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'''Hydra''',<br/> | '''Hydra''',<br/> | ||
− | was a chess playing entity based on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_(computing) cluster | + | was a chess playing entity based on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrinet Myrinet] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_(computing) computer cluster] consisting of [[FPGA|FPGAs]] and [[x86]] PCs. |
+ | Hydra was the continuous development of of the [[ChessBase]] funded FPGA project called [[Brutus]] by [[Chrilly Donninger]] et al. now under the patronage of the ''Pal Group of Companies'' <ref>[http://www.palgroup.com/ Pal Group of Companies]</ref> and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh Sheikh] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahnoun_bin_Mohammed_Al_Nahyan Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Nahyan_family Al Nahyan family from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_%28chess%29 Hydra (chess) from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[http://gsec.abudhabi.ae/Sites/GSEC/Navigation/EN/ExecutiveCouncil/picture-gallery.html The General Secretariat of the Executive Council - Abu Dhabi - Members' Profiles]</ref> of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_%28city%29 Abu Dhabi], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates United Arab Emirates]. | ||
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+ | =Tournament Play= | ||
+ | Hydra had its tournament debut at the [[IPCCC 2004]] winning clearly with 6½/7 ahead of [[Fritz]] and [[Shredder]]. Soon later, at the [[ICT 2004]], Hydra came in behind Shredder, | ||
+ | but taking revanche in August 2004, winning a match with 6½-2½. Also the [[IPCCC 2005]] was dominated with 8/9, a half point ahead of Shredder. | ||
+ | Hydra also achieved strong results versus humans, playing two times the [[Man vs Machine Team Championship]], and in 2005 [[Adams versus Hydra 2005|versus]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Adams_(chess_player) Michael Adams] winning decisively with 6½-½. | ||
+ | The chess monster further played [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Chess freestyle matches] along with its sponsor, chess lover and chess player under the pseudonym ''Zorchamp'' <ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/zor-champ-wins-freestyle-tournament Zor-Champ wins Freestyle Tournament] by [[Arno Nickel]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], April 16, 2006</ref>, and was active on the [[Playchess]] server - its last game in June 2006 <ref>[http://en.chessbase.com/post/who-will-be-the-next-freestyle-champion Who will be the next Freestyle Champion] by [[Arno Nickel]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 05, 2006</ref>. In June 2009, Hydra book author [[Christopher Lutz]] stated that "unfortunately the Hydra project is discontinued." The sponsors decided to end the project <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_%28chess%29 Hydra (chess) from Wikipedia]</ref>. | ||
=System Hydra= | =System Hydra= | ||
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==2008== | ==2008== | ||
The Hydra team, led by [[Abdul Mateen Khan]], was working on two new chess projects: ''Cryptic'' and ''Shark'', as in 2008 mentioned on the now defunct Hydra site, and from May 2008 until December 2009 on Wikipedia <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hydra_%28chess%29&oldid=215962237 Hydra (chess): 13:34, 30 May 2008 by 80.227.14.13]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hydra_%28chess%29&oldid=332038940 Hydra (chess): 13:57, 16 December 2009 by 217.165.22.102]</ref>: | The Hydra team, led by [[Abdul Mateen Khan]], was working on two new chess projects: ''Cryptic'' and ''Shark'', as in 2008 mentioned on the now defunct Hydra site, and from May 2008 until December 2009 on Wikipedia <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hydra_%28chess%29&oldid=215962237 Hydra (chess): 13:34, 30 May 2008 by 80.227.14.13]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hydra_%28chess%29&oldid=332038940 Hydra (chess): 13:57, 16 December 2009 by 217.165.22.102]</ref>: | ||
− | * Cryptic runs on modern high speed multi-processor CPU. It is programmed in mixed [[C]] and [[Assembly]] Language. It is aimed to be the world's top single machine Chess Engine. | + | * '''Cryptic''' runs on modern high speed multi-processor CPU. It is programmed in mixed [[C]] and [[Assembly]] Language. It is aimed to be the world's top single machine Chess Engine. |
− | * Shark is network based deep search meta engine. It is based on unique idea by which it reaches to depth of 25+ easily with the help of only 6 CPUs in less than a minute. Currently a dual core CPU takes more than an hour to reach to this depth. | + | * '''Shark''' is network based deep search meta engine. It is based on unique idea by which it reaches to depth of 25+ easily with the help of only 6 CPUs in less than a minute. Currently a dual core CPU takes more than an hour to reach to this depth. |
==Former Members== | ==Former Members== | ||
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* [[Peter Vossen]] ('''2007'''). ''Computer-WM Amsterdam''. [[Computerschach und Spiele|Computerschach und Spiele Online]], [http://computerschach.de/Files/2007/Computer-WM%20Amsterdam%20%281%29.pdf pdf1] <ref>[http://computerschach.de/Files/2007/Computer-WM%20Amsterdam%20%281%29.pdf Part 1] has an interview with [[Chrilly Donninger]] about [[Hydra]]</ref> | * [[Peter Vossen]] ('''2007'''). ''Computer-WM Amsterdam''. [[Computerschach und Spiele|Computerschach und Spiele Online]], [http://computerschach.de/Files/2007/Computer-WM%20Amsterdam%20%281%29.pdf pdf1] <ref>[http://computerschach.de/Files/2007/Computer-WM%20Amsterdam%20%281%29.pdf Part 1] has an interview with [[Chrilly Donninger]] about [[Hydra]]</ref> | ||
