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How long can world's smallest rated chess program avoid mate?
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I'm sorry, I'm computerese illiterate. Not ashamed to fess up. The important question is : how strong is it, what's its estimated or actual elo?
MrDamonSmith wrote:
I'm sorry, I'm computerese illiterate. Not ashamed to fess up. The important question is : how strong is it, what's its estimated or actual elo?
ELO 1886 according to http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&each_game=1&eng=Micro-Max%204.8
johntromp wrote:
Despite its miniscule size (under 2KB of plain C code), Micro max 4.8 (http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/umax4_8.c) plays amazingly well. Is it enough to avoid mate in 20 moves? Who will have the record for shortest win?
I'll open the bidding with a mate in 26...
stefs999 wrote:
How should I download it?
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/dwnldpage.html has precompiled binaries if you don't have the option of compiling from source.
Despite its miniscule size (under 2KB of plain C code), Micro max 4.8 (http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/umax4_8.c) plays amazingly well. Is it enough to avoid mate in 20 moves? Who will have the record for shortest win?