DanChess with source code

[Dann Corbit]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Dann Corbit at 01 March 2004 21:55:42:

ftp://cap.connx.com/chess-engines/new-a ... NCHESS.ZIP
Put on my ftp site with the permission of the author.



my ftp site {remove http:// unless you like error messages}

[Volker Pittlik]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Volker Pittlik at 01 March 2004 22:17:22:
Als Antwort auf: / In reply to: DanChess with source code geschrieben von: / posted by: Dann Corbit at 01 March 2004 21:55:42:

ftp://cap.connx.com/chess-engines/new-approach/DANCHESS.ZIP
Put on my ftp site with the permission of the author.

This is the message of the month I guess. Thanks to Daniel (the one with one "n").
Volker

[Will Singleton]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Will Singleton at 02 March 2004 00:49:46:
Als Antwort auf: / In reply to: DanChess with source code geschrieben von: / posted by: Dann Corbit at 01 March 2004 21:55:42:

My quick 10-game impression is that it plays an OK game, certainly not at the level of the previous version. Funny, though, it still carries the 1.04 version number. Why bother to have version numbers if they don't change?
Will

[Dann Corbit]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Dann Corbit at 02 March 2004 00:53:25:
Als Antwort auf: / In reply to: Re: DanChess with source code geschrieben von: / posted by: Will Singleton at 02 March 2004 00:49:46:

My quick 10-game impression is that it plays an OK game, certainly not at the level of the previous version. Funny, though, it still carries the 1.04 version number. Why bother to have version numbers if they don't change?

The reason it does not play as well is that all the crafty ideas have been removed. The place that got hurt was evaluation. Many of the ideas that got removed did not find a suitable replacement yet. Everything else is equal or better to the previous code base.
The current version on my ftp site will say DanChess 1.04a.
The source he sent to me was inconsistent (in one place it said "Dan 1.00" and in another "Dan 1.04")



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[Matthias Gemuh]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Matthias Gemuh at 02 March 2004 01:10:59:
Als Antwort auf: / In reply to: Re: DanChess with source code geschrieben von: / posted by: Dann Corbit at 02 March 2004 00:53:25:

The reason it does not play as well is that all the crafty ideas have been removed. The place that got hurt was evaluation.
The current version on my ftp site will say DanChess 1.04a.

A different evaluation is not a mere bugfix, so "1.04a" is bit misleading.
The source code of the stronger and controversial 1.04 would have been more interesting.
/Matthias.

[Dann Corbit]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Dann Corbit at 02 March 2004 01:25:24:
Als Antwort auf: / In reply to: DanChess 1.05 ? geschrieben von: / posted by: Matthias Gemuh at 02 March 2004 01:10:59:

The reason it does not play as well is that all the crafty ideas have been removed. The place that got hurt was evaluation.
The current version on my ftp site will say DanChess 1.04a.

A different evaluation is not a mere bugfix, so "1.04a" is bit misleading.
The source code of the stronger and controversial 1.04 would have been more interesting.

Agreed. Probably, 1.05 would have been better.
The missing evaluation techniques are found in the crafty code base.


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[Daniel Shawul]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Daniel Shawul at 03 March 2004 08:04:00:
Als Antwort auf: / In reply to: DanChess with source code geschrieben von: / posted by: Dann Corbit at 01 March 2004 21:55:42:

ftp://cap.connx.com/chess-engines/new-approach/DANCHESS.ZIP
Put on my ftp site with the permission of the author.

Thanks Dann!! I have also updated my page with the executable.
The package contains
danchess.exe
book.dat [Oliver's]
Readme.txt
danchess.ini
danchess.bmp
Note to users: The book is not compatible with the previous version.
So use the one that comes along each version.
regards
Daniel



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