Here is GNU Chess 5.60.
http://hardy.uhasselt.be/Toga/gnuchess-release/
The main point is the inclusion of a .eng file to support HGM's idea for seamless GUI/engines integration on Linux. To the other engine and GUI authors: please support this! Even if you believe the standard isn't perfect yet. The wrinkles can be sorted out later.
I stopped working on GNU Chess. However digging through my old testing results (which are now a mess) I think this is about 50 Elo stronger that 5.50.
Here is a battle between GNU Chess 5 and GNU Chess 6 (the official version).
[pgn]
[Event "Battle of GNU Chess"]
[Site "pl"]
[Date "2014.11.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "GNU Chess 5.60-64"]
[Black "GNU Chess"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "40/300"]
[Annotator "1. +0.17 1... -0.12"]
1. Nf3 {+0.17/18} Nf6 {-0.12/13 12} 2. d4 {+0.16/17 5} e6 {-0.12/12 6} 3.
Nc3 {+0.35/18 9} d5 {-0.13/12 9} 4. e3 {+0.14/17 7} Bd6 {-0.12/12 9} 5. Bd3
{+0.32/17 5} O-O {-0.15/12 8} 6. e4 {+0.29/16 5} Nxe4 {-0.14/12 11} 7. Nxe4
{+0.31/18 6} dxe4 {-0.01/12 8} 8. Bxe4 {+0.18/18 4} f5 {-0.11/13 7} 9. Bd3
{+0.15/18 6} c5 {-0.05/12 7} 10. dxc5 {+0.23/17 6} Bxc5 {-0.24/12 7} 11.
O-O {+0.34/15 8} Nc6 {-0.24/11 7} 12. Bf4 {+0.53/14 7} Qb6 {-0.20/11 7} 13.
b3 {+0.64/15 5} Ne7 {-0.11/10 7} 14. Qe2 {+0.80/15 7} Nd5 {-0.12/11 6} 15.
Be5 {+0.76/16 8} Bd7 {-0.13/11 5} 16. Bc4 {+0.83/16 9} Rad8 {-0.19/10 7}
17. a4 {+0.70/14 7} Be8 {-0.13/10 6} 18. a5 {+0.89/15 6} Qc6 {-0.31/11 7}
19. Bb2 {+0.80/13 4} Rf7 {-0.23/10 11} 20. Bc1 {+0.85/13 5} Rf8
{-0.18/10 6} 21. Re1 {+0.85/15 5} Rd6 {-0.37/11 12} 22. Bb2 {+1.24/15 6} a6
{-0.51/10 6} 23. Ne5 {+1.68/16 5} Nf4 {-1.30/12 7} 24. Nxc6 {+1.22/18 12}
Nxe2+ {-1.38/11 1.9} 25. Rxe2 {+1.45/18 4} Bxc6 {-1.21/13 5} 26. Rxe6
{+1.39/18 6} Kh8 {-1.23/13 4} 27. Re5 {+1.59/18 6} Bd4 {-1.22/13 7} 28.
Bxd4 {+1.50/17 6} Rxd4 {-1.22/12 5} 29. Rae1 {+1.50/17 6} g6 {-1.21/13 10}
30. f3 {+1.58/17 5} Rfd8 {-1.22/13 9} 31. Re6 {+1.53/17 7} Rd2 {-1.18/13 7}
32. R1e2 {+1.40/17 6} Rxe2 {-1.11/13 5} 33. Rxe2 {+1.42/18 8} Rd6
{-1.14/13 8} 34. Kf1 {+1.56/17 5} Rd7 {-1.14/14 10} 35. Re8+ {+1.58/18 5}
Kg7 {-1.20/4 0.3} 36. Ke2 {+1.68/16 6} f4 {-1.21/14 10} 37. Rc8
{+1.86/18 5} Re7+ {-1.14/13 6} 38. Kd2 {+1.67/17 6} Rd7+ {-1.26/14 13} 39.
Kc3 {+2.23/17 5} Re7 {-1.25/14 6} 40. Kd4 {+1.89/17 7} g5 {-1.40/13 10} 41.
Bxa6 {+2.10/17 8} Bxf3 {-1.36/15 8} 42. gxf3 {+2.08/19 7} bxa6 {-1.55/16 9}
43. Rc5 {+2.11/18 10} h6 {-1.55/15 10} 44. b4 {+2.36/17 6} Rb7 {-1.55/14 6}
45. c3 {+2.86/20 7} Rf7 {-2.05/15 11} 46. h3 {+2.82/20 7} Re7 {-2.14/16 6}
47. b5 {+3.09/19 5} axb5 {-2.08/14 6} 48. Rxb5 {+3.16/20 5} Ra7
{-2.17/16 6} 49. Kc5 {+3.79/20 7} Ra8 {-2.19/16 10} 50. c4 {+3.27/21 7} h5
{-2.41/16 6} 51. Kc6 {+3.98/20 5} Kg6 {-3.03/16 9} 52. Kb7 {+6.56/21 7} Re8
{-3.33/16 7} 53. a6 {+6.83/22 8} Re7+ {-4.26/15 7} 54. Kb6 {+8.06/22 14}
Re6+ {-4.79/15 4} 55. Ka5 {+8.94/22 14} Re7 {-4.90/15 7} 56. Rb6+
{+9.11/23 6} Kf5 {-4.98/16 5} 57. Rb7 {+9.33/21 5} Re1 {-5.12/15 7} 58.
Rb5+ {+9.94/21 8} Kg6 {-5.32/15 4} 59. a7 {+9.88/21 7} g4 {-5.32/14 7} 60.
hxg4 {+10.86/20 7} hxg4 {-6.95/16 10}
{Black resigns} 1-0
[/pgn]
GNU Chess 5.60
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GNU Chess 5.60
Ideas=science. Simplification=engineering.
Without ideas there is nothing to simplify.
Without ideas there is nothing to simplify.
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Re: GNU Chess 5.60
Thanks Michael,
Your versions are indeed stronger.
I hope you continue some times.
Best wishes
Werner
Your versions are indeed stronger.
I hope you continue some times.
Best wishes
Werner
Werner
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Re: GNU Chess 5.60
I've added it to Jazz as well, so the next release will get this feature too. Not sure when that will be though.Michel wrote: The main point is the inclusion of a .eng file to support HGM's idea for seamless GUI/engines integration on Linux. To the other engine and GUI authors: please support this! Even if you believe the standard isn't perfect yet. The wrinkles can be sorted out later.
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Re: GNU Chess 5.60
Great!I've added it to Jazz as well, so the next release will get this feature too. Not sure when that will be though.
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Re: GNU Chess 5.60
Hi,
I ask you to provide 32bit and 64bit compiles for Windows please!
Or did I miss a download link ?
best wishes
I ask you to provide 32bit and 64bit compiles for Windows please!
Or did I miss a download link ?
best wishes
Werner
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Re: GNU Chess 5.60
Oops. They should have been in the .zip file. It seems something went wrong. I will fix it now.I ask you to provide 32bit and 64bit compiles for Windows please!
Or did I miss a download link ?
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Re: GNU Chess 5.60
Ok it should be fixed now. Since I renamed the binary from gnuchess to gnuchess5 in order to be a good citizen, I broke all my build/install scripts!
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Re: GNU Chess 5.60
I was able to build and install the Linux source with no problems, and GNUChess 5.6 automatically appeared in my XBoard engine list.
Thanks, Michel!
Thanks, Michel!