* [[Chrilly Donninger]] ('''2007'''). ''Flugstunden mit Ken Thompson''. [https://brigitte-godot.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flugstunden.pdf pdf] (German) | * [[Chrilly Donninger]] ('''2007'''). ''Flugstunden mit Ken Thompson''. [https://brigitte-godot.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flugstunden.pdf pdf] (German) | ||
+ | |||
+ | =Forum Posts= | ||
+ | ==2004== | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=348870 Hydra???] by Bob Durrett, [[CCC]], February 13, 2004 | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=349141 Hydra wins Paderborn] by [[Theo van der Storm]], February 15, 2004 » [[IPCCC 2004]] | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=349144 IPCCC 2004 (7) Diep vs Hydra (0-1) Commented game] by [[Kurt Utzinger]], [[CCC]], February 15, 2004 » [[IPCCC 2004]] | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=383507 What is the purpose of Hydra?] by James T. Walker, [[CCC]], August 22, 2004 | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=391151 Some remarks about Hydra in Bilbao, by Chrilly Donninger] by [[Enrique Irazoqui]], [[CCC]], October 11, 2004 » [[Man vs Machine Team Championship]] | ||
+ | ==2005 ...== | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=408476 New hydra hardware !!] by [[Vincent Lejeune]], [[CCC]], January 31, 2005 | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=469422 Re: HYDRA vs RYBKA !!] by [[Chrilly Donninger]], [[CCC]], December 12, 2005 | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=469605 Different Hydra personalities against Rybka] by [[Chrilly Donninger]], [[CCC]], December 13, 2005 | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=470834 Corr Game 3: Hydra Scylla vs. Nickel, Arno 1/2 (PGN)] by [[Eduard Nemeth]], [[CCC]], December 16, 2005 | ||
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=488118 Topalov will play with Hydra] by Lubo Lubop, [[CCC]], February 20, 2006 | ||
=External Links= | =External Links= | ||
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* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=87303 Games at chessgames.com] | * [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=87303 Games at chessgames.com] | ||
* [https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/aktuell/news/archiv/02436/index.php From Brutus to Hydra - The mathematician Donninger about the evolution of his chess program], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_University_Krems Danube University Krems], January 19, 2004 | * [https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/aktuell/news/archiv/02436/index.php From Brutus to Hydra - The mathematician Donninger about the evolution of his chess program], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_University_Krems Danube University Krems], January 19, 2004 | ||
+ | * [https://en.chessbase.com/post/nine-headed-monster-wins-paderborn Nine-headed monster wins Paderborn], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 15, 2004 | ||
+ | * [https://en.chessbase.com/post/hydra-shocks-shredder-with-2-0-lead Hydra shocks Shredder with 2-0 lead], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 16, 2004 | ||
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/all-about-the-hydra-che-project All about the Hydra chess project], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 22, 2004 | * [https://en.chessbase.com/post/all-about-the-hydra-che-project All about the Hydra chess project], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 22, 2004 | ||
+ | * [https://en.chessbase.com/post/hydra-unbeatable-in-abu-dhabi Hydra unbeatable in Abu Dhabi], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 29, 2004 | ||
+ | * [https://en.chessbase.com/post/bilbao-man-vs-machine-a-resume Bilbao Man vs Machine – a resume - Drama in Bilbao] by [[David Levy]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 16, 2004 | ||
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/adams-vs-hydra-man-0-5-machine-5-5 Adams vs Hydra: Man 0.5 – Machine 5.5], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 28, 2005 | * [https://en.chessbase.com/post/adams-vs-hydra-man-0-5-machine-5-5 Adams vs Hydra: Man 0.5 – Machine 5.5], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 28, 2005 | ||
+ | * [https://en.chessbase.com/post/-hydra-is-the-kasparov-of-computers- Hydra is the Kasparov of computers], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 30, 2005 | ||
+ | * [https://en.chessbase.com/post/8-4-final-score-for-the-machines-what-next- 8:4 final score for the machines – what next?] by [[David Levy]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 24, 2005 | ||
+ | * [https://en.chessbase.com/post/zor-champ-wins-freestyle-tournament Zor-Champ wins Freestyle Tournament] by [[Arno Nickel]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], April 16, 2006 | ||
* Checkmate - Documentry on Computer Chess Part 1, 2, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Videos | * Checkmate - Documentry on Computer Chess Part 1, 2, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Videos | ||
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c65KkVmR16I|alignment=left|valignment=top}} | : {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c65KkVmR16I|alignment=left|valignment=top}} |
Revision as of 15:34, 16 October 2018
Hydra,
was a chess playing entity based on a Myrinet computer cluster consisting of FPGAs and x86 PCs.
