Sugar: new UCI engine based on Stockfish

on Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:02 am by · on Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:02 am by

dear Marco
is it possible that you increase the items in the Setting that can be changed with the items that could be changed in stockfish till April 2014 especially additionelly to contemt
mobility midgame, passed pawn endgame, space, aggressiveness, cowardice, emergency base time, emergency move time, slow mover to create an sugar with aggressive stile.
No matter when elo goes down 50 elo but very interresting games are the result with the aggressive Setting against minimal weaker engines.

on Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:20 pm by · on Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:20 pm by

@christian12 wrote:dear Marco
is it possible that you increase the items in the Setting that can be changed with the items that could be changed in stockfish till April 2014 especially additionelly to contemt
mobility midgame, passed pawn endgame, space, aggressiveness, cowardice, emergency base time, emergency move time, slow mover to create an sugar with aggressive stile.
No matter when elo goes down 50 elo but very interresting games are the result with the aggressive Setting against minimal weaker engines.

I'm already working on a version MZ that will include the old parameters
please just be patient, and a secondary priority at this time
but I want to devote proper attention to elo can lose less than recent versions
We will definitely a regression as a compromise, this I can anticipate it to you with confidence

Regards

M.Z

on Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:54 pm by · on Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:54 pm by

Thanks

on Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:39 am by · on Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:39 am by

https://tcerl.wordpress.com/rating-list-2/

on Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:24 am by · on Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:24 am by

Marco - how many additions have you made to the Stockfish coding aside from just changes to existing parameters?

Is there anywhere that you list everything that you've done?

Just wondering.

Graham.

on Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:47 am by · on Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:47 am by

@Graham Banks wrote:Marco - how many additions have you made to the Stockfish coding aside from just changes to existing parameters?

Is there anywhere that you list everything that you've done?

Just wondering.

Graham.

Hi Graham

Additions and Deletions are listed with each release
changes to existing parameters obviously lead to assessments of the positions
and the search algorithm different, due to the influence of the tuning of the weights and applied bonus
However, and can control the differences by making a comparison with the official version of the code using Notepad ++
Regards

Marco

on Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:20 am by · on Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:20 am by

Thanks Marco. thumb up

on Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:14 am by · on Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:14 am by

Hi Marco
Can you suggest which Parameters of the Setting i should Change to create something like an aggressive Version of sugar 5.1 and to which degree and worth i should Change the suggested items
Thanks

on Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:06 am by · on Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:06 am by

At the moment there are no parameters in the code that you can tune to influence the style of play, and the old code strings should be reviewed as they are because they are incompatible.
we will see in the future.

on Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:25 pm by · on Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:25 pm by

Sugar v5.2 32-64 Bit

Additions
Change score bonus mobility for middle and end
game
Add Hashfull to SearchTime
Change value outpost Bishop/Knight
Add bonus for rook on 7th rank
commit 6f301b7bfd7ed30dc0a389a4722c7af05b04cc9d
https://github.com/lantonov/Stockfish/commit/6f301b7bfd7ed30dc0a389a4722c7af05b04cc9d
lantonov authored

This is based on my old InstaMove idea but with two significant impro…
…vements.
1) Added much better instability detection inside the search itself.
2) When it's time to make a FastMove we no longer make it instantly but still
spend at least 10% of normal time verifying it.
commit dca99f1c049e8461957f7ad280cfdd6ec48956f8
https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/commit/dca99f1c049e8461957f7ad280cfdd6ec48956f8
mstembera authored

Clean up init condition and comment.
commit e353235e4645a9ed841271005d8252af4731ed58
https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/commit/e353235e4645a9ed841271005d8252af4731ed58
mstembera authored

Deletions
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__________________________________
Sugar v5.2 x64 AVX
Sugar v5.2 x64 POPCNT
Sugar v5.2 x64
Sugar v5.2 x64 Gen
Sugar v5.2 32 sse
Sugar v5.2 32 old
Sugar v5.2 32 gen
__________________________________

File Size: 1.07MB

[b]Link here ---> Sugar v5.2 32-64 Bit
__________________________________

Enjoy your Testings! thumb up

Regards

M.Z

on Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:46 am by · on Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:46 am by

Thanks Marco for your hard work on Sugar! thumb up

I´d like to know what is the difference between Sugar and Salt?

on Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:59 pm by · on Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:59 pm by

@MadMax777 wrote:Thanks Marco for your hard work on Sugar!

I´d like to know what is the difference between Sugar and Salt?

