Sting SF

@mig2004 wrote:

Has anyone tested this branch of Stockfish?   any results or pgn's?

Txs.

Take a look at the CCRL rating lists.

Sting-sf-45 release

Marek Kwiatkowski wrote:

The last version (4) seems to be weaker than the prevoius ones (2, 3).
I try to change it by this version (correction).
mediafire.com download/ezuwkwjpkb4h8sb/sting-sf-45.7z
As earlier, Sting is based on Stockfish 211 only (many thanks for authors!), is "one brain in one head engine" (to play and analyse in the same way, without tricks and parameters), and I can't do 64-bit version (sorry!).

The main goal of my work is to prove that an artifical inteligence (anything it means) is not nedded for chess and people.
I promised that the next version (> 4) will solve the big problem - draw eval (fortress). It means: how to get the zero value in draw positions in less than 100 moves (the rule 50).
But the version (45) doesn't do it!

Of course, I am working at this.
I have some idea, but it is not easy to do, maybe only to tune it.
I need a help, examples where the idea doesn't work well. I set the idea to work only if eval of any position in search is >= or <= the pawn value. I think, it should help (so long).
If you want to help me, please try this unofficial (32-bit) version with draw (fortress) detection:
mediafire.com download/em61vswatq9886b/sting-sf-X.exe
(let me know if you want the source code, but it is not ended!)

could anyone make a copilation in 64bit? .... both 4.5 and Sting Sting engines X. .. I thank

Nicolas wrote:

Sting-sf-45 release

Marek Kwiatkowski wrote:

The last version (4) seems to be weaker than the prevoius ones (2, 3).
I try to change(...)
If you want to help me, please try this unofficial (32-bit) version with draw (fortress) detection:
mediafire.com download/em61vswatq9886b/sting-sf-X.exe
(let me know if you want the source code, but it is not ended!)

I got this error message:

Invalid or Deleted File.

The key you provided for file access was invalid. This is usually caused because the file is no longer stored on MediaFire. This occurs when the file is removed by the originating user or MediaFire.

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@mig2004 wrote:

Nicolas wrote:

Sting-sf-45 release

Marek Kwiatkowski wrote:

The last version (4) seems to be weaker than the prevoius ones (2, 3).
I try to change(...)
If you want to help me, please try this unofficial (32-bit) version with draw (fortress) detection:
mediafire.com download/em61vswatq9886b/sting-sf-X.exe
(let me know if you want the source code, but it is not ended!)

I got this error message:

Invalid or Deleted File.

The key you provided for file access was invalid. This is usually caused because the file is no longer stored on MediaFire. This occurs when the file is removed by the originating user or MediaFire.

Still have questions, or think we've made a mistake? Please contact support for further assistance.

Posted by the author in Talkchess:

I closed the link to sting-sf-x.exe. It was rather a wrong idea. I apologyze for my passion, maybe a curse.

Sting Sf 4.6
mediafire.com download/yau5e4vbtlye8ao/sting-sf-46.zip

From the author:

I corrected my bugs in the last version (4.5) and added new functions (stalemate and trapped pieces detections).
It is very important in solving the main future problem the draw detection.

You can watch how works the trapped pieces detection in the following winning positions:
q1b4n/1p1pKp2/1p1p1Pp1/1P1P2Pp/2P4P/8/7R/1N1k4 w - - bm Ra2;
3k4/2pq3p/pp5R/4P3/P6P/2PN4/1PN3K1/8 w - - bm Nd4;
1k1n4/1p1b1p2/1Bp1pPp1/1PP1P3/8/6P1/8/1K6 w - - bm Bc7+;
BTW. You can use an old dual core too.

