval -691,29] [%emt 0:00:14]} 86. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxf4 {[%eval -691,27] [%emt 0:00:02]} 87. c7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} h2 {[%eval -711,30] [%emt 0:00:30]} 88. c8=Q {[%emt 0:00:06]} h1=Q {[%eval -707,29] [%emt 0:00:11]} 89. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qa1 {[%eval -726,30] [%emt 0:00:18]} 90. Bf8+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kh7 {[%eval -779,33] [%emt 0:00:49]} 91. Qcc3 {[%emt 0:00:42] (Dcc2)} Qxc3+ {[%eval -762,26] [%emt 0:00:10]} 92. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bg5 {[%eval -809,32] [%emt 0:00:11]} 93. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:30] (Ld6)} Qxe5 {[%eval -1154,27] [%emt 0:00:17]} 94. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Ld6)} Qf5 {[%eval -1256,29] [%emt 0:00:16]} 95. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:18] (Dxf5)} Bf6 {[%eval -1402,30] [%emt 0:00:15]} 96. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:18] (Dxf5)} g5 {[%eval -1552,30] [%emt 0:00:30]} 97. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:42] (Le3)} Kg6 {[%eval -1722,31] [%emt 0:00:18]} 98. Qxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:30] (Kd2)} Kxf5 {[%eval -1847,30] [%emt 0:00:14]} 99. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:28] (Kd3)} Be5 {[%eval -2809,26] [%emt 0:00:15]} 100. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:26] (Le7)} Ke4 {[%eval -32737,60] [%emt 0:00:10]} 101. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:11] (Kc1)} f5 {[%eval -32739,59] [%emt 0:00:05]} 102. Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} g4 {[%eval -32741,64] [%emt 0:00:31]} 103. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:06] (Kc1)} f4 {[%eval -32743,76] [%emt 0:00:05]} 104. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:05] (Ke1)} g3 {[%eval -32745,73] [%emt 0:00:05]} 105. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:05] (Ke1)} f3 {[%eval -32747,82] [%emt 0:00:05]} 106. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd4 {[%eval -32749,107] [%emt 0:00:01]} 107. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kxd4 {[%eval -32751,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 108. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke3 {[%eval -32753,116] [%emt 0:00:00]} 109. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} g2 {[%eval -32755,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 110. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kd3 {[%eval -32757,116] [%emt 0:00:00]} 111. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc3 {[%eval -32759,116] [%emt 0:00:00]} 112. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g1=Q+ {[%eval -32761,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 113. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qf2+ {[%eval -32763,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 114. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Ka1)} Qa7# {[%eval -32765,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1
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Unique it is of course, it doesn't happen often to see four queens on the board that don't vanish at once. This game must have been a draw at a relatively late point in the game, but without just letting the engines figure it out, I can't pinpoint it at all-
15. ..Rde8 looked pretty awkward to me, 22. ...a5 came as a huge personal surprise, difficult to understand at first.
Given that these engines share quite a lot, it is just amazing how very different they feel and behave style-wise. There was a time when we had to pay like 100€ for this kind of new experience, I really like the new ones.