Salt is Sugar renamed
changed pvnode and pruning
released illegally without src
no respect GNU General Public License (GPL).

on Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:58 pm by · on Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:58 pm by

@AmOs 4EvEr wrote:Sugar v5.2 32-64 Bit

Additions
Change score bonus mobility for middle and end
game
Add Hashfull to SearchTime
Change value outpost Bishop/Knight
Add bonus for rook on 7th rank
commit 6f301b7bfd7ed30dc0a389a4722c7af05b04cc9d
https://github.com/lantonov/Stockfish/commit/6f301b7bfd7ed30dc0a389a4722c7af05b04cc9d
lantonov authored

This is based on my old InstaMove idea but with two significant impro…
…vements.
1) Added much better instability detection inside the search itself.
2) When it's time to make a FastMove we no longer make it instantly but still
spend at least 10% of normal time verifying it.
commit dca99f1c049e8461957f7ad280cfdd6ec48956f8
https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/commit/dca99f1c049e8461957f7ad280cfdd6ec48956f8
mstembera authored

Clean up init condition and comment.
commit e353235e4645a9ed841271005d8252af4731ed58
https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/commit/e353235e4645a9ed841271005d8252af4731ed58
mstembera authored

Deletions
---
__________________________________
Sugar v5.2 x64 AVX
Sugar v5.2 x64 POPCNT
Sugar v5.2 x64
Sugar v5.2 x64 Gen
Sugar v5.2 32 sse
Sugar v5.2 32 old
Sugar v5.2 32 gen
__________________________________

File Size: 1.07MB

[b]Link here ---> Sugar v5.2 32-64 Bit
__________________________________

Enjoy your Testings!

Regards

M.Z

Thanks...

on Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:21 pm by · on Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:21 pm by

Sugar v5.2a 32-64 Bit

Additions
Import C++11
Tuning Open\Closed Center
Preliminary values.
bench: 8519154
pawn_psqt
commit 764fa4fae679d9ec8493183315e0fddb98fc4224 1 parent 26dabb1
https://github.com/joergoster/Stockfish/commit/764fa4fae679d9ec8493183315e0fddb98fc4224
joergoster authored
Deletions
Tuning PassedPawAttackThreat
Tuning piece values
Tuning Scale Values
Full tuning of passed pawns
Tuning Block Opponent Pieces
__________________________________
Sugar v5.2a x64 AVX
Sugar v5.2a x64 POPCNT
Sugar v5.2a x64
Sugar v5.2a x64 Gen
Sugar v5.2a 32 sse
Sugar v5.2a 32 old
Sugar v5.2a 32 gen
__________________________________

File Size: 1.06MB

Link here ---> SugaR v5.2a 32-64

Test in progress
Games Completed = 266 of 1000 (Avg game length = 38.455 sec)
Settings = RR/32MB/15000ms+100ms/M 480cp for 3 moves, D 120 moves/EPD:C:\LittleBlitzer-2.75\2moves_v1.epd(32000)
Time = 5167 sec elapsed, 14258 sec remaining
1. SugaR v5.2a 64 AVX 147.0/266 60-32-174 (L: m=0 t=0 i=0 a=32) (D: r=126 i=19 f=3 s=1 a=25) (tpm=293.0 d=18.12 nps=2822711)
2. stockfish_15032107_x64_modern 119.0/266 32-60-174 (L: m=0 t=0 i=0 a=60) (D: r=126 i=19 f=3 s=1 a=25) (tpm=295.0 d=17.67 nps=2694458)

Enjoy your Testings! :sm36:

Regards

M.Z

on Tue Mar 24, 2015 2:50 pm by · on Tue Mar 24, 2015 2:50 pm by

@AmOs 4EvEr wrote:Sugar v5.2a 32-64 Bit

Additions
Import C++11
Tuning Open\Closed Center
Preliminary values.
bench: 8519154
pawn_psqt
commit 764fa4fae679d9ec8493183315e0fddb98fc4224 1 parent 26dabb1
https://github.com/joergoster/Stockfish/commit/764fa4fae679d9ec8493183315e0fddb98fc4224
joergoster authored
Deletions
Tuning PassedPawAttackThreat
Tuning piece values
Tuning Scale Values
Full tuning of passed pawns
Tuning Block Opponent Pieces
__________________________________
Sugar v5.2a x64 AVX
Sugar v5.2a x64 POPCNT
Sugar v5.2a x64
Sugar v5.2a x64 Gen
Sugar v5.2a 32 sse
Sugar v5.2a 32 old
Sugar v5.2a 32 gen
__________________________________

File Size: 1.06MB

Link here ---> SugaR v5.2a 32-64

Test in progress
Games Completed = 266 of 1000 (Avg game length = 38.455 sec)
Settings = RR/32MB/15000ms+100ms/M 480cp for 3 moves, D 120 moves/EPD:C:\LittleBlitzer-2.75\2moves_v1.epd(32000)
Time = 5167 sec elapsed, 14258 sec remaining
1. SugaR v5.2a 64 AVX 147.0/266 60-32-174 (L: m=0 t=0 i=0 a=32) (D: r=126 i=19 f=3 s=1 a=25) (tpm=293.0 d=18.12 nps=2822711)
2. stockfish_15032107_x64_modern 119.0/266 32-60-174 (L: m=0 t=0 i=0 a=60) (D: r=126 i=19 f=3 s=1 a=25) (tpm=295.0 d=17.67 nps=2694458)

Enjoy your Testings! :sm36:

Regards

M.Z

Thankyou so much. thumb up

on Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:01 pm by · on Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:01 pm by

Hi.
Can most of the setting values in sugar be unchanged to have good game?
Or have the settings to be changed?
Thank you very much for your answer.

on Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:20 pm by · on Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:20 pm by

@Nimis wrote:Hi.
Can most of the setting values in sugar be unchanged to have good game?
Or have the settings to be changed?
Thank you very much for your answer.

