New engine releases 2020

[Guenther]

LC0 0.23.3 was released three days ago
https://github.com/LeelaChessZero/lc0/r ... ag/v0.23.3

Also long time running training for net 59 (10*128) was stopped at 591226.
A new net 70 of that size was started.

Ethereal 12.00 will come soon, it is now at commit 1196.

CeeChess 1.3.1 was released yesterday
https://github.com/bctboi23/CeeChess/releases

Scorpio 3.07 was released recently
https://github.com/dshawul/Scorpio/releases

Topple 0.75 was released this week
https://github.com/konsolas/ToppleChess/releases

Koedem 1.1.2 was released last week
https://github.com/koedem/Koedem/releases

FoxSEE is now at version 2.2.1
https://github.com/redsalmon91/FoxSEE/releases

Sunfish had several commits in 2020 for improving uci/xb compatibility and removing illegal pvs
https://github.com/thomasahle/sunfish

[mhib]

First public version of Combusken was released.
https://github.com/mhib/combusken/releases/tag/v1.0.0

It is a alpha-beta engine written in Go.
I estimate its' strength at 2800-2900 ELO CCRL Blitz when using 4 threads.

[bctboi23]

New release CeeChess v1.3.2: https://github.com/bctboi23/CeeChess/re ... tag/v1.3.2

Plays at roughly 2325 Elo

If anyone has tips on king safety evaluation, that would be super helpful

[Gabor Szots]

First public version of Combusken was released.
https://github.com/mhib/combusken/releases/tag/v1.0.0

It is a alpha-beta engine written in Go.
I estimate its' strength at 2800-2900 ELO CCRL Blitz when using 4 threads.

Hi Marcin,

That's very good news. I'm going to test it as soon as possible.

Gabor

[mhib]

First public version of Combusken was released.
https://github.com/mhib/combusken/releases/tag/v1.0.0

It is a alpha-beta engine written in Go.
I estimate its' strength at 2800-2900 ELO CCRL Blitz when using 4 threads.

Hi Marcin,

That's very good news. I'm going to test it as soon as possible.

Gabor

Thank you Gabor,
I am looking forward to the results.
Marcin

[Gabor Szots]

Bagatur 1.9b

https://github.com/bagaturchess/Bagatur ... e.1.9b.zip

[Gabor Szots]

After 2 years hyatus:

Devel 3.0.0a: http://www.develchessengine.no/

[CMCanavessi]

After 2 years hyatus:

Devel 3.0.0a: http://www.develchessengine.no/

Can't download with Chrome on Win10, it detects a virus in the zip file.

[Gabor Szots]

After 2 years hyatus:

Devel 3.0.0a: http://www.develchessengine.no/

Can't download with Chrome on Win10, it detects a virus in the zip file.

So does Edge. Firefox is more lenient, however.

[Gabor Szots]

After 2 years hyatus:

Devel 3.0.0a: http://www.develchessengine.no/

Can't download with Chrome on Win10, it detects a virus in the zip file.

I've checked it via VirusTotal. All but one anti-virus software has found it healthy. The one exception was Microsoft: Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml.

Reported the issue to the author.