Andscacs - New version 0.62w

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cdani
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Andscacs - New version 0.62w

Post by cdani »

Hi!
Again a new version.

Changes:
* Improved some parameters of the evaluation function.
* Added knowledge of endgames KRPKR, KRKB, KBNK, KPK (Thanks to code of H.G. Muller http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47557).
* Added knowledge of basic draw endgames.
* Increased speed of move generation.

So until now it had no knowledge of any endgame, it was time :-) Thanks to H.G. Muller for his code of KPK!!!

It's curious, at least was for me, that only adding the endgames the engine was weaker. I had to reevaluate not a few parameters to be able to win some strength.

Now for move generation I use in many cases the full attack information that I always have in bitboards. It's not well optimized yet, but for the moment it's faster.

Also I created a move generation function to generate only the capture moves to use sometimes in quiescence.

So the engine must be stronger, don't know if much.
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Re: Andscacs - New version 0.62w

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Daniel, link to download you forgot. :?

Mucha suerte y forza al canut!
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Re: Andscacs - New version 0.62w

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velmarin wrote:Daniel, link to download you forgot. :?

Mucha suerte y forza al canut!
Look at his web site. It is there.
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Re: Andscacs - New version 0.62w

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Dayffd wrote:
velmarin wrote:Daniel, link to download you forgot. :?

Mucha suerte y forza al canut!
Look at his web site. It is there.
Yes
is easy to find,
but the link is forgotten, nothing more.

It would be good ways to put a link.
my friend.
:P
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Re: Andscacs - New version 0.62w

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Sure! So I put the link in the signature.
¡Gracias!