[pgn]
[Event "Lang 120min+10sek"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2026.05.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Crafty 25.6"]
[Black "SP3-NNUE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[PlyCount "228"]
[TimeControl "7200+10"]
{4096MB, DESKTOP-8OCGGEO} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%eval 32,31] [%emt 0:02:46]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%eval 60,27] [%emt 0:01:27]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} cxd4 {[%eval 48,26] [%emt 0:00:53]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%eval 51,29] [%emt 0:03:55]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qc7 {[%eval 77,26] [%emt 0:01:16]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Le3)} Nf6 {[%eval 36,26] [%emt 0:00:54]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07] (Sdb5)} Be7 {[%eval 29,28] [%emt 0:00:51]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%eval 37,31] [%emt 0:00:58]} 9. f4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%eval 29,28] [%emt 0:02:18]} 10. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a6 {[%eval 34,26] [%emt 0:00:52]} 11. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxd4 {[%eval 0,25] [%emt 0:00:56]} 12. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%eval 39,25] [%emt 0:03:08]} 13. a3 {[%emt 0:00:06] (Dg3)} Bb7 {[%eval -31,25] [%emt 0:02:24]} 14. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:08] (Lf3)} Rad8 {[%eval 0,26] [%emt 0:04:57]} 15. Rae1 {[%emt 0:00:10] (h3)} Rde8 {[%eval 26,27] [%emt 0:03:08]} 16. Rd1 {[%emt 0:08:09] (Lf3)} h6 {[%eval 19,27] [%emt 0:03:51]} 17. Rd3 {[%emt 0:03:12] (Tfe1)} Rd8 {[%eval 13,29] [%emt 0:02:45]} 18. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:13] (Te1)} Rd7 {[%eval 31,29] [%emt 0:02:31]} 19. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:02:53] (Te1)} Rfd8 {[%eval 26,28] [%emt 0:02:05]} 20. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:29] (Te1)} Re8 {[%eval 10,32] [%emt 0:15:20]} 21. Bb6 {[%emt 0:03:21]} Qc8 {[%eval 20,31] [%emt 0:01:41]} 22. Qg3 {[%emt 0:08:29]} a5 {[%eval 12,32] [%emt 0:06:23]} 23. e5 {[%emt 0:02:29] (Lxa5)} dxe5 {[%eval -10,30] [%emt 0:01:33]} 24. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rxd3 {[%eval 0,36] [%emt 0:01:47]} 25. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:01:26] (cxd3)} Nd7 {[%eval -75,29] [%emt 0:01:17]} 26. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Bxf3 {[%eval -23,32] [%emt 0:02:25]} 27. gxf3 {[%emt 0:02:09] (Txf3)} Nf8 {[%eval -58,28] [%emt 0:01:29]} 28. h4 {[%emt 0:02:01] (Df2)} h5 {[%eval -93,29] [%emt 0:02:12]} 29. Qh2 {[%emt 0:03:54]} Ng6 {[%eval -76,31] [%emt 0:07:41]} 30. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Qa6 {[%eval -84,33] [%emt 0:02:42]} 31. Bc7 {[%emt 0:01:56] (Le1)} Rc8 {[%eval -81,32] [%emt 0:01:36]} 32. Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Bxh4 {[%eval -76,32] [%emt 0:00:36]} 33. Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:02] (b3) R} Qc6 {[%eval -138,29] [%emt 0:02:39]} 34. c3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Qa8 {[%eval -102,28] [%emt 0:00:56]} 35. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rc4 {[%eval -106,28] [%emt 0:01:29]} 36. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qa4 {[%eval -117,28] [%emt 0:01:09]} 37. Rf1 {[%emt 0:03:32] (Dd2)} Bd8 {[%eval -126,25] [%emt 0:00:48]} 38. Re1 {[%emt 0:03:01] (De2)} Nh4 {[%eval -132,29] [%emt 0:00:49]} 39. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Bb6 {[%eval -114,30] [%emt 0:01:12]} 40. Bb4 {[%emt 0:01:28] (Kh2)} Nf5 {[%eval -163,28] [%emt 0:01:00]} 41. Qd2 {[%emt 0:03:07] (Dd3)} Qa8 {[%eval -166,27] [%emt 0:00:48]} 42. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:11] (Kg2)} Qb8 {[%eval -215,29] [%emt 0:00:56]} 43. b3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rxe4 {[%eval -172,33] [%emt 0:01:05]} 44. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ng3+ {[%eval -183,32] [%emt 0:00:54]} 45. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nxe4 {[%eval -193,33] [%emt 0:00:44]} 46. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Qd8 {[%eval -177,34] [%emt 0:01:32]} 47. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd1 {[%eval -148,30] [%emt 0:00:46]} 48. c5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bc7 {[%eval -138,31] [%emt 0:01:17]} 49. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:00:08] (De3)} Kh7 {[%eval -205,29] [%emt 0:00:39]} 50. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:05:22]} Kg8 {[%eval 0,37] [%emt 0:01:18]} 51. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:01:05]} Kh7 {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} 52. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:01:09]} g6 {[%eval -185,37] [%emt 0:00:34]} 53. