PicoChess stand alone chess computer has born :-)

j_romang · Post by **j_romang** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:03 pm

Hi Brian,
I hope you will have more luck than me with your Raspberry Pi. Your DIY USB chessboards are awesome

I tried to build one with an Arduino controler, but it was so ugly that I stopped

mephisto · Post by **mephisto** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:40 pm

My boards are ugly, thanks very much

j_romang · Post by **j_romang** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:30 pm

I just released the first version of PicoChess (v0.1) for MK802II ARM devices.
It's an image file that you need to put on a 8GB micro sd card ; instructions and download link are on the website (http://www.picochess.org).

4 opening books by Gabriel Leperlier are included, you can choose skill level and thinking time, and taking back moves is supported.

I hope you will enjoy it

jshriver · Post by **jshriver** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:42 am

Michel wrote:Perhaps you can make it play on FICS. For example using icsdrone...

http://sourceforge.net/projects/icsdrone/

Very possible, I use icsdroneng for 19 different engines on my ICS. Works like a charge.

Can verify it also compiles/runs cleanly on the R-Pi, since I run minimax on my pi via icsdrone.

Thanks again for making the changes to allow it to work on HGM's ICSD

-Josh

jshriver · Post by **jshriver** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:48 am

j_romang wrote:Surely, the DGT board is the most expansive part of this system

Looks like a nice setup, but can't seem to find a price.

http://www.dgtprojects.com/site/index.p ... ith-pieces

j_romang · Post by **j_romang** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:53 am

Here is the product in a german online store : 384€ https://www.schachversand.de/scripts/qu ... r/&CiSort=
You should find the same product in the USA

j_romang · Post by **j_romang** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:11 pm

The v0.2 is available on http://www.picochess.org
New features :
-Fits on a 4GB micro SD card
-Stockfish uses 512Mo for hastables (instead of 32Mo in v0.1)
-New opening books by Gabriel Leperlier, Olivier Deville, and Marc Lacrosse (https://github.com/jromang/Stockfish/bl ... uthors.txt)
-The near mate hanging bug should be solved
-Displays version number at startup
-Changed fixed time per move values

Have fun

brianr · Post by **brianr** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:48 pm

Not to be confused with PikoSzachy (picoChess)?
http://www.kalisz.mm.pl/~pic/nanochess/

nanochess · Post by **nanochess** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:08 am

Nor with my own engine Toledo Picochess

http://nanochess.110mb.com/chess3.html

Oops, again 110mb.com is down

, it should be up again in a few days.

j_romang · Post by **j_romang** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:19 pm

Version 0.05 is out

New features :
-No more beep when launching search
-New opening books : 'Pro' update by gabriel lerperlier and
'Performance' by Marc Lacrosse
-Displays computer remaining time in fixed time control mode
-*Highly experimental* blitz time controls

Have fun!

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