Sting Sf 4.7 is available
mediafire.com download/d0qdzzai0542rz7/sting-sf-47.zip

#Beautiful_Game

[pgn][Event "Eight-Headed Monsters IV"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2014.12.29"]
[Round "5.11"]
[White "Sting SF 4.7 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Black "Deep Shredder 12 64-bit 8CPU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "6 p.m."]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Gubinsky-Melts Defense, Center Counter"]
[TimeControl "40/1740:40/1740:40/1740"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Number "111"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Xeon X5430x2 Octal }
1.e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} d5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.exd5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qxd5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.Nc3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Qd6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
4.d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} g6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
5.Nf3 {[%eval 80,23] [%emt 00:00:45]} Nf6 {(Nf6) [%eval -32,18] [%emt 00:00:42]}
6.Nb5 {(Nb5) [%eval 88,25] [%emt 00:01:31]} Qd8 {(Qd8) [%eval -35,19] [%emt 00:00:47]}
7.c4 {(Bf4) [%eval 88,25] [%emt 00:00:37]} Bg7 {(c6) [%eval -26,19] [%emt 00:00:46]}
8.Be2 {(Bf4) [%eval 84,26] [%emt 00:00:45]} O-O {(O-O) [%eval -38,19] [%emt 00:00:54]}
9.O-O {(O-O) [%eval 92,25] [%emt 00:00:34]} Na6 {(c6) [%eval -46,19] [%emt 00:01:19]}
10.Bf4 {(Be3) [%eval 80,25] [%emt 00:01:24]} c6 {(c6) [%eval -44,18] [%emt 00:00:59]}
11.Nc3 {(Nc3) [%eval 88,27] [%emt 00:02:00]} Nh5 {(Nc7) [%eval -48,18] [%emt 00:00:49]}
12.Be3 {(Bg5) [%eval 92,25] [%emt 00:00:41]} Nf6 {(Nc7) [%eval -63,17] [%emt 00:00:50]}
13.h3 {(Ne5) [%eval 92,22] [%emt 00:00:37]} Bf5 {(Bf5) [%eval -55,17] [%emt 00:01:44]}
14.Qc1 {(g4) [%eval 88,23] [%emt 00:01:25]} Nc7 {(Re8) [%eval -58,17] [%emt 00:00:44]}
15.Re1 {(g4) [%eval 92,25] [%emt 00:00:46]} h5 {(Ne4) [%eval -68,17] [%emt 00:01:21]}
16.Nh4 {(Nh4) [%eval 125,22] [%emt 00:00:34]} Be6 {(Be6) [%eval -77,17] [%emt 00:01:43]}
17.Bd3 {(Qd2) [%eval 121,24] [%emt 00:00:32]} Bc8 {(Qd7) [%eval -73,16] [%emt 00:00:47]}
18.Nf3 {(Nf3) [%eval 145,22] [%emt 00:00:35]} Ne6 {(b5) [%eval -74,16] [%emt 00:00:15]}
19.Qd2 {(Ne2) [%eval 173,24] [%emt 00:02:14]} Qd6 {(Qd7) [%eval -74,18] [%emt 00:00:44]}
20.Rad1 {(Ne2) [%eval 157,24] [%emt 00:00:48]} Rd8 {(Re8) [%eval -85,17] [%emt 00:01:06]}
21.Qc1 {(a3) [%eval 206,23] [%emt 00:00:29]} Bd7 {(Bd7) [%eval -97,17] [%emt 00:02:13]}
22.d5 {(Bc2) [%eval 169,23] [%emt 00:00:58]} cxd5 {(cxd5) [%eval -111,17] [%emt 00:00:35]}
23.cxd5 {(cxd5) [%eval 161,24] [%emt 00:01:08]} Nf8 {(Nf8) [%eval -105,18] [%emt 00:00:40]}
24.Bc2 {(Bd4) [%eval 181,25] [%emt 00:00:30]} Re8 {(Be8) [%eval -90,16] [%emt 00:00:29]}
25.Bb3 {(Bf4) [%eval 210,22] [%emt 00:00:45]} a6 {(a5) [%eval -106,18] [%emt 00:00:52]}
26.Bg5 {(Bf4) [%eval 169,21] [%emt 00:00:43]} Rad8 {(Rad8) [%eval -99,18] [%emt 00:00:42]}
27.Qe3 {(Bf4) [%eval 181,23] [%emt 00:00:34]} Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval -110,17] [%emt 00:00:26]}
28.a3 {(a3) [%eval 169,25] [%emt 00:01:10]} N8h7 {(Qc5) [%eval -109,17] [%emt 00:00:39]}
29.Bf4 {(Bf4) [%eval 210,23] [%emt 00:00:25]} Qc5 {(Qc5) [%eval -108,16] [%emt 00:00:07]}
30.Qd2 {(Qxc5) [%eval 210,24] [%emt 00:00:35]} Qb6 {(Qb6) [%eval -101,17] [%emt 00:00:27]}
31.Ba2 {(Ba2) [%eval 193,26] [%emt 00:00:25]} Bf5 {(Bf5) [%eval -108,16] [%emt 00:00:15]}
32.Re2 {(Re2) [%eval 210,23] [%emt 00:00:38]} Bf8 {(Nf8) [%eval -119,17] [%emt 00:00:29]}
33.Nh4 {(Nh4) [%eval 226,23] [%emt 00:00:42]} Bd7 {(Bd7) [%eval -150,18] [%emt 00:00:55]}
34.d6 {(Rde1) [%eval 258,26] [%emt 00:01:02]} e6 {(e6) [%eval -111,18] [%emt 00:00:34]}
35.Nf3 {(Nf3) [%eval 262,25] [%emt 00:00:33]} Bc6 {(Rc6) [%eval -117,17] [%emt 00:00:55]}
36.Ne5 {(Ne5) [%eval 286,25] [%emt 00:00:34]} Nd7 {(Rcd8) [%eval -117,16] [%emt 00:00:13]}
37.Nxf7 {(Nxc6) [%eval 501,24] [%emt 00:00:18]} Kxf7 {(Kxf7) [%eval -261,19] [%emt 00:01:37]}
38.Rde1 {(Rde1) [%eval 537,25] [%emt 00:00:19]} Kg7 {(Kg7) [%eval -309,16] [%emt 00:00:42]}
39.Rxe6 {(Rxe6) [%eval 561,27] [%emt 00:00:25]} Rxe6 {(Rxe6) [%eval -309,15] [%emt 00:00:06]}
40.Rxe6 {(Rxe6) [%eval 549,27] [%emt 00:00:33]} Nhf6 {(Qd8) [%eval -315,15] [%emt 00:00:11]}
41.Be3 {(Bh6) [%eval 735,26] [%emt 00:00:58]} Qd8 {(Qd8) [%eval -615,18] [%emt 00:03:58]}
42.Bd4 {(Bd4) [%eval 848,27] [%emt 00:01:40]} Kh7 {(Kh8) [%eval -622,14] [%emt 00:01:02]}
43.Bb1 {(Bb1) [%eval 1002,26] [%emt 00:00:55]} Bg7 {(Bh6) [%eval -635,15] [%emt 00:00:39]}
44.Qg5 {(Qg5) [%eval 1018,28] [%emt 00:01:04]} Kg8 {(Kg8) [%eval -654,15] [%emt 00:00:36]}
1-0[/pgn]

Sting SF 48

does the author will launch a 64-bit version? ... best

bugfix release:
mediafire.com download/9qaz62b2c70ati7/sting-sf-481.zip

@mcdiniz wrote:

does the author will launch a 64-bit version? ... best

Dann Corbit has provided a 64-bit compile.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1c877q8d6tk3f1/sting-sf-481.7z?dl=0

Thank Graham, ... also tks to Don Corbit the compilation in 64bit ... a little faster I think the best 32bit ...