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qc2+ {[%eval -205,34] [%emt 0:00:33]} 54. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:56] (Kg1)} Qb2 {[%eval -224,30] [%emt 0:00:36]} 55. f4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qxa3 {[%eval -205,32] [%emt 0:00:46]} 56. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Le1)} Qa1 {[%eval -239,30] [%emt 0:00:53]} 57. b4 {[%emt 0:00:06] (Le1)} Qh1 {[%eval -240,33] [%emt 0:00:30]} 58. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qg1+ {[%eval -240,35] [%emt 0:00:58]} 59. Kh3 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Kg7 {[%eval -240,40] [%emt 0:01:04]} 60. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qb1 {[%eval -240,36] [%emt 0:00:39]} 61. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:22] (Kh2)} Qc1 {[%eval -240,37] [%emt 0:00:55]} 62. Qg3 {[%emt 0:01:26] (Kh2)} Qc2+ {[%eval -282,31] [%emt 0:00:42]} 63. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qe4 {[%eval -278,32] [%emt 0:00:13]} 64. Be1 {[%emt 0:01:28] (Ld2)} Bd8 {[%eval -280,35] [%emt 0:00:44]} 65. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qh1+ {[%eval -275,36] [%emt 0:02:02]} 66. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Qd5 {[%eval -275,35] [%emt 0:02:59]} 67. Qh3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Kf8 {[%eval -275,35] [%emt 0:00:30]} 68. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Dg3)} Kg8 {[%eval -275,33] [%emt 0:00:19]} 69. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:56] (Ke2)} Qh1+ {[%eval -278,35] [%emt 0:00:29]} 70. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qg2+ {[%eval -337,35] [%emt 0:00:33]} 71. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:08] (Df2)} Qh1+ {[%eval 0,5] [%emt 0:00:01]} 72. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qg2+ {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} 73. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bh4+ {[%eval -337,31] [%emt 0:00:39]} 74. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%eval -345,33] [%emt 0:00:19]} 75. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:06] (De2)} Bh4+ {[%eval 0,8] [%emt 0:00:00]} 76. Kd1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Be7 {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} 77. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kf8 {[%eval -349,34] [%emt 0:00:28]} 78. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qh3 {[%eval -349,33] [%emt 0:00:26]} 79. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:38] (Df1)} Qg4+ {[%eval -374,32] [%emt 0:00:21]} 80. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:13] (Df3)} h4 {[%eval -473,25] [%emt 0:00:25]} 81. Kc3 {[%emt 0:02:03] (c6)} h3 {[%eval -604,27] [%emt 0:00:29]} 82. c6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bd8 {[%eval -631,30] [%emt 0:00:21]} 83. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kg7 {[%eval -660,30] [%emt 0:00:26]} 84. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bh4 {[%eval -657,30] [%emt 0:00:20]} 85. Qf1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qg3+ {[%eval -691,29] [%emt 0:00:14]} 86. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxf4 {[%eval -691,27] [%emt 0:00:02]} 87. c7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} h2 {[%eval -711,30] [%emt 0:00:30]} 88. c8=Q {[%emt 0:00:06]} h1=Q {[%eval -707,29] [%emt 0:00:11]} 89. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qa1 {[%eval -726,30] [%emt 0:00:18]} 90. Bf8+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kh7 {[%eval -779,33] [%emt 0:00:49]} 91. Qcc3 {[%emt 0:00:42] (Dcc2)} Qxc3+ {[%eval -762,26] [%emt 0:00:10]} 92. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bg5 {[%eval -809,32] [%emt 0:00:11]} 93. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:30] (Ld6)} Qxe5 {[%eval -1154,27] [%emt 0:00:17]} 94. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Ld6)} Qf5 {[%eval -1256,29] [%emt 0:00:16]} 95. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:18] (Dxf5)} Bf6 {[%eval -1402,30] [%emt 0:00:15]} 96. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:18] (Dxf5)} g5 {[%eval -1552,30] [%emt 0:00:30]} 97. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:42] (Le3)} Kg6 {[%eval -1722,31] [%emt 0:00:18]} 98. Qxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:30] (Kd2)} Kxf5 {[%eval -1847,30] [%emt 0:00:14]} 99. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:28] (Kd3)} Be5 {[%eval -2809,26] [%emt 0:00:15]} 100. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:26] (Le7)} Ke4 {[%eval -32737,60] [%emt 0:00:10]} 101. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:11] (Kc1)} f5 {[%eval -32739,59] [%emt 0:00:05]} 102. Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} g4 {[%eval -32741,64] [%emt 0:00:31]} 103. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:06] (Kc1)} f4 {[%eval -32743,76] [%emt 0:00:05]} 104. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:05] (Ke1)} g3 {[%eval -32745,73] [%emt 0:00:05]} 105. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:05] (Ke1)} f3 {[%eval -32747,82] [%emt 0:00:05]} 106. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd4 {[%eval -32749,107] [%emt 0:00:01]} 107. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kxd4 {[%eval -32751,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 108. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke3 {[%eval -32753,116] [%emt 0:00:00]} 109. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} g2 {[%eval -32755,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 110. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kd3 {[%eval -32757,116] [%emt 0:00:00]} 111. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc3 {[%eval -32759,116] [%emt 0:00:00]} 112. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g1=Q+ {[%eval -32761,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 113. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qf2+ {[%eval -32763,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 114. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Ka1)} Qa7# {[%eval -32765,116] [%emt 0:00:01]} 0-1
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Rebel
- Posts: 7552
- Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:04 pm
- Full name: Ed Schröder
Re: Next Guest Engine : SP3-NNUE
Because you were not playing with the strongest CSTAL but with the EXTREME version which is not so much about elo but all about playing style.peter wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2026 11:31 am I'd support most of these questions too, even more I'd like to know, how comes that SP3 NNUE wins clearly against ChessSystemTal Extreme?
Had a match running single thread with UHO 2024 85-94 cp 6mvs 3'+1" and after about 150 decided games (in the 186 counted there are 30 unfinished ones because of stopping the match manually) I get this:
Score of CSTE vs SP3NNUE: 14 - 114 - 28 [0.179]
Elo difference: -264.0 +/- 60.5, LOS: 0.0 %, DrawRatio: 17.9 %
186 of 500 games finished.
Didn't have a closer look into the games so far, there could have been well some flaw with the CSTE- installation, even if the few games I watched, didn't show such as for obvious things like crashes or time- forfeits. If I don't see such systematic reasons on my own backwarding some of the games, I' could upload all of them in case of demand, regards
90% of coding is debugging, the other 10% is writing bugs.
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Peter Berger
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Re: Next Guest Engine : SP3-NNUE
Absolute positional dominance!
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[Event "Lang 120min+10sek"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2026.05.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "SP3-NNUE"]
[Black "Crafty 25.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[TimeControl "7200+10"]
{4096MB, DESKTOP-8OCGGEO} 1. e4 {[%eval 41,35] [%emt 0:08:29]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 58,31] [%emt 0:02:53]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:09] (e6)} 3. d4 {[%eval 30,33] [%emt 0:01:28]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nxd4 {[%eval 55,27] [%emt 0:01:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 44,31] [%emt 0:03:45]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:08] (a6)} 6. f3 {[%eval 63,28] [%emt 0:01:11]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08] (a6)} 7. Be3 {[%eval 94,29] [%emt 0:02:32]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:07] (a6)} 8. Qd2 {[%eval 112,29] [%emt 0:07:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:11] (h5)} 9. O-O-O {[%eval 70,32] [%emt 0:02:57]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 10. exd5 {[%eval 84,27] [%emt 0:01:16]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. Nxc6 {[%eval 71,30] [%emt 0:03:11]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Bd4 {[%eval 67,33] [%emt 0:02:38]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Lxd4)} 13. Bc5 {[%eval 84,30] [%emt 0:02:44]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 14. Ne4 {[%eval 87,31] [%emt 0:01:12]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 15. h4 {[%eval 91,30] [%emt 0:01:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:08] (h5)} 16. h5 {[%eval 108,30] [%emt 0:02:25]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:08:12] (g5)} 17. Rxh5 {[%eval 198,31] [%emt 0:03:35]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 