EXchess v7.88 Released

[dchoman]

Hi Everyone,

A new version of EXchess, v7.88b, is now available from...

https://sites.google.com/site/experimentalchessprogram/

Many small changes to the code. My best guess is a 10-20 elo improvement in playing strength from self-play games, with perhaps another 10 for cases with 4 or more cores, but that is harder for me to measure well. The program now uses singular moves to adjust time allocation, and can even move instantly upon occasion (if the opponent made the expected move and the reply was 'singular' in the previous search).

- Dan

[dchoman]

Oh, I should add that EXchess can now use up to 32 cores (the previous limit was 16). This upper limit is hardwired into the program. I modified the readme.txt file to reflect this. The LIMIT_THREADS parameter is now no longer used, for those who may have used that in the past.

Hi Everyone,

A new version of EXchess, v7.88b, is now available from...

https://sites.google.com/site/experimentalchessprogram/

Many small changes to the code. My best guess is a 10-20 elo improvement in playing strength from self-play games, with perhaps another 10 for cases with 4 or more cores, but that is harder for me to measure well. The program now uses singular moves to adjust time allocation, and can even move instantly upon occasion (if the opponent made the expected move and the reply was 'singular' in the previous search).

- Dan

[Graham Banks]

Hi Everyone,

A new version of EXchess, v7.88b, is now available from...

https://sites.google.com/site/experimentalchessprogram/

Many small changes to the code. My best guess is a 10-20 elo improvement in playing strength from self-play games, with perhaps another 10 for cases with 4 or more cores, but that is harder for me to measure well. The program now uses singular moves to adjust time allocation, and can even move instantly upon occasion (if the opponent made the expected move and the reply was 'singular' in the previous search).

- Dan

Thanks Dan.
EXchess is always interesting.

[Dann Corbit]

Really happy to see a new release.
Keep up the innovation.
Your pioneering of the Lazy SMP thread stuff has really set the chess programming world on its ear.

[carldaman]

Hi Everyone,

A new version of EXchess, v7.88b, is now available from...

https://sites.google.com/site/experimentalchessprogram/

Many small changes to the code. My best guess is a 10-20 elo improvement in playing strength from self-play games, with perhaps another 10 for cases with 4 or more cores, but that is harder for me to measure well. The program now uses singular moves to adjust time allocation, and can even move instantly upon occasion (if the opponent made the expected move and the reply was 'singular' in the previous search).

- Dan

Thanks Dan,
Happy New Year!
CL

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi Dan,

EXchess have a very nice playing style. People able to see that will like EXchess directly.

So fans of EXchess can celebrate each new version.

Thanks for EXchess!
Have a nice new year!

Best
Frank

[Jamal Bubker]

Thanks very much Daniel for this new release

[Sylwy]

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