Hi all,
I have recently regained interest in computer chess. By a coincidence (or fate?), Joachim Rang and Ryan Benitez are also active once again.
I have been working on a new GPL engine: Senpai.
The highlights compared to Fruit are:
- from-scratch engine (no Fruit code)
- plain bitboards (I will implement magic bitboards later)
- more precise mobility (safety, centre weights)
- evaluation of tactical moves: captures and checks
- late-move pruning (last few plies)
- more aggressive futility pruning
- SMP
The download page: http://www.chessprogramming.net/senpai/
Direct link: http://goo.gl/H0h1Jd
Estimated level: Protector or better (don't ask).
Have fun with Senpai!
Fabien.
Senpai 1.0 (new engine)
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Re: Senpai 1.0 (new engine)
Great news!
I became interested in computer chess when I came across the legendary Fruit 2.1
Unfortunately, Senpai 1.0 doesn't run on my C2D (I have vista 32bits OS). Can someone post a binaries that could run on my comp?
Thanks,
I became interested in computer chess when I came across the legendary Fruit 2.1
Unfortunately, Senpai 1.0 doesn't run on my C2D (I have vista 32bits OS). Can someone post a binaries that could run on my comp?
Thanks,
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Re: Senpai 1.0 (new engine)
Welcome back and good work. Computer chess just got fun again.
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Re: Senpai 1.0 (new engine)
Congrats for the new engine, Fabien !
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Thank you, and welcome back!
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Re: Senpai 1.0 (new engine)
Copy that!Ryan Benitez wrote:Welcome back and good work. Computer chess just got fun again.
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Re: Senpai 1.0 (new engine)
All these years I was sure that Fabien wil get reloaded again and fortunately he did
Welcome back regards,
Dr.D
Welcome back regards,
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Re: Senpai 1.0 (new engine)
Does it play on the level of protector or beterXann wrote:Hi all,
I have recently regained interest in computer chess. By a coincidence (or fate?), Joachim Rang and Ryan Benitez are also active once again.
I have been working on a new GPL engine: Senpai.
The highlights compared to Fruit are:
- from-scratch engine (no Fruit code)
- plain bitboards (I will implement magic bitboards later)
- more precise mobility (safety, centre weights)
- evaluation of tactical moves: captures and checks
- late-move pruning (last few plies)
- more aggressive futility pruning
- SMP
The download page: http://www.chessprogramming.net/senpai/
Direct link: http://goo.gl/H0h1Jd
Estimated level: Protector or better (don't ask).
Have fun with Senpai!
Fabien.
_No one can hit as hard as life.But it ain’t about how hard you can hit.It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.How much you can take and keep moving forward….
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Re: Senpai 1.0 (new engine)
Welcome back and thanks for sharing your new engine with the community.
gbanksnz at gmail.com
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Re: Senpai 1.0 (new engine)
What a great new!
Fruits was a milestone and I am sure Sepai will be too.
The name,,,,where it comes from?
Fern
Fruits was a milestone and I am sure Sepai will be too.
The name,,,,where it comes from?
Fern