New WinBoard compatible engine - Beaches 0.96 by Robert Pope

[Benny Antonsson]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Benny Antonsson at 16 July 2002 20:02:15:
We are also hosting Beaches by Robert Pope, USA.
I asked Robert if there is something special about this engine, and he replied:
-"I believe it is pretty stable, as far as not crashing WinBoard. That's always a plus for weak engines!"
Well, in my opinion Beaches isn't that weak. I would estimate it's playing strength to approximately 1800.
ps. Beaches is to participate in WBEC Ridderkerk 6th division ds.

Name of engine: Beaches
Version: 0.96
Author: Robert Pope
Email: eschpope@msn.com
Nationality: American


Supported WinBoard features
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Move now: Yes
Edit game: Yes
Analyze: No
Pondering: No
Hint: No


Other useful information
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Hashtables: Yes
Opening book: No
Tablebases: No
Configuration file: Yes
Learning features: No
Able to run test suites: No
Logging: Yes
Draw by repetition: Yes
Insufficient material: No
50-move rule: Yes
Offers draw: No
Resigns: No


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[Robert Pope]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Robert Pope at 17 July 2002 19:48:34:
Als Antwort auf: / In reply to: New WinBoard compatible engine - Beaches 0.96 by Robert Pope geschrieben von: / posted by: Benny Antonsson at 16 July 2002 20:02:15:

We are also hosting Beaches by Robert Pope, USA.
I asked Robert if there is something special about this engine, and he replied:
-"I believe it is pretty stable, as far as not crashing WinBoard. That's always a plus for weak engines!"
Well, in my opinion Beaches isn't that weak. I would estimate it's playing strength to approximately 1800.
ps. Beaches is to participate in WBEC Ridderkerk 6th division ds.

I hope you're right! It got pounded pretty well in the last Ridderkerk. The main improvement is the addition of hash tables and slightly better move ordering. From my testing, I think I would put it somewhere between Nero and 31337.