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View Poll Results: Have You Beat A Computer Program On Expert?

I've never beaten a computer program on expert

19 65.52%

I've won one time on expert

4 13.79%

I win at least 1/4 of my games against the computer

2 6.90%

I win about half my games against the computer

0 0%

I win the majority of my games against the computer

2 6.90%

I always win or tie against the computer

2 6.90%

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02-24-2011 , 09:15 PM

#26

PyramidScheme

FPS Allstar

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 19,898

fine, i played it out, what a joke

[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2011.02.24"]
[White "Player"]
[Black "Computer - Hard"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. h3 e5 4. b3 Kd7 5. Bb2 Bd6 6. Nf3 Ke6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. d3 Ngf6 9. Qd2 Bb4 10. Qg5 Qa5 11. Qd2 d4 12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. Nge4 Kf8 14. a3 Nxe4 15. dxe4 dxc3 16. Qg5 Qb5 17. Qd8#

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02-28-2011 , 10:57 PM

#27

belgian in TO

enthusiast

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 67

It plays tricky but dubious opening lines.

[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2011.02.28"]
[White "Player"]
[Black "Computer - Hard"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5?! 3. exf5 d5 4. Bb5! Qd6 5. d4 Bxf5
6. Ne5 O-O-O?! 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Qe2 Qe6 9. Nc3 Kb8 10. Na4 Qf6
11. Nc5 Rd6 12. Be3 h5 13. O-O-O Bc8 14. Rd3 a6 15. Ra3 Ka7
16. Rxa6+ Kb8 17. Ra4 g5 18. Qd3 Bb7 19. Qb3 Kc8 20. Qxb7+ Kd8
21. Ra8#

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03-01-2011 , 02:59 PM

#28

jewbinson

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,248

Houdini is a beast...

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03-01-2011 , 03:02 PM

#29

Cadaz

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,088

Whre have you been!?

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03-03-2011 , 12:52 AM

#30

BobJoeJim

Tournament Director

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 11,200

Quote:

Originally Posted by jewbinson

Houdini is a beast...

Your mention of Houdini made me curious:

[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2011.03.02"]
[White "Computer - Hard"]
[Black "Houdini"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. Nh3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e5 5. O-O Be7 6. f4 d6 7. fxe5 dxe5 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Kh1 c4 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Qxc4 Bxh3 12. gxh3 Qd7 13. Qa4 Qxh3 14. Rf2 Ng4 15. Re2 Qf1#

Things were pretty much fine for the chess.com engine after 12. ... Qd7, but the next three moves shifted the evaluation to -3.5, then -12, then #1, lol. Can't offer tactical shots to Houdini and get away with it

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03-03-2011 , 02:51 AM

#31

Cadaz

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,088

1.Nh3

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03-03-2011 , 07:16 PM

#32

BobJoeJim

Tournament Director

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 11,200

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadaz

1.Nh3

Yep, that's what the chess.com "hard" computer played against "me" when I gave it the white pieces.

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03-04-2011 , 04:18 PM

#33

jewbinson

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,248

[ ] Houdini is legit engine and not just Rybka sped up x1000

lol, but really... Have you seen the source code for Houdini? I downloaded it and can't play it because it's some wierd file after I open the zip file... maybe it's because I haven't bought winzip or something...not sure... anyway the source code is like 1000 pages long or something. On the website it makes it out like just 1 guy has been working on it...is this true? If so, that's just insane...

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03-04-2011 , 05:26 PM

#34

BobJoeJim

Tournament Director

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 11,200

As far as I know Houdini isn't open-source, and even if it was you wouldn't be able to view the source code from the regular download. When you extract the ZIP file what you have is the already compiled version of the program in UCI format (to be imported into a chess GUI of some kind, and used there). Are you just trying to open the UCI file or something? I'm pretty sure what you're seeing is just gobbledygook from trying to open a file in the wrong way, and isn't actually the source code...