Hydra was the continuous development of of the ChessBase funded FPGA project called Brutus by Chrilly Donninger et al. now under the patronage of the Pal Group of Companies [3] and Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan [4] [5] [6] of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Contents
Tournament Play
Hydra had its tournament debut at the IPCCC 2004 winning clearly with 6½/7 ahead of Fritz and Shredder. Soon later, at the ICT 2004, Hydra came in behind Shredder, but taking revanche in August 2004, winning a match with 6½-2½. Also the IPCCC 2005 was dominated with 8/9, a half point ahead of Shredder. Hydra also achieved strong results versus humans, playing two times the Man vs Machine Team Championship, and in 2005 versus Michael Adams winning decisively with 6½-½. The chess monster further played freestyle matches along with its sponsor, chess lover and chess player under the pseudonym Zorchamp [7], and was active on the Playchess server - its last game in June 2006 [8]. In June 2009, Hydra book author Christopher Lutz stated that "unfortunately the Hydra project is discontinued." The sponsors decided to end the project [9].
System Hydra
System architecture of Hydra [10]
Team Hydra
2006
- Chrilly Donninger - chief programmer
- Abdul Mateen Khan - lead programmer
- Mohammed Nasir Ali - project manager
- Sajeer Mohammed - "Mr. Parallel"
- Arno Nickel - chess consultant
2008
The Hydra team, led by Abdul Mateen Khan, was working on two new chess projects: Cryptic and Shark, as in 2008 mentioned on the now defunct Hydra site, and from May 2008 until December 2009 on Wikipedia [11] [12]:
- Cryptic runs on modern high speed multi-processor CPU. It is programmed in mixed C and Assembly Language. It is aimed to be the world's top single machine Chess Engine.
- Shark is network based deep search meta engine. It is based on unique idea by which it reaches to depth of 25+ easily with the help of only 6 CPUs in less than a minute. Currently a dual core CPU takes more than an hour to reach to this depth.
Former Members
- Ulf Lorenz - parallel computing
- Christopher Lutz - opening book author
- Erdogan Günes - opening book author
Photos
Hydra team 2004: Ulf Lorenz, Erdogan Günes and Chrilly Donninger, IPCCC 2004 [13]
Namesake
Another program by Donninger and Alex Kure was also named Hydra and played the 15th World Microcomputer Chess Championship in Paris 1997.
See also
Publications
- Chrilly Donninger, Ulf Lorenz (2004). The Chess Monster Hydra. in Field Programmable Logic and Application, 14th International Conference, FPL 2004, Leuven, Belgium, August 30-September 1, 2004. Proceedings, pp 927-932. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, ISBN 978-3-540-22989-6, pdf
- Abstract
- With the help of the FPGA technology, the boarder between hard- and software has vanished. It is now possible to develop complex designs and fine grained parallel applications without the long-lasting chip design cycles. Additionally, it has become easier to write coarse grained parallel applications with the help of message passing libraries like MPI. The chess program Hydra is a high level hardware-software co-design application which profits from both worlds. We describe the design philosophy, general architecture and performance of Hydra. The time critical part of the search tree, near the leaves, is explored with the help of fine grain parallelism of FPGA cards. For nodes near the root, the search algorithm runs distributed on a cluster of conventional processors. A nice detail is that the FPGA cards allow the implementation of sophisticated chess knowledge without decreasing the computational speed.
