OpenChess

Not exactly sure where to announce this, so here goes...

There's a new site for computer chess games: Infinity Chess. A brief overview, from what I gather, about Infinity Chess:

It's Free,
No Serials,
No Sysop-harassment.

A viable alternative to Playchess site. Infinity Chess' GUI uses .inf format for native books. However, you can configure Aquarium Book Adapter to use your favorite or familiar .ctg book format.

For more information, here's Infinity Chess' home page: http://www.infinitychess.net/Web/Page/Default.aspx

To download Infinity Chess msi: http://infinitychess.net/Download/InfinityChess.msi


Entertainment: http://www.infinitychess.net

Their offered software looks exactly like the GUI from chessbase: windows-only and a super proprietary (perhaps unsecure) transmission protocol too.

I'll pass as its simply bloody annoying.

alfons wrote:Their offered software looks exactly like the GUI from chessbase: windows-only and a super proprietary (perhaps unsecure) transmission protocol too.

I'll pass as its simply bloody annoying.

I tested it out, not bad at all. Although, I don't like the idea of Windows only client. Many computer chess lovers like myself prefer Linux. It looks like the software is written in C# so maybe a Linux Mono port could be done, I have no idea.

Anyways, I played against a 24 core Xeon, 24 GB RAM and won -- on time.

[Event "Blitz 3' + 0'', Rated"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.11.20 3:11 PM"]
[Round "?"]
[White "stockfish-211-64-ja"]
[Black "IvanHoe999946f"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "1488"]
[BlackElo "2064"]

1.e4 { [%eval 0/0][%emt 00:00:00]} e5 { [%eval 0.21/20][%emt 00:00:07]} 2.Nf3 { [%eval 0/0][%emt 00:00:00]} Nc6 { [%eval 0.16/21][%emt 00:00:00]} 3.Bb5 { [%eval 0/0][%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 { [%eval 0.16/20][%emt 00:00:00]} 4.O-O { [%eval 0/0][%emt 00:00:01]} Bd6 { [%eval 0.27/20][%emt 00:00:17]} 5.d4 { [%eval 0.56/10][%emt 00:00:58]} Qe7 { [%eval 0.5/23][%emt 00:00:00]} 6.dxe5 { [%eval 0.72/13][%emt 00:01:11]} Bxe5 { (c3) [%eval 0.24/18][%emt 00:00:05]} 7.Nxe5 { [%eval 0.32/13][%emt 00:00:02]} Qxe5 { [%eval 0.24/18][%emt 00:00:00]}
0-1

Against Houdini:
[Event "Blitz 3' + 0'', Rated"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.11.20 3:12 PM"]
[Round "?"]
[White "IvanHoe999946f"]
[Black "Houdini_20_x64"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2050"]

