Analysis mode tournament?

[AnthonyTheSage]

I think alot of people are under the impression that because an engine plays very strong that its analysis is equally as strong. I've noticed through my analysis that most engines analyze totally different than they play. Even going over some engine versus engine matches, the same engine will recommend different moves than it actually played in the game. Does anybody know if its possible to run tournaments with fixed time per move, and all engines in analysis mode? I think this would really seperate the men from the boys, and give a true measure of the strongest analysis engine.

[ernest]

I've noticed through my analysis that most engines analyze totally different than they play.

That's certainly NOT what I noticed!!!

[AnthonyTheSage]

fluctuating contempt levels make it inevitable that engines will play different than they analyze.

[ernest]

...fluctuating contempt levels

Besides Rybka 3 and recent Ivans (analysis version and game version), are there many engines where (as default) a different contempt is used for game and analysis?

[AnthonyTheSage]

Only the worlds strongest, Houdini. Robert has mentioned fluctuating contempt levels at different points in the game. I see Deep Junior uses advanced contempt which I assume is similar. I'm sure alot of the other strong engines use a similar advanced contempt which is impossible to implement in analysis mode. This along with the time managing tricks offer an untrue test of the analysis strength of an engine. I would like to see a tournament with fixed time per move, with all engines in analysis mode. I think the results would be very interesting.

[Matthias Gemuh]

I would like to see a tournament with fixed time per move, with all engines in analysis mode. I think the results would be very interesting.

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Matthias.