Vajolet2 2.7 release

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elcabesa
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Vajolet2 2.7 release

Post by elcabesa »

With pleasure I'd like to announce the release of Vajolet2 2.7

Vajolet can be downloaded on github Release page

from my onw testing I hope in an increment of 10, maybe 20 Elo Point

below the long release note from github page:

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release note 2.7

fix:
  2.6 crash debug
  wrong scores when draw is reached
  syszygy in search
  contempt code
  multiPV fix
  futility pruning
  moveIsLegal
  multithread debugging
  time manager for very short time  (lost on time)
  ttdepth
  openingbook management
  
move ordering:
  better improve move list update
  improve quiet move history
  add capture history
  improve counter move
  pvlineFollower Debug
  window quit signal handler
  
eval:
  king safety
  
search:
  improve futilityMoveCount
  improve search when the game has been won
  reduced score range of mate
  multithread vote system
  add improving framework
    lrm
    futility
    futilityMoveCount
  probcut
  simplify razor

time management
  timemanager debug and rewrite
  
general:
  add UseHashInPerft options & transpostion refactor
  add uciLoggerClass
  implemented semantic versioning
  reduce verbosity command
  remove uci score cap
  add command line bench calc
  refactor multithread code
  very big code and design refactor
  update build scripts
  benchmark refactor
  make evaluation simmetrical
  add integration tests
  make code ONE_PLY indipendent
  uci command refactor
  perft refactor
  
CI/CD
  restore travis builds
  restore coverage
  add integration tests
  plantuml docs

Gabor Szots
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Re: Vajolet2 2.7 release

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Thank you, Marco. It's hard to make progress when you are already so strong but you manage nicely.
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elcabesa
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Re: Vajolet2 2.7 release

Post by elcabesa »

and always thank you all for your testing
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Re: Vajolet2 2.7 release

Post by supersharp77 »

elcabesa wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:32 pm With pleasure I'd like to announce the release of Vajolet2 2.7

Vajolet can be downloaded on github Release page

from my onw testing I hope in an increment of 10, maybe 20 Elo Point

below the long release note from github page:

Thank You My Friend....I have so many Vajolets sometimes I lose count! We love Vajolet! :D :wink:
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Graham Banks
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Re: Vajolet2 2.7 release

Post by Graham Banks »

elcabesa wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:32 pm With pleasure I'd like to announce the release of Vajolet2 2.7
Thanks Marco. Looks like much thought has gone into the new changes. :)
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chysiddh14
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Post by chysiddh14 »

thank for this new update
i have seen growth of this chess engine
i really love this name
i would be happy if it has android version also.
elcabesa
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Re: Vajolet2 2.7 release

Post by elcabesa »

Wow, after a week of CCRL games, it looks likes that Vajolet2 2.7 has gained 30 Elo point over Vajolet2 2.6 :D

a really pleasant discovery.

Thank you CCRL boys