By Stefan Pohl
Date 2013-12-02 13:40
Edited 2013-12-02 13:45
Gerade auf talkchess entdeckt (von Larry Kaufman):
Mark and I have decided to release the Komodo version that won TCEC, with only option defaults and name changed. It will be called "Komodo-TCEC". To make it identical to the version that beat Stockfish in the final, just set table memory to 256, drawscore to zero, and hash size to the appropriate amount. These settings are appropriate for long time control games against closely rated opposition.
I expect that it will be ready to send out in a few days, we just need to do a few things to get ready for a release, and Mark isn't available until Tuesday. We're announcing it now so that those wanting to buy Komodo will know to wait rather than to purchase Komodo 6 now.
We decided not to include our up-to-the-minute version as we estimate that it is only one elo stronger, not worth the bother.
I am currently running tests at 2' plus 1" against Houdini 4 and Stockfish DD and will compare the results with Komodo 6. In direct bullet play, Komodo tcec beat Komodo 6 by 25 elo points in ten thousand games.
No decisions have been made yet about pricing.
This is of course the final version that is primarily the work of Don Dailey, who died just as the TCEC final got underway and who continued to work on Komodo until just a few days before his passing. We didn't name it after him as that might imply that all earlier versions were not his work, which would of course be false, but it is of course dedicated to his memory. It is also the first version with a significant contribution by my new Komodo partner Mark Lefler. I hope people will remember Don whenever they use Komodo. Don's widow Mary will receive an equal share of the profits for five years.
Da Larry allen, die noch keinen Komodo 6 haben, empfiehlt, den Kauf aufzuschieben, bis Komodo TCEC erscheint, kann das eigentlich nur heißen, daß die neue Version kostenpflichtig wird. Wenn der Spielstärkezuwachs allerdings wirklich ca. 25 Elo beträgt, wäre das ja auch völlig OK. Die 25 Elo Plus hat er allerdings im selfplay ermittelt. Gegen andere Gegner ist der Zuwachs üblicherweise eher geringer. Aber ich mache natürlich so schnell wie möglich einen Testrun für die LS-Rangliste, dann wissen wir es genau.
Stefan