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PuppetMaster,
an experimental chess playing entity by Folkert van Heusden which implements a multiple-brain concept using an UDOO computer running Folkert's engine DeepBrutePos in a so called "puppet master" mode, requesting best moves from external UCI or XBoard engines each running on one of seven Raspberry Pi nodes connected via TCP sockets [1] . The most chosen move is played, while DeepBrutePos keeps track how often a move of each engine was selected. In case of a tie, moves of engines with higher selection rate are preferred [2] .

Photos

PuppetMaster.jpg

PuppetMaster in action at PT 46 [3]

Tournament Play

PuppetMaster had its official tournament debut at the CSVN 1st Open Internet Tournament in May 2014, and further played the PT 46 over the board a week later, becoming 5th of 8 with a 50% score. At PT 46 the seven PI engines were [4]:

  1. BikJump
  2. GNU Chess
  3. Fruit
  4. Toga II
  5. Stockfish
  6. MinkoChess
  7. Arasan [5] .

Photos & Games

TheKing-PuppetMaster.jpg

CSVN PT 46, round 4, The King - PuppetMaster [6], Johan de Koning and
Folkert van Heusden - Harm Geert Muller and Marcel van Kervinck in the background [7]

[Event "CSVN PT 46"]
[Site "Leiden"]
[Date "2014.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "The King"]
[Black "DBP/PuppetMaster"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.Nf3 e6 5.c4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 Nf6 8.Nc3 Nc6
9.Rd1 h6 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O b6 12.Ne5 Bb7 13.Qf4 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.Rd3 Qe7
16.Rfd1 Nc5 17.Rg3 Kh8 18.b4 Nd7 19.Rgd3 Qxb4 20.Rxd7 Qxc3 21.Rxc7 Qc2 22.Rd2
Qc1+ 23.Bf1 Be4 24.Qe3 Kg8 25.a3 Bg6 26.c5 bxc5 27.Rxc5 Qa1 28.Rd6 Rfc8 29.Rxc8+
Rxc8 30.Qxa7 Rc1 31.Qa6 Qxe5 32.Rd2 Kh7 33.h3 Qe1 34.Rd8 Be4 35.Rd4 f5 36.Rd8
Bd5 37.Rxd5 exd5 38.a4 Qd2 39.a5 Rc2 40.f3 Qf2+ 41.Kh2 Qxf3 42.Qd3 Rxg2+ 43.Kh1
Qxd3 44.Bxd3 Ra2 45.Bxf5+ g6 46.Bd3 Rxa5 0-1

See also

Forum Posts

External Links

Chess Entity

Misc

References

  1. raspberry pi cluster versus fairymax by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, October 31, 2013
  2. Re: CSVN Programmers' Tournaments May 2014 by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, May 20, 2014
  3. Photo by Jan Krabbenbos, PT46: Round 1
  4. Re: CSVN Programmers' Tournaments May 2014 by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, May 20, 2014
  5. Cruel fate that Arasan, which became runner-up at PT 46 behind the The Baron, lost from PuppetMaster due to an operator glitch unexperienced with Arena, Re: The Baron is the winner by Richard Pijl, CCC, May 18, 2014
  6. CSVN PT 46 PGN download
  7. Photo by Jan Krabbenbos, PT46: Round 4

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