Default settings are best

on Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:59 pm by · on Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:59 pm by

http://mzerbinati.wix.com/sugarchess#!development-versions/c997

on Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:40 am by · on Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:40 am by

Testrun of Sugar 5.2a finished. Remarkable result. Take a look on my Top-bullet-ratinglist.

http://spcc.beepworld.de

Endless RoundRobin-tournament updated, too.

(Perhaps you have to clear your browsercache or reload the website)

on Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:22 pm by · on Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:22 pm by

SugaR 050415 32-64

easyCandidate (If we use over 70% of normal time(instead of the t)
https://github.com/mstembera/Stockfish/commit/d5b0f6e2ed87051dd392fd23a0ac1b47fd13598c
mstembera authored
split_depth (Try minimumSplitDepth = 5)
https://github.com/snicolet/Stockfish/commit/c3b77842d651fbb818f1ca96852a34c944712b45
snicolet authored
Add Uci Option Piece Values Mg-Eg

Download here

on Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:43 pm by · on Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:43 pm by

Sugar v5.2b 32-64 Bit

Additions
Take 2
commit f8e3d34a88f9c97616cc0be40bd01b1829d5ebad 1 parent 0c5659d
https://github.com/locutus2/Stockfish/commit/f8e3d34a88f9c97616cc0be40bd01b1829d5ebad
Stefan Geschwentner authored

Bonus for supported pawn levers
Use distinct values for supported/unsupported pawn levers (values tuned
by SPSA session)
supported_lever2
commit 51cadda30f0a41668fa5d446cd7a6facf73edec9 1 parent ef4d89c
https://github.com/snicolet/Stockfish/commit/51cadda30f0a41668fa5d446cd7a6facf73edec9
snicolet authored

Add Uci Option Piece Values Mg-Eg

Deletions
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_________________________________
Sugar v5.2b x64 AVX
Sugar v5.2b x64 POPCNT
Sugar v5.2b x64
Sugar v5.2b x64 Gen
Sugar v5.2b 32 sse
Sugar v5.2b 32 old
Sugar v5.2b 32 gen
__________________________________

File Size: 1.04MB

Link here ---> SugaR v5.2b 32-64

Enjoy your Testings! :sm36:

Regards

M.Z

on Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:11 pm by · on Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:11 pm by

For all those who wish to compile without waiting for my releases
following link to find the source code updated on a daily basis
for SugaR
https://github.com/Zerbinati/SugaR
for StockfishMZ
https://github.com/Zerbinati/StockfishMZ
MinGW command: (mingw32-make or make)
mingw32-make -f MakeFile profile-build ARCH=x86-64-bmi2 COMP=mingw
mingw32-make -f MakeFile profile-build ARCH=x86-64-modern COMP=mingw
mingw32-make -f MakeFile profile-build ARCH=x86-64 COMP=mingw
mingw32-make -f MakeFile profile-build ARCH=general-64 COMP=mingw

mingw32-make -f MakeFile profile-build ARCH=x86-32 COMP=mingw (sse)
mingw32-make -f MakeFile profile-build ARCH=x86-32-old COMP=mingw
mingw32-make -f MakeFile profile-build ARCH=general-32 COMP=mingw

strip stockfish.exe or strip sugar.exe
rename engine (important before launching the command "clean")

mingw32-make clean or make clean

on Fri May 01, 2015 3:56 pm by · on Fri May 01, 2015 3:56 pm by

SugaR v5.3 RC1 32-64
Add Fishtest Tuning Framework
https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/commit/7971d89a15550662bec8a3b27f3b88f0c2acbb32
mcostalba authored
Add parameters tuning UCI options
BestMoveChanges
Increment = bmcPars[0]/100.0;
Decay = bmcPars[1]/100.0;

unstablePvFactor
Offset = upfPars[0]/100.0;
upfScaling = upfPars[1]/100.0;

Prepare everything for tuning
https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/commit/fe0eff3536d6abf3de6cccb27b50dba32b2d23ad
Include Marco's tuning magic
https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/commit/ea05bd6b3ae90e95a3817df8e2f60da3bca5d3bb
Stefano80 authored

SRC
https://github.com/Zerbinati/SugaR
Direct Link HERE
Engines
http://mzerbinati.wix.com/sugarchess#!development-versions/c997]Download here

on Fri May 01, 2015 6:08 pm by · on Fri May 01, 2015 6:08 pm by

Virus Total

on Fri May 01, 2015 6:51 pm by · on Fri May 01, 2015 6:51 pm by

I have scanned this file, and it is clean. thumb up

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