Author: Erik Madsen

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Madsen Blitz Tourny U2400 Edition 1

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Fritz 13 GUI 5 min / game + 3 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 Jazz v444 **** 1100 1½½½ ½½10 1101 1½11 ½11½ ½½½1 1½10 ½111 24.5/36 2 ZCT 0.3.2450 0011 **** ½1½0 0½10 11½½ 111½ 1001 1111 ½111 1½0½ 23.5/36 3 MadChess 1.3 0½½½ ½0½1 **** 1010 ½½1½ 10½0 11½1 ½011 ½110 1111 22.0/36 4 BikJump v2.01 ½½01 1½01 0101 **** 0½00 11½0 110½ 11½0 ½1½1 10½½ 19.5/36 5 Monarch… Continue Reading

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Madsen Bullet Tourny U2200 Edition 1

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Fritz 13 GUI 2 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 0 1 BikJump v2.01 **** 0½½0 10½1 1½10 1½10 011½ 111½ 1½11 1½11 11½½ 24.5/36 2 MadChess 1.3 1½½1 **** 0½1½ ½101 01½½ 1½10 0101 ½101 ½0½0 1111 21.5/36 3 Faile 1.4 01½0 1½0½ **** ½½½1 010½ 10½0 011½ 1011 0110 ½½11 19.5/36 332.25 4 Matheus-2.3 0½01 ½010 ½½½0 **** 1011 ½011 ½001 111½ 00½½ ½111 19.5/36 332.25 5… Continue Reading

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Taking A Break From Chess Programming, Not Chess

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I am taking a break from chess programming. Recently I started a new job. The job is in the same field I’ve been in for fifteen years (software development), but will be more technically challenging. Any programming I do in the near future will be devoted to work assignments. I am not, however, taking a break from chess. I am following the Anand – Carlsen World Championship match closely. Having Scandinavian blood, I am rooting for Magnus Carlsen. I intend to analyze the games with my chess engine and with Komodo, my favorite world-class chess engine. I’m interested to know… Continue Reading

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MadChess 1.3 Released

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I’ve added 50 to 90 Elo to MadChess, depending on the time control. I’ve finally broken the master barrier (2200 Elo)! I estimate MadChess’ playing strength is ~2200 Elo at blitz time control and ~2220 Elo at rapid time control. Source code and EXEs available on the Downloads page. Added parameters to weaken engine strength (Score Error and Max Nodes Per Second), though I did not test them thoroughly. Calculate piece location score in evaluation instead of incrementally during move generation. Replaced yield-based move selectors with state-machine move selectors due to poor performance of iterators in recursive search algorithm. More… Continue Reading

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Banks 42nd Amateur Series Division 7

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MadChess 1.2 participated in Graham Banks’ 42nd amateur tournament in division 7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Tigran 2.4 64-bit **** ½111 ½½½0 ½001 110½ ½1½½ 1½½1 11½1 1½½0 111½ ½1½1 ½0½1 1½1½ 1011 34.5/52 2 Bagatur 1.3a 64-bit ½000 **** ½010 000½ 1111 0½10 1101 ½011 1111 1110 11½½ ½11½ 1111 11½1 34.0/52 3 Mediocre 0.5 ½½½1 ½101 **** 0½11 10½0 0111 ½½½½ 10½1 ½100 1½½0 ½1½1 ½111 11½½ ½101 32.0/52 4 ProChess 1.02AD ½110 111½ 1½00 **** ½001 1000 1101 1010 11½½ 0101 1011 1010 110½ ½110 30.0/52… Continue Reading