Galjoen 0.41 released

[Werner Taelemans]

In this version I did some refactoring to make the search a bit cleaner.
- Added singular extensions.
- Removed IID
- LMP depending on the improvement of the position.
- Several bugs were fixed (multipv, endgame tables)

The eval is also changed, so that it will be possible to tune non linear terms in the future.

The GUI has the option to install engines with or without handicap, and can be used to organize three types of tournaments: match, round robin, gauntlet.
Support for CECP is removed.

Galjoen 0.41 is slightly stronger than version 0.40. Maybe 50 elo.

[Guenther]

In this version I did some refactoring to make the search a bit cleaner.
- Added singular extensions.
- Removed IID
- LMP depending on the improvement of the position.
- Several bugs were fixed (multipv, endgame tables)

The eval is also changed, so that it will be possible to tune non linear terms in the future.

The GUI has the option to install engines with or without handicap, and can be used to organize three types of tournaments: match, round robin, gauntlet.
Support for CECP is removed.

Galjoen 0.41 is slightly stronger than version 0.40. Maybe 50 elo.

Thanks for the new version. BTW I think a 50 rating points increase is still a bit more than slightly, even in times of 'nnue'.

[Modern Times]

Very good, I'll run it at chess960 soon.

[Roland Chastain]

Hello! Thank you for the new version. Could compile all the programs of the project without problem on Linux Mageia. Very nice project!

I have a little issue with the GUI. The window has the same height than my screen, so that the bottom of the window is hidden by my taskbar. The dimensions of my screen are 1280x720. So I would have liked to have the ability to choose a smaller window size. Maybe you could add a command line option for window size?

I see that there is a CLI interface. Where can I find the syntax of the command?

Once again, congratulations for that beautiful project.

Regards.

Roland

[Werner Taelemans]

@Guenther: yes but I'm a bit cautious, you never know how it performs against a wider range of opponents.

@Ray: I'm looking forward to it!

@Roland:

Maybe you could add a command line option for window size?

I put it on my to do list. I'll do that soon. In the meantime you can go to 'gtkmm/drawing.cpp' and change, in the first instruction,
'560' into '440'. And recompile.

I see that there is a CLI interface. Where can I find the syntax of the command?

There is no other syntax. You have to create the tournament with galjoengui anyway. I use it only to run a tournament in a pure console environment (without X). This is the command that I use:

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galjoencli > results.log &

After that, I disconnect the keyboard and screen, and leave the computer alone, doing it's job.

[Gregory Owett]

Unfortunately, it loses on time too often ( 4/5 ).

[Angle]

Thanks for the new version, Werner! I have just added it to my new Tournament:
http://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=76428
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUuy8iFpfh4

[Roland Chastain]

Maybe you could add a command line option for window size?

I put it on my to do list. I'll do that soon. In the meantime you can go to 'gtkmm/drawing.cpp' and change, in the first instruction,
'560' into '440'. And recompile.

It works perfectly. Thank you. (And thank you also for your answer about CLI.)

Regards.

Roland

[Carlos777]

Unfortunately, it loses on time too often ( 4/5 ).

At what time control?

[Angle]

The first two games of Galjoen in my tournament are amazing! A crazy draw against Nawito 1906 and a beautiful win against KnightX 2.4 with QRBB vs QRRB and very active bishop pair. I like Galjoen's aggressiveness and positional style! BTW no time problems under Arena 3.5.1 and TC 40/2.