18. Rh2 {[%eval 199,33] [%emt 0:06:03]} Qxd2+ {[%emt 0:03:13]} 19. Rxd2 {[%eval 199,33] [%emt 0:02:40]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:04:49] (Ted8)} 20. Bc4 {[%eval 202,29] [%emt 0:02:08]} Red8 {[%emt 0:05:20] (a5)} 21. g4 {[%eval 215,29] [%emt 0:01:39]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:30] (h5)} 22. a4 {[%eval 265,30] [%emt 0:03:33]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:09:51] (h5)} 23. Bxe6 {[%eval 294,32] [%emt 0:01:55]} Nxe6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 24. Rxd8+ {[%eval 271,34] [%emt 0:01:46]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 25. Bb6 {[%eval 295,34] [%emt 0:01:03]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:11] (Tf8)} 26. Be3 {[%eval 317,31] [%emt 0:02:11]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:09:14] (Kh7)} 27. Bb6 {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 28. Be3 {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 29. c3 {[%eval 316,29] [%emt 0:01:59]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:41] (Lf8)} 30. Re2 {[%eval 363,30] [%emt 0:01:40]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:04:00] (Td8)} 31. Kc2 {[%eval 397,30] [%emt 0:01:34]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 32. Rh2 {[%eval 418,32] [%emt 0:04:09]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:06] (f6)} 33. c4 {[%eval 477,28] [%emt 0:01:25]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 34. Rd2 {[%eval 476,30] [%emt 0:00:59]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:33] (Tb8)} 35. Rd6 {[%eval 517,29] [%emt 0:01:08]} Ng2 {[%emt 0:01:51] (Tc8)} 36. Bf2 {[%eval 522,29] [%emt 0:01:44]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 37. Rd7 {[%eval 530,30] [%emt 0:02:18]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 38. Nd6 {[%eval 581,29] [%emt 0:01:33]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 39. Rc7 {[%eval 585,29] [%emt 0:01:23]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 40. b3 {[%eval 617,28] [%emt 0:00:56]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 41. Rxc6 {[%eval 643,29] [%emt 0:01:38]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:21] (Lf8)} 42. Rc8+ {[%eval 740,27] [%emt 0:00:58]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 43. Nxc8 {[%eval 754,30] [%emt 0:01:24]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:01:12] (Lf8)} 44. c5 {[%eval 795,28] [%emt 0:01:16]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:01:14] (Kf8)} 45. Kd3 {[%eval 901,26] [%emt 0:00:44]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:45] (Ld8)} 46. Ke4 {[%eval 946,26] [%emt 0:01:00]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 47. Nd6+ {[%eval 1052,27] [%emt 0:02:45]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 48. Nc4 {[%eval 1104,28] [%emt 0:01:53]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:13] (Sg5+)} 49. Nxa5 {[%eval 1120,25] [%emt 0:00:42]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:23] (Sg5+)} 50. Be3 {[%eval 1140,25] [%emt 0:00:35]} Bh4 {[%emt 0:01:42] (Se2)} 51. Nc4 {[%eval 1203,27] [%emt 0:00:53]} Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 52. Kxe5 {[%eval 1297,31] [%emt 0:01:41]} 1-0
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[pgn]
[Event "Lang 120min+10sek"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2026.05.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "SP3-NNUE"]
[Black "Crafty 25.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[TimeControl "7200+10"]
{4096MB, DESKTOP-8OCGGEO} 1. e4 {[%eval 41,35] [%emt 0:08:29]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 58,31] [%emt 0:02:53]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:09] (e6)} 3. d4 {[%eval 30,33] [%emt 0:01:28]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nxd4 {[%eval 55,27] [%emt 0:01:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 44,31] [%emt 0:03:45]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:08] (a6)} 6. f3 {[%eval 63,28] [%emt 0:01:11]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08] (a6)} 7. Be3 {[%eval 94,29] [%emt 0:02:32]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:07] (a6)} 8. Qd2 {[%eval 112,29] [%emt 0:07:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:11] (h5)} 9. O-O-O {[%eval 70,32] [%emt 0:02:57]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 10. exd5 {[%eval 84,27] [%emt 0:01:16]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. Nxc6 {[%eval 71,30] [%emt 0:03:11]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Bd4 {[%eval 67,33] [%emt 0:02:38]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07] (Lxd4)} 13. Bc5 {[%eval 84,30] [%emt 0:02:44]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 