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Are you a chess engine author?

How would you like to make one simple post about what's new with your chess engine, and have it reach computer chess enthusiasts on:

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I can think of two reasons:

* Style of play - Junior, HIARCS and Komodo all play different styles of chess
* To support the authors - full time computer chess programming is on the decline - maybe they don't want it to die out completely

Steve

Maverick is steadily gaining strength so here's the latest version - Maverick 0.5; the first version I regard as reasonably strong:

http://www.chessprogramming.net/computerchess/maverick-0-5-released/

I'd estimate this version to be about 200+ ELO better than the previous version.

Added more ...

I've added some basic chess knowledge and search heuristics to Maverick (my UCI engine). This has added about 150+ ELO and is now about 2050 ELO on the CCRL scale. Maverick now beats Monarch chess in a head to head 8-)

You can find out more and download it here:

http://www.chessprogramming.net ...

If anyone is interested in a weak (but hopefully stable) engine, you might like to download the first version of Maverick. You can find out more here:

Maverick 0.05

All feedback is appreciated!

Steve

Hi All,

If anyone is interested I'm starting a new blog about Chess Programming. It's an "over-the-shoulder-view" of engine development. I'm starting from scratch (other than my old Monarch i/o code) and creating a new engine called Maverick . I'll aim for frequent updates (possibly daily).

You ...

Hi All,

I'm not trying to entice people away from this forum but I'd like to make you aware of a new open Google+ community which I've created:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101137718910567184008

Hopefully this will be a good platform to share and absorb CC information, news and ...

Hi Chris,

....Long time since wooden shack in Cotswolds!

Yes indeed - fun times! It was back in 1991 to 1994 ish. I remember us trying to figure out null move. And on another occasion, you showing me a letter from some raving fan in Germany called "Thorsten Czub".

Whatever happened to Andy ...

Hi Chris,

...you are hill climbing...

Yes this is the problem and the reason why many programs hit a dead end. They reach their local optimum. What they need to be able to do is "look across the valley" and try to find a higher peak. Philosophically there are only two ways to optimize a problem ...