1.e4 { [%eval 0.16/22][%emt 00:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 2.Nf3 { [%eval 0.19/20][%emt 00:00:08]} d6 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 3.Bc4 { [%eval 0.23/19][%emt 00:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 4.Nc3 { [%eval 0.23/18][%emt 00:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 5.d4 { [%eval 0.15/19][%emt 00:00:08]} cxd4 {[%emt 00:00:09]} 6.Nxd4 { [%eval 0.15/19][%emt 00:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 00:00:05]} 7.O-O { [%eval 0.12/18][%emt 00:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 00:00:08]} 8.Be2 { [%eval 0.08/18][%emt 00:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 00:00:04]} 9.Nf3 { [%eval 0/20][%emt 00:00:06]} Be6 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 10.Ng5 { [%eval -0.05/19][%emt 00:00:00]} Bd7 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 11.Be3 { (Bd7) [%eval -0.05/19][%emt 00:00:00]} h6 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 12.Nf3 { [%eval -0.1/19][%emt 00:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 00:00:06]} 13.Qd3 { [%eval -0.07/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Ng4 {[%emt 00:00:08]} 14.Rad1 { [%eval -0.08/20][%emt 00:00:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 15.Bc1 { [%eval -0.09/20][%emt 00:00:03]} Nc5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 16.Qd2 { [%eval -0.07/19][%emt 00:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 00:00:14]} 17.h3 { [%eval -0.13/19][%emt 00:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 18.Qe3 { [%eval -0.13/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 19.Nd2 { [%eval -0.21/17][%emt 00:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 20.b4 { [%eval -0.29/18][%emt 00:00:04]} Ncd7 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 21.Bb2 { [%eval -0.29/17][%emt 00:00:00]} Nb6 {[%emt 00:00:04]} 22.a3 { [%eval -0.25/16][%emt 00:00:00]} Ne8 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 23.Rfe1 { [%eval -0.35/18][%emt 00:00:07]} Bg5 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 24.Qf3 { [%eval -0.32/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Rc8 {[%emt 00:00:04]} 25.Ba1 { [%eval -0.31/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Qd7 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 26.Bd3 { [%eval -0.32/19][%emt 00:00:06]} Rc7 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 27.Nf1 { [%eval -0.32/18][%emt 00:00:02]} Qc8 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 28.Be2 { [%eval -0.37/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Rc6 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 29.Qd3 { [%eval -0.36/19][%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 30.Ne3 { [%eval -0.38/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Re8 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 31.Bf1 { [%eval -0.36/18][%emt 00:00:03]} Rd8 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 32.Be2 { [%eval -0.41/18][%emt 00:00:03]} Rc7 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 33.Rf1 { [%eval -0.45/18][%emt 00:00:07]} Nc4 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 34.Ned5 { [%eval -0.67/18][%emt 00:00:03]} Nxd5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 35.Nxd5 { [%eval -0.67/17][%emt 00:00:01]} Bxd5 {[%emt 00:00:07]} 36.Qxd5 { [%eval -0.73/20][%emt 00:00:00]} Nxa3 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 37.c3 { [%eval -0.52/17][%emt 00:00:02]} Nc4 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 38.Rfe1 { [%eval -0.6/19][%emt 00:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 39.Bf3 { [%eval -0.61/20][%emt 00:00:00]} h5 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 40.Re2 { [%eval -0.5/19][%emt 00:00:03]} Nb6 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 41.Qb3 { [%eval -0.56/19][%emt 00:00:00]} Nc4 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 42.Ra2 { [%eval -0.44/18][%emt 00:00:02]} Qb7 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 43.Qb1 { [%eval -0.44/18][%emt 00:00:01]} Rdc8 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 44.Qd3 { [%eval -0.41/19][%emt 00:00:03]} Qa8 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 45.Be2 { [%eval -0.51/18][%emt 00:00:03]} Be7 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 