14. Ne4 {[%eval 87,31] [%emt 0:01:12]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 15. h4 {[%eval 91,30] [%emt 0:01:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:08] (h5)} 16. h5 {[%eval 108,30] [%emt 0:02:25]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:08:12] (g5)} 17. Rxh5 {[%eval 198,31] [%emt 0:03:35]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 18. Rh2 {[%eval 199,33] [%emt 0:06:03]} Qxd2+ {[%emt 0:03:13]} 19. Rxd2 {[%eval 199,33] [%emt 0:02:40]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:04:49] (Ted8)} 20. Bc4 {[%eval 202,29] [%emt 0:02:08]} Red8 {[%emt 0:05:20] (a5)} 21. g4 {[%eval 215,29] [%emt 0:01:39]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:30] (h5)} 22. a4 {[%eval 265,30] [%emt 0:03:33]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:09:51] (h5)} 23. Bxe6 {[%eval 294,32] [%emt 0:01:55]} Nxe6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 24. Rxd8+ {[%eval 271,34] [%emt 0:01:46]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 25. Bb6 {[%eval 295,34] [%emt 0:01:03]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:11] (Tf8)} 26. Be3 {[%eval 317,31] [%emt 0:02:11]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:09:14] (Kh7)} 27. Bb6 {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 28. Be3 {[%eval 0,4] [%emt 0:00:01]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 29. c3 {[%eval 316,29] [%emt 0:01:59]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:41] (Lf8)} 30. Re2 {[%eval 363,30] [%emt 0:01:40]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:04:00] (Td8)} 31. Kc2 {[%eval 397,30] [%emt 0:01:34]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 32. Rh2 {[%eval 418,32] [%emt 0:04:09]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:06] (f6)} 33. c4 {[%eval 477,28] [%emt 0:01:25]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 34. Rd2 {[%eval 476,30] [%emt 0:00:59]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:33] (Tb8)} 35. Rd6 {[%eval 517,29] [%emt 0:01:08]} Ng2 {[%emt 0:01:51] (Tc8)} 36. Bf2 {[%eval 522,29] [%emt 0:01:44]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 37. Rd7 {[%eval 530,30] [%emt 0:02:18]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 38. Nd6 {[%eval 581,29] [%emt 0:01:33]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 39. Rc7 {[%eval 585,29] [%emt 0:01:23]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 40. b3 {[%eval 617,28] [%emt 0:00:56]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 41. Rxc6 {[%eval 643,29] [%emt 0:01:38]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:21] (Lf8)} 42. Rc8+ {[%eval 740,27] [%emt 0:00:58]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 43. Nxc8 {[%eval 754,30] [%emt 0:01:24]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:01:12] (Lf8)} 44. c5 {[%eval 795,28] [%emt 0:01:16]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:01:14] (Kf8)} 45. Kd3 {[%eval 901,26] [%emt 0:00:44]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:45] (Ld8)} 46. Ke4 {[%eval 946,26] [%emt 0:01:00]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 47. Nd6+ {[%eval 1052,27] [%emt 0:02:45]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 48. Nc4 {[%eval 1104,28] [%emt 0:01:53]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:13] (Sg5+)} 49. Nxa5 {[%eval 1120,25] [%emt 0:00:42]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:23] (Sg5+)} 50. Be3 {[%eval 1140,25] [%emt 0:00:35]} Bh4 {[%emt 0:01:42] (Se2)} 51. Nc4 {[%eval 1203,27] [%emt 0:00:53]} Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 52. Kxe5 {[%eval 1297,31] [%emt 0:01:41]} 1-0
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peter
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- Full name: Peter Martan
Re: Next Guest Engine : SP3-NNUE
I knew there was some difference Elo- wise between CST and CST Extreme, I just wouldn't have expected it to be as big as that.
Same conditions as above:
Score of ChessSystemTal2.00v21 vs SP3NNUE: 181 - 45 - 274 [0.636]
Elo difference: 96.9 +/- 20.2, LOS: 100.0 %, DrawRatio: 54.8 %
500 of 500 games finished.
Peter.
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Rebel
- Posts: 7552
- Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:04 pm
- Full name: Ed Schröder
Re: Next Guest Engine : SP3-NNUE
That's about right.peter wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2026 10:27 pmI knew there was some difference Elo- wise between CST and CST Extreme, I just wouldn't have expected it to be as big as that.
Same conditions as above:
Score of ChessSystemTal2.00v21 vs SP3NNUE: 181 - 45 - 274 [0.636]
Elo difference: 96.9 +/- 20.2, LOS: 100.0 %, DrawRatio: 54.8 %
500 of 500 games finished.
90% of coding is debugging, the other 10% is writing bugs.