Which IvanHoe Build Is Best?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:43 pm
Which IvanHoe build is better? This is not really a topic of interest, but because we have a certain character (and he is not alone) who has taken it upon himself to interject unprompted at each turn on a topic for which he has limited knowledge, this thread is warranted. It's not every idol or foolish talk that demands a reply, but lest a false notion repeated frequently take hold, it is however, occasionally necessary that one provides corrections.
Reading some of the comments that were pointed out to me, evoked laughter because you don't expect anyone to take them seriously. Here was one; "Only problem is remember KLO's compiles are approx. 30 to 70 elo weaker than PPs in Windows." KLO (king-lives-on) of course are my builds, and PP, are those of Peterpan's. This is coming from someone, who if you read some of his postings, you'd wonder how this individual turns on a computer without the help of technical-support.
Unless the source code has been modified and inadvertently weakened, the builds should not be more than +/- ~5 Elo apart -- and there are some good supporting data. Frank Quisinsky, who hosted the now closed SWCR rating list, and another talkchess user by the name of Gerhard Sonnabend, both ran well controlled tournaments using IvanHoe 999946f and 999946h respectively, that contradict misconceptions put out there.
Rank Name Elo + - games score oppo. draws
1 Houdini 2.0c x64 3018 19 19 1288 81% 2764 26%
2 Houdini 1.5 x64 2998 14 14 2320 78% 2771 29%
3 Houdini 1.5 w32 2980 19 19 1240 79% 2756 29%
4 Rybka 4 x64 Exp. 42 2966 19 18 1280 78% 2743 28%
5 Rybka 4.1 x64 Exp. 79TD v.1 2963 20 19 1200 79% 2735 26%
6 IvanHoe 999946f x64 2962 17 17 1400 75% 2770 33%
7 Komodo 3.0 x64 2961 16 16 1568 75% 2762 33%
8 Rybka 4 x64 Exp. 61 2959 21 21 1000 78% 2741 27%
9 IvanHoe B46fB x64 2956 17 17 1400 74% 2770 35%
10 Critter 1.2 x64 2956 15 15 1768 75% 2760 34%
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 573#438573
3. Critter 1.4 x64 1CPU ELO 3189 / 1300 games
4. Rybka 4.0 x64 1CPU ELO 3172 / 6142 games
-> IvanHoe 46bh (KLO) x64 1CPU ELO 3167 / 700 games
-> IvanHoe 46h (PP) x64 1CPU ELO 3165 / 700 games
5. Komodo 4.0 x64 1CPU ELO 3163 / 1400 games
6. Stockfish 2.1 x64 1CPU ELO 3142 / 3142 games
http://computerschach.forumfrei.net/t23 ... itions#392
On Frank's test, my build came out 6 Elo ahead, and while on Gerhard's, 2 Elo ahead.
Furthermore, when IvanHoe 999946 (999946a) series came out, I was the only individual who put out the complete build. There was a reason why neither Peterpan nor anyone else was successful. In fact, the library included in my release had to be borrowed. None of these uninformed characters understand, and with 100% certainty, I am very sure neither does Peterpan. The point is, I am quite familiar with the source code and know what am doing.
This is not an attempt to be disparaging, but it was some of these same set of characters who goaded Izak (Peterpan), to ask Critter's author for his source code because they felt the binary provided was not the best that could be produced from source code they've never seen. How comical is that?!
"Remember I told you KLO's were the only Ivanhoe Linux compiles. I never said they were worth a shit."
It is not everything the right hand does, the left hand knows. Anyone who's been following IvanHoe knows some of my contributions. When you are doing someone a favour and don't even ask or care for a thank you, a little courtesy is not too much to be expected.
Reading some of the comments that were pointed out to me, evoked laughter because you don't expect anyone to take them seriously. Here was one; "Only problem is remember KLO's compiles are approx. 30 to 70 elo weaker than PPs in Windows." KLO (king-lives-on) of course are my builds, and PP, are those of Peterpan's. This is coming from someone, who if you read some of his postings, you'd wonder how this individual turns on a computer without the help of technical-support.
Unless the source code has been modified and inadvertently weakened, the builds should not be more than +/- ~5 Elo apart -- and there are some good supporting data. Frank Quisinsky, who hosted the now closed SWCR rating list, and another talkchess user by the name of Gerhard Sonnabend, both ran well controlled tournaments using IvanHoe 999946f and 999946h respectively, that contradict misconceptions put out there.
Rank Name Elo + - games score oppo. draws
1 Houdini 2.0c x64 3018 19 19 1288 81% 2764 26%
2 Houdini 1.5 x64 2998 14 14 2320 78% 2771 29%
3 Houdini 1.5 w32 2980 19 19 1240 79% 2756 29%
4 Rybka 4 x64 Exp. 42 2966 19 18 1280 78% 2743 28%
5 Rybka 4.1 x64 Exp. 79TD v.1 2963 20 19 1200 79% 2735 26%
6 IvanHoe 999946f x64 2962 17 17 1400 75% 2770 33%
7 Komodo 3.0 x64 2961 16 16 1568 75% 2762 33%
8 Rybka 4 x64 Exp. 61 2959 21 21 1000 78% 2741 27%
9 IvanHoe B46fB x64 2956 17 17 1400 74% 2770 35%
10 Critter 1.2 x64 2956 15 15 1768 75% 2760 34%
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 573#438573
3. Critter 1.4 x64 1CPU ELO 3189 / 1300 games
4. Rybka 4.0 x64 1CPU ELO 3172 / 6142 games
-> IvanHoe 46bh (KLO) x64 1CPU ELO 3167 / 700 games
-> IvanHoe 46h (PP) x64 1CPU ELO 3165 / 700 games
5. Komodo 4.0 x64 1CPU ELO 3163 / 1400 games
6. Stockfish 2.1 x64 1CPU ELO 3142 / 3142 games
http://computerschach.forumfrei.net/t23 ... itions#392
On Frank's test, my build came out 6 Elo ahead, and while on Gerhard's, 2 Elo ahead.
Furthermore, when IvanHoe 999946 (999946a) series came out, I was the only individual who put out the complete build. There was a reason why neither Peterpan nor anyone else was successful. In fact, the library included in my release had to be borrowed. None of these uninformed characters understand, and with 100% certainty, I am very sure neither does Peterpan. The point is, I am quite familiar with the source code and know what am doing.
This is not an attempt to be disparaging, but it was some of these same set of characters who goaded Izak (Peterpan), to ask Critter's author for his source code because they felt the binary provided was not the best that could be produced from source code they've never seen. How comical is that?!
"Remember I told you KLO's were the only Ivanhoe Linux compiles. I never said they were worth a shit."
It is not everything the right hand does, the left hand knows. Anyone who's been following IvanHoe knows some of my contributions. When you are doing someone a favour and don't even ask or care for a thank you, a little courtesy is not too much to be expected.