Honeycomb 1.0 Chess UCI

[Norbert Raimund Leisner]

Hello,
cf. https://github.com/TalvinJacobs/Honeycomb

Norbert

[Gabor Szots]

Hello,
cf. https://github.com/TalvinJacobs/Honeycomb

Norbert

It has been proved to be an Ethereal clone with some parameters changed.

[Guenther]

Hello,
cf. https://github.com/TalvinJacobs/Honeycomb

Norbert

not a single commit at github before, all source as one big upload 11 days ago (thats the only commit regarding the programs source)
and with love from Vitruvius cloners too...

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Honeycomb is an open-source UCI compliant chess engine based on Ethereal by Andrew Grant.
It is unique in its positional style and is based on Fischer's evaluations. Its goal is to promote beautiful positional play.
This engine is inspired by Vitruvius' positional style.

Acknowledgements :

• Andrew Grant's - For his brilliant work on Ethereal, which this code is structured on: https://github.com/AndyGrant/Ethereal

• Jeffrey An and Michael An - For their work on laser which was used as a benchmark for the evaluation function: https://github.com/jeffreyan11/uci-chess-engine

• The Vitruvius team - For giving me the inspiration to seek beautiful positional chess: http://www.vitruviuschess.com/

[Sergio Martinez]

http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... 4d17ad34bf

[Guenther]

Hello,
cf. https://github.com/TalvinJacobs/Honeycomb

Norbert

not a single commit at github before, all source as one big upload 11 days ago (thats the only commit regarding the programs source)
and with love from Vitruvius cloners too...
...

I checked a few source files from the 18 years old wannabe programmer (if his name is real at all).

attack.c = identical, except name change
whole eval.c = nearly identical, except change of a few main values probably to 'appear' different

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Comparing: C:\Engines\Ethereal-master\Ethereal-master\src\evaluate.c
To: C:\Engines\Honeycomb-master\Honeycomb-master\src\evaluate.c
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2	 <!   Ethereal is a UCI chess playing engine authored by Andrew Grant.
3	 <!   <https://github.com/AndyGrant/Ethereal>     <andrew@grantnet.us>
	 !>   Honeycomb is a UCI chess playing engine by Talvin Jacobs
	 !>   Based on Andrew Grant's Ethereal:
	 !>   <https://github.com/AndyGrant/Ethereal>  
5	 <!   Ethereal is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
	 !>   Honeycomb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
10	 <!   Ethereal is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
	 !>   Honeycomb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
47	 <! /* Material Value Evaluation Terms */
48	 <! 
49	 <! const int PawnValue   = S( 100, 123);
50	 <! const int KnightValue = S( 463, 392);
51	 <! const int BishopValue = S( 473, 417);
52	 <! const int RookValue   = S( 639, 717);
53	 <! const int QueenValue  = S(1313,1348);
	 !> const int PawnValue   = S( 100, 150);
	 !> const int KnightValue = S( 300, 300);
	 !> const int BishopValue = S( 350, 400);
	 !> const int RookValue   = S( 500, 600);
	 !> const int QueenValue  = S( 900,1000);
57	 <!     { 100, 123}, { 463, 392}, { 473, 417}, { 639, 717},
58	 <!     {1313,1348}, {   0,   0}, {   0,   0}, {   0,   0},
	 !>     { 100, 150}, { 300, 300}, { 350, 400}, { 500, 600},
	 !>     { 900,1000}, {   0,   0}, {   0,   0}, {   0,   0},
61	 <! /* Pawn Evaluation Terms */
70	 <! const int PawnIsolated = S(  -4,  -6);
	 !> const int PawnIsolated = S(  -10,  -20);
72	 <! const int PawnStacked = S(  -5, -28);
	 !> const int PawnStacked = S(  -15, -30);
87	 <! /* Knight Evaluation Terms */
	 !> 
99	 <! /* Bishop Evaluation Terms */
100	 <! 
101	 <! const int BishopPair = S(  32,  70);
	 !> 
	 !> 
	 !> const int BishopPair = S(  100,  250);
109	 <! const int BishopMobility[14] = {
	 !> const int BishopMobility[15] = {

and stripped off all comments from original Ethereal too...

not in the mood to check more files - all in the great vain of his beloved 'Vitruvius' clone.

[Guenther]

A pity I haven't read the public ccrl forum before, for a long while, so i wasted quite some time, because of that idiot.

He should be banned for a few years after doing the same thing already twice.
It would be also nice, if CCRL would post their info here too, before Norbert, or someone else falls into
a known trap.

[AndrewGrant]

Should I be honoured to have reached the level where people will blatantly clone your engine and attempt to pass it off as something special?