Sting SF 4.8.2

Exactly the same engine as Sting SF 4.8.1 except that it should now work for WinXP users.

Sting SF 5

mediafire.com download/utuh6ayp1ugll42/sting-sf-5.zip

Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU Gauntlet Highlights
[Hide]4th Generation Intel Core i7-4940MX processor (Overclocked to 3.99GHz)
Deep Fritz 12 GUI
1024 mb hash each where possible
3-4-5-6 piece tablebases on Samsung EVO 840 SSD
32 GB RAM (31.9 GB usable)
Ponder off
Perfect_2015s.ctg book (8 moves deep)
40 moves in 18 minutes repeated (adapted for CCRL)
12 cycles 192 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available[/Hide]
ECO B90
W=21.7 plies; 5,584kN/s; 9,131 TBAs; Perfect2015s.ctg  
B=25.7 plies; 5,217kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg
In Sicilian Najdorf, Sting SF 5 pushes f5 preparing for f4 and chains g5 creating a diagonal block against Texel 1.05's queen. With black rooks on open f-file and g-file, Sting SF5 has pawn pressure and better queen mobility.
[pgn][Event "Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2015.06.17"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Texel 1.05 64-bit"]
[Black "Sting SF 5 64bit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "-0.16;-0.24"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "simul"]
[Source "Russell"]
[TimeControl "40/1080:40/1080:40/1080"]

{Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4940MX CPU @ 3.10GHz 3999 MHz  W=21.7 plies; 5,584kN/s;
9,131 TBAs; Perfect2015s.ctg  B=25.7 plies; 5,217kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg} 1. e4
{B 0} c5 {B 0} 2. Nf3 {B 0} d6 {B 0} 3. d4 {B 0} cxd4 {B 0} 4. Nxd4 {B 0} Nf6 {
B 0} 5. Nc3 {B 0} a6 {B 0} 6. Be3 {B 0} e5 {B 0} 7. Nb3 {B 0} Be6 {B 0} 8. f3 {
B 0} Be7 {B 0} 9. Nd5 {-0.16/21 29} Nxd5 {-0.24/26 41} 10. exd5 {-0.15/23 29}
Bf5 {-0.16/28 55} 11. Bd3 {-0.24/23 30 (Bf1-e2)} Bxd3 {-0.16/26 58} 12. Qxd3 {
-0.15/23 29} O-O {-0.16/26 39} 13. O-O {-0.17/22 29 (0-0-0)} Nd7 {-0.16/25 26}
14. a4 {-0.12/21 29 (Nb3-d2)} Bg5 {-0.16/27 50 (Ra8-c8)} 15. Bxg5 {0.00/22 30}
Qxg5 {-0.16/28 22} 16. Na5 {-0.08/22 31 (Nb3-d2)} Qd8 {-0.20/27 31} 17. Nc4 {
-0.18/23 30} Qc7 {-0.16/28 48} 18. h3 {-0.17/23 32 (a4-a5)} f5 {-0.68/25 22}
19. a5 {-0.14/23 31} Qc5+ {-0.52/26 96 (Ra8-c8)} 20. Kh2 {0.00/24 30} Rac8 {-0.
52/26 42} 21. b3 {0.00/24 31} f4 {-0.48/28 20 (g7-g6)} 22. Rfc1 {0.02/23 31
(Rf1-d1)} Nf6 {-0.32/28 84} 23. Rd1 {0.00/22 71 (Nc4-b6)} Rc7 {-0.56/27 24} 24.
Qd2 {-0.16/21 31 (Rd1-d2)} g5 {-0.64/22 19} 25. Rac1 {-0.37/21 62} Rg7 {-0.92/
24 28 (Rc7-e7)} 26. Nb6 {-0.50/20 46 (Nc4-b2)} e4 {-0.96/23 20} 27. Qd4 {-0.58/
21 65} Qb5 {-1.33/23 39 (Qc5xd4)} 28. fxe4 {-0.89/18 25 (Rd1-e1)} g4 {-2.74/22
31} 29. Rd3 {-1.83/18 37} Qe8 {-3.79/22 30} 30. Nc4 {-2.32/18 29 (Rc1-f1)} Qg6
{-4.56/24 24} 31. Rg1 {-3.12/20 33} Nxe4 {-5.13/24 19 (f4-f3)} 32. hxg4 {-3.55/
20 26} Re8 {-5.65/28 27 (Ne4-g3)} 33. Nd2 {-5.12/21 54} Nf6 {-10.02/26 17
(Ne4xd2)} 34. Qxf4 {-8.25/21 29 (Kh2-h1)} Nxg4+ {-11.35/29 20} 0-1

[/pgn]

Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU Gauntlet Highlights
[Hide]4th Generation Intel Core i7-4940MX processor (Overclocked to 3.99GHz)
Deep Fritz 12 GUI
1024 mb hash each where possible
3-4-5-6 piece tablebases on Samsung EVO 840 SSD
32 GB RAM (31.9 GB usable)
Ponder off
Perfect_2015s.ctg book (8 moves deep)
40 moves in 18 minutes repeated (adapted for CCRL)
12 cycles 192 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available[/Hide]
ECO D46
W=31.0 plies; 5,777kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg
B=32.9 plies; 7,100kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg
Hannibal 1.5 opens with a solid Semi-Slav Defense. h4 pawn finds to break down g5 pawn chain followed by the white bishop on e3. Sting SF 5 storms e, f, g pawns down against the black king opening for a nice queen rook mate.
[pgn][Event "Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2015.06.17"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Sting SF 5 64bit"]
[Black "Hannibal 1.5 x64"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "0.28;0.23"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "simul"]
[Source "Russell"]
[TimeControl "40/1080:40/1080:40/1080"]

{Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4940MX CPU @ 3.10GHz 3999 MHz W=31.0 plies; 5,777kN/s;
Perfect2015s.ctg B=32.9 plies; 7,100kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg} 1. d4 {B 0} Nf6 {
B 0} 2. Nf3 {B 0} d5 {B 0} 3. c4 {B 0} c6 {B 0} 4. Nc3 {B 0} e6 {B 0} 5. e3 {
B 0} Nbd7 {B 0} 6. Qc2 {B 0} Bd6 {B 0} 7. Bd3 {B 0} O-O {B 0} 8. O-O {B 0} dxc4
{0.23/23 33} 9. Bxc4 {0.28/22 25} e5 {0.19/26 26} 10. Bb3 {0.36/25 48 (h2-h3)}
h6 {0.22/26 34 (Qd8-a5)} 11. Rd1 {0.36/23 30} Qc7 {0.15/23 33} 12. h3 {0.32/25
103 (d4xe5)} a5 {0.11/24 33} 13. dxe5 {0.32/25 44} Bxe5 {0.11/22 0} 14. Nxe5 {
0.32/25 45} Qxe5 {0.11/20 0} 15. f3 {0.32/25 57} Nc5 {0.19/24 24} 16. Bc4 {0.
52/26 59 (e3-e4)} a4 {0.42/25 54 (Bc8-e6)} 17. Bf1 {0.44/24 31 (e3-e4)} a3 {0.
44/26 44} 18. e4 {0.52/23 22 (b2xa3)} axb2 {0.50/23 31 (Nc5-e6)} 19. Qxb2 {0.
68/24 41} Be6 {0.43/24 28 (Rf8-e8)} 20. Be3 {0.84/22 21} Nfd7 {0.47/23 29} 21.
a4 {0.84/25 24 (Kg1-h1)} g5 {0.43/27 33 (Qe5-c7)} 22. Rab1 {0.92/23 26} Rfc8 {
0.44/24 50 (Rf8-e8)} 23. h4 {1.01/23 35 (Qb2-b4)} b6 {0.32/23 44} 24. Qc1 {0.
96/25 22 (Qb2-b4)} Nxa4 {0.60/23 45} 25. Nxa4 {1.17/25 31} Rxa4 {0.60/22 0} 26.
hxg5 {1.01/26 37} hxg5 {0.60/22 0} 27. Bxg5 {1.13/26 56} Qg3 {0.70/25 29} 28.
Bf4 {1.29/26 53} Qg7 {0.67/24 30} 29. Be2 {1.37/26 63} Ra2 {0.66/28 36} 30. Rd2
{1.17/24 39} c5 {0.77/28 40 (Ra2-a7)} 31. Rxa2 {1.17/27 14} Bxa2 {0.77/27 0}
32. Ra1 {1.13/26 13} Be6 {0.63/31 42} 33. Bd2 {1.17/27 26} Qd4+ {0.74/28 45}
34. Kf1 {1.25/27 41} Qh8 {0.80/29 37} 35. Be1 {1.33/25 15} Ne5 {1.03/29 84
(Qh8-h2)} 36. Qg5+ {1.37/20 12} Kf8 {0.92/25 34} 37. Bg3 {1.53/23 18 (Ra1-b1)}
Nc4 {0.86/28 38 (Ne5-g6)} 38. Ra7 {1.21/22 12 (Ra1-c1)} Qg7 {0.69/28 27} 39.
Qh4 {1.17/23 13} Kg8 {0.75/30 41} 40. Bf4 {0.84/22 7} Qh8 {0.80/29 45} 41. Qg5+
{1.09/28 41 (Qh4-g3+)} Qg7 {0.75/29 32} 42. Rb7 {1.09/29 47 (Qg5-h5)} Qxg5 {0.
85/29 33} 43. Bxg5 {1.21/26 2} Ra8 {0.85/32 31 (Kg8-g7)} 44. Bf6 {1.81/29 63
(Kf1-f2)} Bc8 {0.91/29 34} 45. Rc7 {1.93/29 33} Be6 {0.94/32 20 (Bc8-a6)} 46.
g4 {2.02/29 40} Na5 {1.11/32 77} 47. g5 {2.30/29 44 (Rc7-c6)} Kf8 {1.17/30 47
(Na5-b3)} 48. f4 {3.83/27 34 (Kf1-f2)} Rc8 {0.80/32 24} 49. Ra7 {4.16/28 44
(Bf6-e5)} Bc4 {1.10/30 21 (Be6-b3)} 50. f5 {4.80/30 36 (Kf1-f2)} Re8 {2.15/27
79 (Bc4xe2+)} 51. g6 {11.71/28 37} Nc6 {9.07/31 208} 52. g7+ {15.15/31 25
(Be2xc4)} Kg8 {0.32/8 0} 53. Ra1 {16.04/34 31 (Ra7-c7)} Bd3 {17.90/29 146
(Nc6-e5)} 54. Bxd3 {#11/26 9} Ne5 {14.92/22 16} 55. Bxe5 {#10/29 28 (Bd3-c4)}
Kh7 {#21/29 97} 56. f6 {#8/29 16 (Bd3-c4)} c4 {#7/42 8} 57. Bxc4 {#7/51 23} Kg6
{#6/52 7} 58. Kf2 {#6/69 22} Kg5 {#5/58 7} 59. Rg1+ {#5/98 21} Kh4 {#4/74 6}
60. Be2 {#4/13 0} Rxe5 {#3/83 6 (Re8-d8)} 61. g8=Q {#3/100 0} Rf5+ {#2/116 8}
62. exf5 {#2/100 0} Kh3 {#1/127 0} 63. Rh1# {#1/100 0} 1-0

[/pgn]

Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU Gauntlet Highlights
[Hide]4th Generation Intel Core i7-4940MX processor (Overclocked to 3.99GHz)
Deep Fritz 12 GUI
1024 mb hash each where possible
3-4-5-6 piece tablebases on Samsung EVO 840 SSD
32 GB RAM (31.9 GB usable)
Ponder off
Perfect_2015s.ctg book (8 moves deep)
40 moves in 18 minutes repeated (adapted for CCRL)
12 cycles 192 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available[/Hide]
C91
W=25.8 plies; 5,732kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg
B=23.4 plies; 4,394kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg
Sting SF 5 chooses c3 in a closed Ruy Lopez. Its b4, d4, and f4 pawns stake out center control. Despite the rook bishop disadvantage, eval creeps up after shifting the rook to g3 for and q to d6 preparing for e6 pawn spear.
[pgn][Event "Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[Round "4.14"]
[White "Sting SF 5 64bit"]
[Black "Protector 1.8.0"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[Annotator "0.12;0.05"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "simul"]
[Source "Russell"]
[TimeControl "40/1080:40/1080:40/1080"]

{Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4940MX CPU @ 3.10GHz 3999 MHz W=25.8 plies; 5,732kN/s;
Perfect2015s.ctg B=23.4 plies; 4,394kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg} 1. e4 {B 0} e5 {
B 0} 2. Nf3 {B 0} Nc6 {B 0} 3. Bb5 {B 0} a6 {B 0} 4. Ba4 {B 0} Nf6 {B 0} 5. O-O
{B 0} Be7 {B 0} 6. Re1 {B 0} b5 {B 0} 7. Bb3 {B 0} O-O {B 0} 8. c3 {B 0} d6 {
B 0} 9. d4 {0.12/24 33} Bg4 {0.05/22 37} 10. Be3 {0.04/25 27} exd4 {0.00/22 25
(Bg4-h5)} 11. cxd4 {0.04/24 40} Na5 {0.03/23 100} 12. Nbd2 {0.00/26 29 (Bb3-c2)
} Nxb3 {0.04/22 44} 13. axb3 {0.00/28 92} d5 {0.00/23 39 (c7-c5)} 14. e5 {0.40/
25 24} Ne4 {0.12/23 21} 15. Qc2 {0.48/27 26} Nxd2 {0.07/23 23} 16. Bxd2 {0.12/
26 31} Bxf3 {0.00/24 87 (Qd8-d7)} 17. gxf3 {0.36/26 17} Qd7 {0.00/24 19} 18. b4
{0.40/27 31 (Re1-c1)} Qh3 {0.00/23 34} 19. Ra3 {0.32/27 66} Qh4 {0.00/24 21
(a6-a5)} 20. f4 {0.36/26 79} a5 {0.00/25 23} 21. Rea1 {0.36/26 89 (Ra3xa5)}
Rac8 {0.00/23 35 (a5-a4)} 22. bxa5 {0.60/24 26 (Ra3xa5)} Bxa3 {0.11/21 38} 23.
Rxa3 {0.36/25 78} Rfe8 {0.00/23 25 (f7-f6)} 24. Rg3 {0.48/24 27 (Kg1-g2)} c6 {
0.13/23 61} 25. Kg2 {0.52/24 23} Rc7 {0.17/23 49 (g7-g6)} 26. Qd3 {1.01/23 48}
f6 {0.15/23 22 (g7-g6)} 27. Qf5 {0.64/25 15} Qh6 {0.23/24 22 (g7-g6)} 28. Bb4 {
1.21/30 19 (e5xf6)} Rf7 {0.46/26 20 (f6xe5)} 29. e6 {3.47/25 21 (Rg3-h3)} Ra7 {
0.97/25 28} 30. h4 {2.02/25 15 (h2-h3)} g6 {1.48/22 22 (Qh6xh4)} 31. h5 {4.20/
26 24 (Qf5xf6)} Kg7 {1.36/25 21} 32. Bd6 {4.64/26 28 (Qf5-g4)} Rea8 {3.07/22
30 (b5-b4)} 33. Bc5 {5.85/26 22 (Qf5-g4)} Rb7 {3.86/25 58 (Ra7-c7)} 34. Qg4 {
7.19/26 23 (a5-a6)} Kg8 {4.06/24 16} 35. a6 {8.24/27 34} Rc7 {4.95/24 21} 36.
f5 {9.09/28 38 (Qg4-h4)} g5 {5.59/24 48} 37. Qe2 {9.17/28 9 (e6-e7)} 1-0

[/pgn]

Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU Gauntlet Highlights
[Hide]4th Generation Intel Core i7-4940MX processor (Overclocked to 3.99GHz)
Deep Fritz 12 GUI
1024 mb hash each where possible
3-4-5-6 piece tablebases on Samsung EVO 840 SSD
32 GB RAM (31.9 GB usable)
Ponder off
Perfect_2015s.ctg book (8 moves deep)
40 moves in 18 minutes repeated (adapted for CCRL)
12 cycles 192 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available[/Hide]
B48
W=26.5 plies; 5,667kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg
B=20.6 plies; 8,125kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg
Sting SF 5 castles early to the queenside in the Sicilian Taimanov. It causes mobility problems for Gull 3 early on with an e3 pawn post. With center rooks blasting down d file and e file, Sting SF 5 never lets go of early tempo advantage.
[pgn][Event "Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Sting SF 5 64bit"]
[Black "Gull 3 x64 BMI2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Annotator "0.32;0.34"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "simul"]
[Source "Russell"]
[TimeControl "40/1080:40/1080:40/1080"]

{Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4940MX CPU @ 3.10GHz 3999 MHz W=26.5 plies; 5,667kN/s;
Perfect2015s.ctg B=20.6 plies; 8,125kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg} 1. e4 {B 0} c5 {
B 0} 2. Nf3 {B 0} Nc6 {B 0} 3. d4 {B 0} cxd4 {B 0} 4. Nxd4 {B 0} e6 {B 0} 5.
Nc3 {B 0} Qc7 {B 0} 6. Be3 {B 0} a6 {B 0} 7. Qd2 {B 0} Nf6 {B 0} 8. O-O-O {B 0}
Bb4 {B 0} 9. f3 {0.32/24 40} Ne7 {0.34/21 127 (Nc6-e5)} 10. Nde2 {0.60/23 35}
d5 {0.29/20 19 (0-0)} 11. Bf4 {0.52/26 23 (a2-a3)} e5 {0.34/20 15} 12. Bg3 {0.
32/27 44} O-O {0.18/22 21} 13. a3 {0.28/26 40} Bc5 {0.02/21 15} 14. Nxd5 {0.32/
26 35} Nfxd5 {-0.12/19 11} 15. exd5 {0.32/26 39} Qb6 {-0.12/19 12} 16. Qe1 {0.
28/26 30} Bd7 {0.03/20 29} 17. Nc3 {0.28/25 35} Rac8 {0.03/22 60} 18. Bd3 {0.
48/26 99 (d5-d6)} f6 {0.26/19 44} 19. d6 {0.32/26 25} Nf5 {0.26/18 1} 20. Ne4 {
0.44/25 32} Bd4 {0.31/21 76} 21. Qb4 {0.76/24 34} Qc6 {0.26/22 54} 22. Bf2 {0.
84/24 42} Be6 {0.26/21 0} 23. g4 {0.84/25 49 (Kc1-b1)} Bxf2 {0.67/20 48
(Nf5-e3)} 24. gxf5 {1.01/24 20} Be3+ {0.59/20 3} 25. Kb1 {1.17/25 21} Bf7 {0.
66/23 38} 26. Rhe1 {1.33/26 33} Ba7 {0.65/23 35 (Be3-h6)} 27. c3 {1.37/25 36}
Rfd8 {0.65/22 7 (Kg8-h8)} 28. Bc2 {1.37/26 40} Kh8 {0.65/21 0} 29. a4 {1.29/27
27 (Rd1-d2)} Rb8 {0.68/21 25 (b7-b5)} 30. a5 {2.42/24 19 (Bc2-b3)} b5 {1.21/20
27 (Qc6-d7)} 31. axb6 {2.18/26 19} Rxb6 {1.21/22 35 (a6-a5)} 32. Ba4 {2.38/26
25} Qb7 {1.53/22 126 (a6-a5)} 33. Qa3 {3.27/25 33} Bg8 {1.85/22 84} 34. d7 {4.
01/24 32} Qc7 {1.91/20 54} 35. f4 {4.24/24 35 (Rd1-d2)} Qc4 {2.84/16 20 (h7-h5)
} 36. fxe5 {4.96/24 19} fxe5 {2.85/18 7} 37. Ng5 {5.01/26 33 (Kb1-c1)} Qg4 {3.
02/18 15 (Qc4-f4)} 38. Qe7 {5.05/27 32} Qxf5+ {3.35/20 23} 39. Bc2 {5.25/28 32}
Qf6 {3.35/20 1} 40. Qxe5 {4.94/27 24} h6 {3.35/20 31} 41. Qxf6 {6.26/29 35}
Rxf6 {3.99/23 99} 42. Re8 {6.54/30 35} Bb6 {3.99/22 0} 43. Ne4 {6.70/30 65} Rf8
{3.99/22 0 (Rf6-f7)} 44. Nd6 {7.11/29 44} Bc7 {4.11/22 36} 45. Bg6 {7.87/32 38
(Bc2-a4)} a5 {4.93/21 29 (Rd8xd7)} 46. c4 {10.82/27 33 (Nd6-b7)} Rxd7 {5.45/21
26} 47. Rxf8 {87.00/42 58} 1-0

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Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU Gauntlet Highlights Round 97
[Hide]4th Generation Intel Core i7-4940MX processor (Overclocked to 3.99GHz)
Deep Fritz 12 GUI
1024 mb hash each where possible
3-4-5-6 piece tablebases on Samsung EVO 840 SSD
32 GB RAM (31.9 GB usable)
Ponder off
Perfect_2015s.ctg book (8 moves deep)
40 moves in 18 minutes repeated (adapted for CCRL)
12 cycles 192 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available[/Hide]
B48
Houdini 4 B 64-bit 4CPU ELO 3266 CCRL
Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU ELO TBD CCRL
W=30.7 plies; 6,469kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg
B=23.4 plies; 10,752kN/s; 606,149 TBAs; Perfect2015s.ctg
Sicilian Taimanov with queenside castle, Sting SF 5 unleashes a kingside attack with g and h pawns leading. 38. Bf3xd5 spikes the eval to +4.96 in favor of Sting SF 5. b4 attack black queen protecting rook from capture and Ne4 trade opens for better connected rooks down e file ending the game with e8 forking black king and rook.
[pgn][Event "Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2015.07.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Sting SF 5 64bit"]
[Black "Houdini 4 x64 B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Annotator "0.36;0.06"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "simul"]
[Source "Russell"]
[TimeControl "40/1080:40/1080:40/1080"]

{Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4940MX CPU @ 3.10GHz 3999 MHz W=30.7 plies; 6,469kN/s;
Perfect2015s.ctg B=23.4 plies; 10,752kN/s; 606,149 TBAs; Perfect2015s.ctg} 1.
e4 {B 0} c5 {B 0} 2. Nf3 {B 0} e6 {B 0} 3. d4 {B 0} cxd4 {B 0} 4. Nxd4 {B 0}
Nc6 {B 0} 5. Nc3 {B 0} Qc7 {B 0} 6. Be3 {B 0} a6 {B 0} 7. Qd2 {B 0} Nf6 {B 0}
8. O-O-O {B 0} Bb4 {B 0} 9. f3 {0.36/23 24} O-O {0.06/23 39} 10. a3 {0.56/23
43 (g2-g4)} Be7 {0.24/24 36 (Bb4-a5)} 11. g4 {0.32/25 103} b5 {0.21/22 23} 12.
h4 {0.48/24 47} Ne5 {0.14/23 31 (Bc8-b7)} 13. h5 {0.44/21 25} Rb8 {0.03/22 20
(Bc8-b7)} 14. g5 {0.60/22 23} Ne8 {0.03/20 0} 15. Bf4 {0.52/22 22} b4 {0.06/23
25 (d7-d6)} 16. axb4 {0.48/22 23} Bxb4 {-0.03/22 42} 17. Be2 {0.40/22 38} f6 {
0.13/24 246 (d7-d6)} 18. g6 {0.64/24 29} h6 {0.28/21 15} 19. Qe3 {0.72/24 32}
Nd6 {0.34/23 40} 20. Nb3 {0.68/26 58} a5 {0.10/23 32} 21. Rd4 {0.52/25 34
(Qe3-d4)} Ne8 {0.39/22 86 (Bb4xc3)} 22. Rg1 {0.84/22 24 (Rh1-d1)} d5 {0.26/22
30 (Bb4xc3)} 23. Na2 {0.60/23 58 (Nc3-b5)} Nd6 {-0.02/22 21} 24. Nxb4 {0.24/25
30} axb4 {0.05/23 14} 25. Rdd1 {0.00/25 32} Bb7 {-0.17/23 27} 26. Qc5 {0.00/26
35} Qe7 {-0.14/23 14} 27. Qd4 {0.00/26 42} Nxf3 {0.24/22 92 (Ne5-c6)} 28. Bxf3
{0.60/23 22} e5 {0.22/21 0} 29. Qxb4 {0.08/24 41} Ba8 {0.11/23 14} 30. Qa4 {0.
76/24 29} exf4 {0.11/22 17} 31. exd5 {0.24/25 23} Qe3+ {0.10/24 17} 32. Nd2 {
0.56/24 19} Qb6 {0.10/24 17} 33. b3 {0.60/25 38 (Qa4-b3)} Qc5 {0.10/23 24
(Rf8-c8)} 34. Rge1 {0.48/24 51} Rb4 {0.10/23 13 (Qc5-c3)} 35. Qa2 {1.05/23 19
(Qa4-a3)} Rd4 {0.10/23 22 (Nd6-f5)} 36. Re7 {0.80/24 23 (Nd2-c4)} Rc8 {0.34/22
42 (Ba8-b7)} 37. Rde1 {0.32/23 46 (Re7-d7)} Bxd5 {1.98/21 29 (Kg8-f8)} 38.
Bxd5+ {4.96/23 23} Rxd5 {2.14/22 12} 39. b4 {5.97/23 8 (Nd2-c4)} Qb5 {4.70/20
16 (Qc5-c6)} 40. Ne4 {6.54/26 13 (Re7xg7+)} Nxe4 {3.14/19 2} 41. R1xe4 {8.48/
31 50} Kh8 {3.04/18 1} 42. Re8+ {14.74/32 81 (Qa2-c4)} Rxe8 {3.04/17 0} 43.
Qxd5 {91.90/37 42} Qa4 {16.37/32 173 (Qb5-b8)} 44. Rxe8+ {107.50/36 35} Qxe8 {
0.33/1 0} 45. b5 {103.08/31 44 (Kc1-b2)} Qe1+ {12.76/27 155 (f4-f3)} 46. Kb2 {
90.34/32 116 (Qd5-d1)} Qb4+ {10.51/20 6} 47. Qb3 {#51/32 37} Qc5 {#19/30 25}
48. b6 {#21/29 97} Qe5+ {#14/38 35} 49. Ka3 {#20/22 1} Qa1+ {#13/36 1} 50. Kb4
{#16/27 1} Qd4+ {#12/34 3} 51. Kb5 {#12/29 8} Qe5+ {#11/32 0} 52. Ka6 {#11/33
25} f3 {#10/30 0} 53. Qxf3 {#10/20 0} Qe8 {#9/28 0} 54. Qd5 {#9/18 0} Qa4+ {#8/
26 0 (Qe8-e2+)} 55. Kb7 {#8/66 22} Qe8 {#7/24 0} 56. Kc7 {#7/68 21} Qe7+ {#6/
22 0} 57. Kc8 {#6/12 0} f5 {#5/20 0 (Qe7-e8+)} 58. b7 {#5/10 0 (Qd5-d8+)} Qf8+
{#4/18 0} 59. Qd8 {#4/100 8} Kg8 {#3/16 0 (Qf8xd8+)} 60. Qxf8+ {#3/100 0} Kxf8
{#2/1 0} 61. Kd7 {#2/100 0} Kg8 {#1/12 0 (f5-f4)} 62. b8=Q# {#1/100 0} 1-0

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Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU Gauntlet Highlights Round 104
[Hide]4th Generation Intel Core i7-4940MX processor (Overclocked to 3.99GHz)
Deep Fritz 12 GUI
1024 mb hash each where possible
3-4-5-6 piece tablebases on Samsung EVO 840 SSD
32 GB RAM (31.9 GB usable)
Ponder off
Perfect_2015s.ctg book (8 moves deep)
40 moves in 18 minutes repeated (adapted for CCRL)
12 cycles 192 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available[/Hide]
D12
Rybka 4.1 SSE4.2 64-bit 4CPU ELO 3160 CCRL
Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU ELO TBD CCRL
W=19.0 plies; 496kN/s; 11,133 TBAs; Perfect2015s.ctg  
B=27.9 plies; 6,950kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg
In the Slav Defense, Sting SF 5 seems to make a haphazard pawn structure in the opening followed by a mysterious king to d7. Sting SF 5 makes an astonishing sacrifice with 30. Re4 trading for an advanced pawn doubling the eval in it's favor. Amazing!
[pgn][Event "Sting SF 5 64-bit 4CPU"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2015.07.10"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Deep Rybka 4.1 SSE42 x64"]
[Black "Sting SF 5 64bit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[Annotator "0.36;0.32"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "simul"]
[Source "Russell"]
[TimeControl "40/1080:40/1080:40/1080"]

{Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4940MX CPU @ 3.10GHz 3999 MHz  W=19.0 plies; 496kN/s; 11,
133 TBAs; Perfect2015s.ctg  B=27.9 plies; 6,950kN/s; Perfect2015s.ctg} 1. d4 {
B 0} Nf6 {B 0} 2. Nf3 {B 0} d5 {B 0} 3. c4 {B 0} c6 {B 0} 4. e3 {B 0} Bf5 {B 0}
5. Nc3 {B 0} e6 {B 0} 6. Nh4 {B 0} Be4 {B 0} 7. f3 {B 0} Bg6 {B 0} 8. Qb3 {B 0}
Qb6 {B 0} 9. Nxg6 {0.36/19 48} hxg6 {0.32/25 27} 10. Qxb6 {0.32/19 17 (Bc1-d2)}
axb6 {0.28/24 6} 11. Kf2 {0.33/19 19 (Bc1-d2)} dxc4 {0.32/26 66 (Nb8-d7)} 12.
Bxc4 {0.33/19 8} b5 {0.40/27 34} 13. Bb3 {0.34/19 34} Nbd7 {0.36/28 35} 14. h3
{0.36/18 29} Nd5 {0.28/27 43 (Nd7-b6)} 15. Nxd5 {0.24/19 64 (Bc1-d2)} exd5 {0.
12/25 25} 16. e4 {0.29/19 28 (Bc1-d2)} Nb6 {0.20/28 59} 17. exd5 {0.24/19 208}
cxd5 {0.04/28 37} 18. Ke3 {0.22/20 69 (Bb3-c2)} Kd7 {0.12/24 54 (Bf8-d6)} 19.
Kd3 {0.18/18 22} Ra6 {0.08/25 34 (Bf8-e7)} 20. Rf1 {0.21/18 44 (f3-f4)} Be7 {
0.00/28 44 (Bf8-d6)} 21. Re1 {0.21/17 18 (f3-f4)} Nc4 {0.00/28 42} 22. a3 {0.
10/18 14 (Bb3-d1)} f5 {-0.04/26 87 (Rh8-c8)} 23. Bd1 {0.18/18 19 (f3-f4)} b4 {
-0.08/25 20 (Rh8-a8)} 24. a4 {0.00/19 23 (f3-f4)} b5 {-0.56/25 35} 25. f4 {0.
00/19 73} Bh4 {-0.60/27 71} 26. Rf1 {-0.22/16 10} Rc8 {-0.52/27 70} 27. Bf3 {
-0.20/17 10 (g2-g4)} Kd6 {-0.84/27 18 (Bh4-f6)} 28. Bd1 {-0.22/19 12 (b2-b3)}
Re8 {-0.88/27 27 (Bh4-f6)} 29. b3 {-0.17/18 14 (g2-g4)} Bf6 {-1.73/26 18} 30.
Bf3 {-0.17/18 6} Re4 {-2.02/29 31 (Re8-c8)} 31. Bxe4 {-1.10/15 17} fxe4+ {-2.
02/28 30} 32. Ke2 {-1.17/17 23} Bxd4 {-2.10/30 20} 33. Ra2 {-1.17/18 9} Bc3 {
-2.06/25 16 (Kd6-c5)} 34. bxc4 {-0.01/19 12} bxc4 {-2.38/27 24} 35. Bd2 {-0.01/
20 9 (Rf1-d1)} Bxd2 {-3.03/31 18} 36. Rxd2 {-0.01/21 9} c3 {-3.43/31 20} 37.
Rd4 {-0.01/21 12} Kc5 {-3.71/32 34} 38. Rfd1 {-2.27/20 34} Rd6 {-3.83/31 19}
39. Ke3 {-2.37/21 20} b3 {-3.87/27 8} 40. Rc1 {-2.37/22 31} c2 {-4.20/27 7} 41.
g3 {-2.90/21 92 (h3-h4)} Ra6 {-4.56/31 40 (Rd6-b6)} 42. h4 {-3.07/22 62 (g3-g4)
} Ra8 {-4.48/31 51 (Ra6-a5)} 43. g4 {-3.01/21 41} Rh8 {-5.17/31 33 (Ra8-a6)}
44. Rd2 {-3.47/17 16} Rxh4 {-5.61/31 39} 45. Rcxc2+ {-4.20/20 65} bxc2 {-5.65/
30 18} 46. Rxc2+ {-4.20/21 3} Kd6 {-6.10/31 63} 47. Rc8 {-4.24/21 36} Rh3+ {-6.
42/31 41} 48. Kf2 {-4.31/21 55} Rf3+ {-6.54/30 56} 49. Ke1 {-4.36/21 42} Ra3 {
-7.43/28 27 (Rf3xf4)} 50. Rg8 {-5.11/17 44 (Ke1-e2)} d4 {-9.29/28 45 (Ra3xa4)}
51. Rxg7 {-6.39/18 32 (Rg8-e8)} d3 {-17.53/27 34 (Ra3xa4)} 0-1

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Sting SF 6
Author: Marek Kwiatkowski
https://rapidu.net/8212802965/sting-sf-6.zip