announcement: Octavius V1.3 ANN chess s/w available...
Luke Pellen
http://home.seol.net.au/luke/Octavius/
A few people have written to me informing me that they have had troubles
connecting to the server. Sorry. This has now been corrected - please inform me
of any download problems.
Some new features of V1.3 include:
* The ability to dynamically graph the output nodes of the neural network
during training and play.
* The ability to plot a 3 dimensional board image graph representing the
neural network input.
* Support for multiple chess fonts (many nice chess fonts are easily
available through the internet).
* The ability to save training sets for re-use.
* The ability to load and save neural network settings.
* The option of using a pre-defined opening book to enhance play.
* The ability to edit the configuration of the pieces on the chess board.
* Greater control - Octavius can now be interrupted during training.
* Online documentation is now available (this is rather terse, and I am still
developing the documentation as I fully develop the software).
Here is an example game played against Octavius. It must be pointed out that
this game was played PURELY though the neural network (i.e. no use of
predefined openings and no material analysis):
White: Luke Pellen
Black: Octavius V1.3 - Oct19hn.ann
Date: 16 June 1999
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. O-O d6
5. Nc3 Bg4
6. d3 b6
7. Bd2 Nh6
8. Qe2 Kd7
9. Nd5 Ba3
10. bxa3 Kc8
11. Rab1 f5
12. Bxh6 Rf8
13. Bg5 Qd7
14. Qe3 h6
15. Bh4 f4
16. Qc1 g5
17. Ba6+ Kb8
18. Nxg5 Nd8
19. f3 c6
20. Nxf4 Qe7
21. Ne2 Bd7
22. Qe3 c5
23. c4 Qg7
24. Nc3 Bc8
25. Bb5 Rf6
26. Nd5 Rf8
27. a4 hxg5
28. Bxg5 Qg6
29. Ne7 Qh7
30. Nxc8 Kxc8
31. a5 bxa5
32. Ba6+ Kc7
33. Rb2 Ne6
34. Rb7+ Kc8
35. Rxh7+ Kb8
36. Rb1#
Any comments/criticisms welcome...
Cheers,
Luke Pellen
e-mail: lu...@seol.net.au
ICQ#: 25510475
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