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Sapeli 1.11 POPCNT and SSE3 bins:

sapeli-111-tp.zip

1) Embla's SMP implementation is broken, at least under Windoze 2) your TC is about 10x shorter than our 40/4 Here are two commented PGNs of my recent Embla tests: Embla 2.0.1 64-bit 404 (FEOBOSv201a-c3-6m).7z Embla 2.0.5 64-bit 4040 Gauntlet (IM_4mvs).7z Embla reports some bizarre evals, by the way...

Results from startposition, at 40/40 1 thread 16 GB d=22, 31s, 943 kN/s 8 GB d=22, 31s, 931 kN/s 4 GB d=23, 31s, 977 kN/s 1 GB d=23, 31s, 998 kN/s 8 threads 16 GB d=25, 31s, 6255 kN/s 8 GB d=23, 31s, 6352 kN/s 4 GB d=26, 31s, 6360 kN/s 1 GB d=25, 31s, 6492 kN/s I can confirm Dann's observations of m...

The only way I can see is by editing the corresponding .uci file. These are typically stored under C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\ChessBase\Engines.UCI\ . You'll need to add the "[Options]" section if it's not present already, followed by the MultiPV entry, e.g. [ENGINE] Name=Stockfish 9 64 POP...

I could do a blitz test for v2.0.1 if you like, Folkert, but the exec you provided crashes instantly on startup here. Stack dump: Exception: STATUS_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION at rip=001004142A7 rax=0000000000000001 rbx=00000000FFFFC830 rcx=0000000600063ED0 rdx=00000000FFFFCE00 rsi=0000000600063ED0 rdi=0000...

Let's Check recognizes only SF, Houdini, Komodo, Shredder, Fire, Gull, Rybka and the various Fritzes. Everything else, including SF derivatives like asmFish, Brainfish and SuGaR, shows up as "New Engine". The name recognition scheme seems to be based on straightforward string comparison. So you can ...

It crashes the first time you load it , yes. You need to configure it to fill in the Sygygy path, then it works without crashing.

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Hi im getting ucrtbase.dll error and engine crash on startup in Arena - windowws 7 Anyone else getting that?? It runs fine under CC on this Win 7 box. The ucrtbase.dll it accesses appears to be from the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable , which is a small free download. Your problem should ...

Ethereal, Laser and Xiphos dead because they failed to produce an official release in the past month? This is a staggering notion, bordering on ludicrous.