46.Qg3 { [%eval -0.41/19][%emt 00:00:05]} Kf8 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 47.Bd3 { [%eval -0.49/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Rd8 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 48.Qf3 { [%eval -0.38/19][%emt 00:00:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 49.Be2 { [%eval -0.38/18][%emt 00:00:01]} Bg5 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 50.Bf1 { [%eval -0.38/19][%emt 00:00:04]} Qb7 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 51.Be2 { [%eval -0.48/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Qc8 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 52.Bf1 { [%eval -0.38/19][%emt 00:00:07]} Rc6 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 53.Be2 { [%eval -0.38/19][%emt 00:00:06]} Bh6 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 54.Bf1 { [%eval -0.37/18][%emt 00:00:02]} h4 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 55.Be2 { [%eval -0.4/19][%emt 00:00:00]} Bf4 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 56.Bd3 { [%eval -0.4/17][%emt 00:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 57.exd5 { [%eval -0.41/13][%emt 00:00:02]} Rcd6 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 58.Bf1 { [%eval -0.99/15][%emt 00:00:02]} f5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 59.Be2 { [%eval -1.16/15][%emt 00:00:01]} Bh6 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 60.Bf1 { [%eval -1.24/16][%emt 00:00:00]} R8d7 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 61.Kh1 { [%eval -1.3/17][%emt 00:00:02]} e4 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 62.Qe2 { [%eval -1.43/19][%emt 00:00:01]} Bg5 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 63.Rd4 { [%eval -1.24/16][%emt 00:00:02]} Rxd5 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 64.Qd1 { [%eval -1.24/15][%emt 00:00:00]} Qb7 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 65.Qe1 { [%eval -1.47/15][%emt 00:00:02]} Bf6 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 66.Rxd5 { [%eval -1.72/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Rxd5 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 67.Be2 { [%eval -1.62/16][%emt 00:00:02]} Qc6 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 68.Bd1 { [%eval -1.78/16][%emt 00:00:01]} Be5 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 69.Be2 { [%eval -2.93/18][%emt 00:00:08]} Bb8 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 70.g4 { [%eval -2.65/13][%emt 00:00:02]} hxg3 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 71.fxg3 { [%eval -3.52/14][%emt 00:00:01]} Qd6 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 72.Qg1 { [%eval -3.52/15][%emt 00:00:00]} Qxg3 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 73.Qxg3 { [%eval -5.21/17][%emt 00:00:03]} Bxg3 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 74.Kg2 { [%eval -4.42/15][%emt 00:00:01]} f4 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 75.h4 { [%eval -5.34/16][%emt 00:00:00]} Bxh4 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 76.Kh3 { [%eval -5.42/16][%emt 00:00:01]} Be1 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 77.Bxc4 { [%eval -5.13/13][%emt 00:00:02]} bxc4 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 78.Re2 { [%eval -5.72/15][%emt 00:00:00]} f3 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 79.Rxe1 { [%eval -7.93/12][%emt 00:00:02]} f2 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 80.Rc1 { [%eval -8.26/13][%emt 00:00:01]} e3 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 81.Kg2 { [%eval -9.8/16][%emt 00:00:00]} Rg5+ {[%emt 00:00:00]} 82.Kf3 { [%eval -11.92/18][%emt 00:00:01]} Rg1 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 83.Kxe3 { [%eval -12.12/17][%emt 00:00:01]} Rxc1 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 84.Kxf2 { [%eval -11.84/17][%emt 00:00:00]} Rxa1 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 85.Kf3 { [%eval -12.3/16][%emt 00:00:01]} Rc1 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 86.Ke4 { [%eval -17.39/15][%emt 00:00:02]} Rxc3 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 87.Kd4 { [%eval -18.27/16][%emt 00:00:01]} Rc1 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 88.Kd5 { [%eval -17.39/11][%emt 00:00:02]} c3 {[%emt 00:00:01]}
0-1

