Houdini 4 x64 - Stockfish DD x64 SSE4.2 match results

100-game match. Stockfish led the match until round 83.      

1   Houdini 4 Pro x64 6 CPUs   +28/=49/-23 52.5/100
2   Stockfish DD 64 SSE4.2     +23/=49/-28 47.5/100

Download the PGN here: http://goo.gl/bQB99o 

Houdini 3 Pro x64 - Rybka 4.1 SSE42 x64

1   Houdini 3 Pro x64          +52/=33/-15 68.50%   68.5/100
2   Rybka 4.1 SSE42 x64   +15/=33/-52 31.50%   31.5/100

Compare these results to the Houdini 2 Pro x64 - Rybka 4.1 SSE42 x64 match, where Houdini won by 12 points instead of 37.

Games here: http://goo.gl/QJmt2

Match: Houdini 3 Pro 6CPU - Critter 1.6a 6CPU

Houdini 3 Pro x64 6CPU is battling Critter 1.6a x64 6CPU in a 10-game match. Each side's playing White and Black in 5 openings I've chosen. Watch the live computer chess match here (or play over the games when the match is finished.)

Results
      Engine                                         Pts           Houdini    Critter
   1 Houdini 3 Pro x64 6CPU           7.5/10       ---------- =1=1=11101
   2 Critter 1.6a 64-bit 6CPU            2.5/10      =0=0=00010 ----------

Download the PGN here: http://goo.gl/kWCnY

Match Controls

• 20' + 20" increment (20 minutes per game + 20 seconds per move)
• 6 CPU with 64-bit engines and SSE4 technology where possible
• Ponder = Off
• Hash = 2,048 MBs
• Learning = Disabled
• 3-, 4-, and 5-man endgame bases on an internal SSD, using 64 MBs cache when applicable
• Book = My book

Hardware & Software

• AMD Phenom II 1100T 6 CPUs @ 3.7 GHz
• 16 GBs of memory @ 2,000 MHz
• OS = Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, SP1
• GUI = ChessGUI

ATOMICC Testing is back, with live broadcasts

I've decided to come back to computer chess, but not in such an organized way. To relieve some of the pressure (from keeping a current list) and have a little more fun, I'm going to test what I want, when I want, and how I want. There is one important change:
Now you can watch the testing live.

Click here to view the current live computer chess game.

:-)

No more ATOMICC testing

Hi, friends. I'm done with computer chess and I don't plan to ever return. There will be no more ATOMICC testing. Best wishes! :)