SocialPanda wrote:
Btickler, that´s exactly what i´m talking about.
About engine assisted chess (centaur chess) on ICCF or LSS/IECG. You set up a trap with another engine/s and by trying different lines.
And I´m not talking about detecting "houdini level" moves, I´m talking about detecting the specific program that your opponnent is using.
Lol, someone playing centaur chess at that level is going to have to have copies of all the major engines anyway, so the point is moot...
There is pretty much no scenario where using solely Houdini and not Stockfish makes sense.
If you are not playing advanced chess, Stockfish will be just great and it's free
Stockfish and Komodo are the top engines, so your "advanced chess" comment doesn't make any sense.
To answer the OP's question...no, it is not worth it buy Houdini.
It makes sense, since if you discover that your opponnent is always playing Houdini first moves in all his games, you could try to set a trap.
(Advanced Chess = Centaur Chess in this case)
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- You don't need Houdini to detect Houdini-level engine moves.
- A "centaur" chess player is more likely to be using Stockfish over Houdini these days anyway.
- The only way to "set a trap" for someone using Houdini's top move every single move is to use a better engine to beat them; i.e. Stockfish.
Btickler, that´s exactly what i´m talking about.
About engine assisted chess (centaur chess) on ICCF or LSS/IECG. You set up a trap with another engine/s and by trying different lines.
And I´m not talking about detecting "houdini level" moves, I´m talking about detecting the specific program that your opponnent is using.