Author: Erik Madsen

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MadChess Playing on Internet Chess Club (ICC)

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I registered a computer account on the Internet Chess Club (ICC). I’m using the WinBoard GUI to play MadChess against human opponents. I know the ratings of computer chess engines are not well calibrated to the ratings of human players. However, MadChess is exceeding my expectations, winning its first twenty games and counting. In case you’re wondering, I am not violating ICC rules. I registered MadChess as a computer account. All ICC players have the option of blocking computer players, if they wish to play only human opponents. See ICC Help : Computers for details. See Versus Human Ratings for… Continue Reading

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Banks 44th Amateur Series Division 7

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MadChess 1.3 participated in Graham Banks’ 44th amateur tournament in division 7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Maverick 0.51 64-bit **** 001½ 1½11 ½010 00½1 1½11 1010 01½½ 1½½½ 1½11 1011 1011 27.5/44 2 Gibbon 2.57a 64-bit 110½ **** ½101 01½1 1½½1 ½1½0 1½00 ½100 ½1½½ ½101 ½½½1 1110 26.0/44 3 Absolute Zero 2.4.0.0 0½00 ½010 **** 1000 1½01 1100 11½1 11½1 1111 01½1 0½01 1010 24.5/44 4 Bagatur 1.3a 64-bit ½101 10½0 0111 **** 0011 0½01 0½01 101½ 110½ 011½ ½½10 10½1 24.0/44 518.50 5 FireFly 2.6.0 64-bit 11½0 0½½0 0½10… Continue Reading

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Madsen Bullet Swiss Edition 1

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Fritz 13 GUI2 min/game + 1 sec/move Fritz 13 opening book 128 MB cache Nalimov and Gaviota tablebases Intel i7 960 64 bit CPU @ 3.20 GHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Komodo 5.1r2 64-bit +1 -1 -1 +½ -1 +1 +1 -½ +½ -½ 8.0/10 26 35 4 2 8 3 11 6 5 7 2 Critter 1.6a 64-bit -½ +1 +1 -½ +1 +½ -1 -½ +1 +½ 7.5/10 16 28 9 1 5 4 7 3 15 6 3 Rybka 4.1 SSE42 x64 -1 +1 -½ +1 +1 -0 -½ +½… Continue Reading

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Banks 43rd Amateur Series Division 7

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MadChess 1.3 participated in Graham Banks’ 43rd amateur tournament in division 7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Waxman 2013 **** 1101 10½1 0111 011½ 1100 0100 0½½½ 1001 1111 101½ 110½ 111½ 1111 34.0/52 2 ECE 12.01 0010 **** ½101 1100 1101 ½½00 1011 ½1½1 1½½0 1½½½ ½110 111½ 1101 1½1½ 32.0/52 783.50 3 ChessKiss 1.7 64-bit 01½0 ½010 **** ½½10 0111 01½½ 011½ 1½½½ 0½1½ ½0½1 11½1 101½ ½111 11½1 32.0/52 772.75 4 Mediocre 0.5 1000 0011 ½½01 **** ½000 1½11 ½½10 1110 100½ ½111 1011 1101 1101 1111… Continue Reading

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Madsen Rapid Tourny U2400 Edition 1

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Fritz 13 GUI 15 min / game + 10 sec / move Fritz 13 opening book 128 MB cache Nalimov and Gaviota tablebases Intel i7 960 64 bit CPU @ 3.20 GHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Mediocre v0.34 **** 11½1 0½10 11½½ 0111 1½11 1½11 1011 1½½1 1111 28.0/36 2 ZCT 0.3.2450 00½0 **** 1½10 1000 1111 101½ 110½ 1101 111½ 1111 23.5/36 3 MadChess 1.3 1½01 0½01 **** 0½10 100½ 1½10 ½½1½ ½111 1011 ½½11 21.5/36 4 Wing 2.0 00½½ 0111 1½01 **** 1½½½ 101½ 1½11 100½ ½½10 110½ 21.0/36 5 Jazz… Continue Reading