well, i happened to make my own bot, (thousandatom), so i volunteer it to join if the tournament ever happens
In this Bot tournament, wouldn't the user with the strongest hardware always win? Now that Stockfish 12 is out, I don't see the point in running any other engine, if one wants to create the strongest bot.
Furthermore, if this tournament were limited to 100% original engines, wouldn't this 'tournament' simply become a coding contest?
Don't get me wrong, I am also eager to see such an event, however I am just curious what such an event would accomplish :)
Furthermore, if this tournament were limited to 100% original engines, wouldn't this 'tournament' simply become a coding contest?
Don't get me wrong, I am also eager to see such an event, however I am just curious what such an event would accomplish :)
i made a bot to @ggbotman
Imagine a chess engine being a racing car engine.
There is a driver in the racing car.
You need a chess player behind that chess engine.
It's not the chess engine that must move the pieces, it's the chess player.
You could have multiply engines running on your computers and the chess player picks what he or she wishes to play from a selection of engine outputs.
Just because the engine has lots of horse power does not make it the winner or even put the car in motion.
There is a transmission that gears things up.
So make a chess transmission for the chess engines. So that an engine can adjust depending on the chess clock.
At the moment, chess engines are directly connected without a transmission to increase speed or depth searches.
The transmission will need to be manually adjustable on the fly, so that the chess driver can pick the gear they need depending on the time that's left on the clocks.
There is a driver in the racing car.
You need a chess player behind that chess engine.
It's not the chess engine that must move the pieces, it's the chess player.
You could have multiply engines running on your computers and the chess player picks what he or she wishes to play from a selection of engine outputs.
Just because the engine has lots of horse power does not make it the winner or even put the car in motion.
There is a transmission that gears things up.
So make a chess transmission for the chess engines. So that an engine can adjust depending on the chess clock.
At the moment, chess engines are directly connected without a transmission to increase speed or depth searches.
The transmission will need to be manually adjustable on the fly, so that the chess driver can pick the gear they need depending on the time that's left on the clocks.
The threats analysis is the human side of seeing ghosts in the game.
The bot does not consider all the threats.
The stone wall pawn formation and closed games ... cause problems for those that do not see the long term plan.
By the time the engine or player sees the real plan, it's too late.
books.google.ca/books/about/Chess_a_Psychiatrist_Matches_Wits_with_F.html?id=mAkGRAAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y
Now I'm not sure if today's chess engines still have a problem with the stonewall pawn formation or closed games.
This is just an example of what a human plan can do for a bot engine.
Give your bots a chance. Plan for them, by being aware of the threat, before they start giving it a centipawn value.
Play proactively, not passively behind a chess engine.
Steer that chess engine where you want it to go! You are the chess driver, not the engine.
Build your Bot teams according to your long term plan.
The bot does not consider all the threats.
The stone wall pawn formation and closed games ... cause problems for those that do not see the long term plan.
By the time the engine or player sees the real plan, it's too late.
books.google.ca/books/about/Chess_a_Psychiatrist_Matches_Wits_with_F.html?id=mAkGRAAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y
Now I'm not sure if today's chess engines still have a problem with the stonewall pawn formation or closed games.
This is just an example of what a human plan can do for a bot engine.
Give your bots a chance. Plan for them, by being aware of the threat, before they start giving it a centipawn value.
Play proactively, not passively behind a chess engine.
Steer that chess engine where you want it to go! You are the chess driver, not the engine.
Build your Bot teams according to your long term plan.
What happens if forked engines werent allowed to compete in these tournaments?
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