Against Rybka, and not sure why the resignation:
[Event "Blitz 3' + 0'', Rated"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.11.20 3:12 PM"]
[Round "?"]
[White "IvanHoe999946f"]
[Black "Deep Rybka 4.1 SSE42 x64"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2047"]
[BlackElo "2117"]

1.e4 { [%eval 0.19/19][%emt 00:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 2.Nc3 { [%eval 0.28/19][%emt 00:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 3.Nf3 { [%eval 0.24/19][%emt 00:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 4.Bb5+ { [%eval 0.27/19][%emt 00:00:07]} Bd7 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 5.Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.24/20][%emt 00:00:05]} Qxd7 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 6.d4 { [%eval 0.26/20][%emt 00:00:08]} cxd4 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 7.Qxd4 { [%eval 0.18/19][%emt 00:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 8.Qd3 { [%eval 0.15/21][%emt 00:00:10]} g6 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 9.Nd5 { [%eval 0.11/20][%emt 00:00:03]} Bg7 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 10.c3 { [%eval 0.11/18][%emt 00:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 00:00:01]} 11.O-O { (Bf6) [%eval 0.2/18][%emt 00:00:03]} Rac8 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 12.Be3 { [%eval 0.21/17][%emt 00:00:04]} Ng4 {[%emt 00:00:11]} 13.Bf4 { [%eval 0.1/20][%emt 00:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 00:00:06]} 14.Ne3 { [%eval 0.1/19][%emt 00:00:00]} Nxe3 {[%emt 00:00:04]} 15.Qxe3 { [%eval 0.09/18][%emt 00:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 00:00:33]} 16.exf5 { [%eval 0/23][%emt 00:00:00]} Rxf5 {[%emt 00:00:07]} 17.Bg3 { [%eval 0.06/20][%emt 00:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 00:00:10]} 18.Rfe1 { [%eval 0.02/20][%emt 00:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 00:00:06]} 19.Rad1 { [%eval 0/19][%emt 00:00:00]} Qf7 {[%emt 00:00:05]} 20.Ng5 { [%eval 0.03/18][%emt 00:00:04]} Qf6 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 21.h4 { [%eval 0/17][%emt 00:00:02]} h6 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 22.Nf3 { [%eval 0/17][%emt 00:00:00]} Qf7 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 23.a3 { [%eval -0.01/17][%emt 00:00:00]} e4 {[%emt 00:00:06]} 24.Nd2 { [%eval 0/18][%emt 00:00:00]} Ne5 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 25.Bxe5 { [%eval 0.14/14][%emt 00:00:02]} Bxe5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 26.Nf1 { [%eval -0.17/17][%emt 00:00:05]} Bc7 {[%emt 00:00:07]} 27.Qd2 { [%eval -0.25/17][%emt 00:00:03]} Rf8 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 28.Re2 { [%eval -0.23/17][%emt 00:00:01]} Rd8 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 29.Qe1 { [%eval -0.16/16][%emt 00:00:00]} Rh5 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 30.c4 { [%eval -0.03/17][%emt 00:00:00]} Rxh4 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 31.cxd5 { [%eval 0.01/18][%emt 00:00:02]} Rxd5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 32.g3 { [%eval 0.02/18][%emt 00:00:01]} Rhh5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 33.Rxe4 { [%eval 0/18][%emt 00:00:01]} Be5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 34.Qe2 { [%eval 0.05/17][%emt 00:00:05]} Rxd1 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 35.Qxd1 { [%eval 0.08/17][%emt 00:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 36.Ne3 { [%eval 0.04/16][%emt 00:00:01]} Kh7 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 37.b4 { [%eval 0.08/19][%emt 00:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 38.Kg2 { [%eval 0.08/17][%emt 00:00:01]} Qb7 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 39.f3 { [%eval 0.15/17][%emt 00:00:01]} Qf7 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 40.Qd2 { [%eval 0.12/17][%emt 00:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 00:00:04]} 41.Ng4 { [%eval 0.11/20][%emt 00:00:00]} Rd5 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 42.Qe2 { [%eval 0/20][%emt 00:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 43.Qe3 { [%eval 0/20][%emt 00:00:01]} Qc2+ {[%emt 00:00:06]} 44.Nf2 { [%eval 0/23][%emt 00:00:00]} Qd2 {[%emt 00:00:03]} 45.f4 { [%eval 0/18][%emt 00:00:03]} Qxe3 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 46.Rxe3 { [%eval 0/21][%emt 00:00:00]} Rd2 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 47.Kf1 { [%eval 0/21][%emt 00:00:00]} Ra2 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 48.Ne4 { [%eval 0/20][%emt 00:00:00]} Bb2 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 49.Nc5 { [%eval 0/19][%emt 00:00:02]} Rxa3 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 50.Rxa3 { [%eval 0/19][%emt 00:00:03]} Bxa3 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 51.Nxa6 { [%eval 0/20][%emt 00:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 52.Nc7 { [%eval 0/21][%emt 00:00:05]} Kg6 {[%emt 00:00:02]} 53.Nxb5 { [%eval 0/21][%emt 00:00:02]} Bxb4 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 54.fxg5 { [%eval 0/20][%emt 00:00:01]} hxg5 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 55.g4 { [%eval 0/23][%emt 00:00:02]} Kf6 {[%emt 00:00:00]} 56.Nd4 { [%eval 0/22][%emt 00:00:01]} Ke5 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 57.Nc6+ { [%eval 0/21][%emt 00:00:02]}
1-0

kingliveson wrote:Anyways, I played against a 24 core Xeon, 24 GB RAM and won -- on time.

Oh god, I hope it's not one of these fake computers that plagued the old InfinityChess server back in their first release. Not only would they lose on time, they would play extremely weak, so that you could beat them with any engine of your choice.

I assume they put those there so the server appeared to have more players than it really did, but who knows.

49.Nc5 { [%eval 0/19][%emt 00:00:02]}

Is there any other application out there (except chessbase-gui and this new thing from infinity) which puts such comments in a pgn? What is this? A fully functional clone of a well known and well bugged program?

Anyways, I played

How? With the 'elp of wine or by other means?

alfons wrote:

49.Nc5 { [%eval 0/19][%emt 00:00:02]}

Is there any other application out there (except chessbase-gui and this new thing from infinity) which puts such comments in a pgn?

Well, that looks pretty much like Aquarium comments (but Aquarium would put something like "[%eval 8,30]", so that's different).

alfons wrote:

49.Nc5 { [%eval 0/19][%emt 00:00:02]}

Is there any other application out there (except chessbase-gui and this new thing from infinity) which puts such comments in a pgn? What is this? A fully functional clone of a well known and well bugged program?

Anyways, I played

How? With the 'elp of wine or by other means?

It was played in Windows though not a viable option for me. Unless there's a Linux client, I won't be a regular there. They have an opportunity here...