- Carl Bicknell (2004). Interview with Chrilly Donninger, Subject: Hydra. Selective Search 113, pp. 19, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
- Chrilly Donninger, Ulf Lorenz (2005). The Hydra project. Xcell Journal, Issue 53, pp. 94–97.
- ChessBase, the Editor, John Nunn, David Levy (2005). Adams Outclassed by HYDRA. ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2
- David Levy (2005). Man vs. Machine – What Next? ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2
- Peter Vossen (2007). Computer-WM Amsterdam. Computerschach und Spiele Online, pdf1 [14]
- Chrilly Donninger (2007). Flugstunden mit Ken Thompson. pdf (German)
Forum Posts
2004
- Hydra??? by Bob Durrett, CCC, February 13, 2004
- Hydra wins Paderborn by Theo van der Storm, February 15, 2004 » IPCCC 2004
- IPCCC 2004 (7) Diep vs Hydra (0-1) Commented game by Kurt Utzinger, CCC, February 15, 2004 » IPCCC 2004
- What is the purpose of Hydra? by James T. Walker, CCC, August 22, 2004
- Some remarks about Hydra in Bilbao, by Chrilly Donninger by Enrique Irazoqui, CCC, October 11, 2004 » Man vs Machine Team Championship
2005 ...
- New hydra hardware !! by Vincent Lejeune, CCC, January 31, 2005
- Re: HYDRA vs RYBKA !! by Chrilly Donninger, CCC, December 12, 2005
- Different Hydra personalities against Rybka by Chrilly Donninger, CCC, December 13, 2005
- Corr Game 3: Hydra Scylla vs. Nickel, Arno 1/2 (PGN) by Eduard Nemeth, CCC, December 16, 2005
- Topalov will play with Hydra by Lubo Lubop, CCC, February 20, 2006
External Links
Chess Entity
- Hydra (chess) from Wikipedia
- Games at chessgames.com
- From Brutus to Hydra - The mathematician Donninger about the evolution of his chess program, Danube University Krems, January 19, 2004
- Nine-headed monster wins Paderborn, ChessBase News, February 15, 2004
- Hydra shocks Shredder with 2-0 lead, ChessBase News, August 16, 2004
- All about the Hydra chess project, ChessBase News, August 22, 2004
- Hydra unbeatable in Abu Dhabi, ChessBase News, August 29, 2004
- Bilbao Man vs Machine – a resume - Drama in Bilbao by David Levy, ChessBase News, October 16, 2004
- Adams vs Hydra: Man 0.5 – Machine 5.5, ChessBase News, June 28, 2005
- Hydra is the Kasparov of computers, ChessBase News, June 30, 2005
- 8:4 final score for the machines – what next? by David Levy, ChessBase News, November 24, 2005
- Zor-Champ wins Freestyle Tournament by Arno Nickel, ChessBase News, April 16, 2006
- Checkmate - Documentry on Computer Chess Part 1, 2, YouTube Videos
Misc
References
- ↑ Hydra species filmed with a binocular stereomicroscope his eyes From School hydra jellyfish Hydrozoa Flowers, Category:Hydra (genus) - Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ Lewis Wolpert, Amata Hornbruch, Mike Clarke (1974). Positional Information and Positional Signalling in Hydra. Integrative and Comparative Biology, Vol. 14, No. 2
- ↑ Pal Group of Companies
- ↑ Al Nahyan family from Wikipedia
- ↑ Hydra (chess) from Wikipedia
- ↑ The General Secretariat of the Executive Council - Abu Dhabi - Members' Profiles
- ↑ Zor-Champ wins Freestyle Tournament by Arno Nickel, ChessBase News, April 16, 2006
- ↑ Who will be the next Freestyle Champion by Arno Nickel, ChessBase News, July 05, 2006
- ↑ Hydra (chess) from Wikipedia
- ↑ Hydra (Schachcomputer) – Wikipedia.de (German)
- ↑ Hydra (chess): 13:34, 30 May 2008 by 80.227.14.13
- ↑ Hydra (chess): 13:57, 16 December 2009 by 217.165.22.102
- ↑ Die Internationalen Paderborner Computerschachmeisterschaften by Mathias Feist, ChessBase Nachrichten, February 17, 2004 (German)
- ↑ Part 1 has an interview with Chrilly Donninger about Hydra