[pgn][Event "In The Court Of The Crimson Queen"]
[Date "2021.01.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nawito 1906"]
[Black "Galjoen 0.41"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Opening "Indian"]
[Time "22:44:36"]
[Variation "1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 b6 4.Bg5"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[TimeControl "40/120:40/120:40/120"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 b6 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e4 g6 8.
Bd3 Bg7 9. a4 a5 {-0.24/14 3} 10. e5 Qd8 {-0.24/17 6} 11. O-O {+0.46/14 4}
O-O {-0.25/18 3} 12. Re1 {+0.43/15 5} d5 {-0.07/18 2} 13. exd6 {+0.39/14 3}
cxd6 {-0.11/18 3} 14. Nc4 {+0.32/15 3} Na6 {-0.13/16 2} 15. Qe2 {+0.70/13
3} Kh7 {-0.34/15 4} 16. Qe3 {+0.87/14 4} Qc7 {-0.26/16 6} 17. Qf4 {+0.90/14
4} Rad8 {-0.04/13 2} 18. Qg3 {+0.77/13 3} Kh8 {-0.25/17 3} 19. Rab1
{+0.77/12 3} Kg8 {0.00/14 2} 20. Rbc1 {+0.45/12 3} Nb8 {-0.12/15 2} 21. Na3
{+0.49/13 3} Nc6 {-0.05/16 3} 22. Nb5 {+0.45/14 3} Qb8 {-0.15/16 2} 23. b3
{+0.42/13 3} e5 {-0.06/16 2} 24. Rcd1 {+0.48/13 3} Qc8 {-0.07/15 3} 25. Bc2
{+0.43/12 3} exd4 {0.00/17 2} 26. Nxd6 {+0.72/14 3} Rxd6 {+0.59/17 3} 27.
Qxd6 {+0.46/15 3} dxc3 {+0.93/16 3} 28. Rc1 {+0.20/14 2} Rd8 {+1.76/17 2}
29. Qf4 {+0.15/14 3} Nb4 {+1.68/17 2} 30. Ne5 {-0.04/14 3} Bd5 {+1.68/16 1}
31. Qg3 {-0.36/13 3} Qc5 {+1.56/16 7} 32. h4 {-0.04/13 3} Rc8 {+1.61/13 2}
33. Nd3 {+0.48/14 4} Nxd3 {+1.38/15 1} 34. Qxd3 {+0.32/15 3} Bd4 {+1.33/15
2} 35. Qg3 {+0.38/15 4} Rc6 {+1.38/15 5} 36. Re8+ {+0.39/13 4} Kg7
{+1.34/15 3} 37. Rf1 {+0.08/14 4} h5 {+1.34/15 2} 38. Rfe1 {+0.09/14 6} Rf6
{+1.54/14 2} 39. R8e2 {-0.57/15 6} Be6 {+1.78/15 2} 40. Kf1 Qb4 {+2.15/15
2} 41. f3 {-0.49/12 1} Bf5 {+2.27/18 3} 42. Bxf5 {-0.27/15 2} Rxf5
{+1.93/16 3} 43. Re4 {-0.41/16 2} Qc5 {+2.08/17 7} 44. Rc1 {-0.34/13 2} b5
{+1.77/17 5} 45. Qe1 {-0.39/14 1} bxa4 {+1.81/17 3} 46. bxa4 {-0.04/13 2}
Rf6 {+2.05/18 6} 47. f4 {-0.46/13 2} Rc6 {+2.45/16 2} 48. Qd1 {-0.52/13 1}
Qc4+ {+2.94/18 6} 49. Qe2 {-0.32/15 2} Qxa4 {+1.93/17 4} 50. Qd3 {-0.54/14
2} Rc4 {+1.93/16 3} 51. Rce1 {-0.97/13 2} Qb4 {+3.72/14 4} 52. g3 {-1.21/15
2} c2 {+4.33/14 2} 53. Rc1 {-1.51/15 2} Qb2 {+3.99/15 2} 54. Ree1 {-1.75/14
2} Rc7 {+4.66/14 2} 55. Qe4 {-2.38/14 2} f5 {+5.34/17 2} 56. Qd3 {-4.13/14
2} a4 {+5.14/16 2} 57. Kg2 {-4.68/15 2} a3 {+5.40/15 3} 58. Qa6 {-4.95/14
2} Bb6 {+5.31/14 2} 59. Kh3 {-4.75/14 2} a2 {+5.39/14 2} 60. Ra1 {-4.79/16
2} Bf2 {+1.71/15 5} 61. Re6 {-4.42/15 2} Qxa1 {+1.65/10 2} 62. Rxg6+
{-4.56/16 3} Kf8 {+2.11/14 3} 63. Rf6+ {-4.01/16 2} Rf7 {+3.78/14 1} 64.
Qd6+ {-4.12/17 2} Kg8 {+2.44/15 2} 65. Rg6+ {-2.28/16 3} Qg7 {+2.92/16 5}
66. Rxg7+ {-2.45/17 3} Kxg7 {+2.92/15 4} 67. Qe5+ {-2.45/18 3} Kh7 {0.00/14
3} 68. Qe8 {-1.68/17 2} Rb7 {0.00/15 2} 69. Qxh5+ {+0.04/17 2} Kg7 {0.00/16
2} 70. Qg5+ {+0.04/17 3} Kh8 {0.00/16 1} 71. Qh5+ {+0.04/19 2} Kg8 {0.00/16
4} 72. Qg6+ {+0.04/19 3} Rg7 {0.00/16 3} 73. Qe8+ {+0.04/22 4} Kh7 {0.00/24
1} 74. Qh5+ {+0.04/25 4} Kg8 {0.00/27 1} 75. Qe8+ {+0.04/26 4} Kh7
{0.00/101 0} 76. Qh5+ {+0.04/28 3} Kg8 {0.00/101 0} 77. Qe8+ {+0.04/27 6
3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
[pgn][Event "In The Court Of The Crimson Queen"]
[Date "2021.01.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Galjoen 0.41"]
[Black "KnightX 2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Time "00:47:13"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Gothenburg, 11.Qh5"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[TimeControl "40/120:40/120:40/120"]
[Termination "adjudication"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8.
Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 {+0.19/17 3} g5 {0.00/2 0} 10. fxg5 {+0.62/17 3} Nfd7 {0.00/2
0} 11. Qh5 {+0.60/17 4} Ne5 {-1.00/11 3} 12. Bf2 {+0.75/17 3} Bxg5
{-0.70/12 3} 13. h4 {+0.60/17 5} Bf6 {-0.60/12 3} 14. O-O-O {+0.51/16 7}
Bd7 {-0.54/11 3} 15. Kb1 {+0.58/16 2} Nbc6 {-0.60/11 3} 16. Nxc6 {+0.65/18
3} Bxc6 {-0.54/13 3} 17. Bc5 {+0.62/18 2} Be7 {-0.62/13 3} 18. Be2
{+0.67/18 5} Qc7 {-0.52/13 3} 19. Bd4 {+0.63/18 4} Bf6 {-0.36/12 3} 20.
Rhf1 {+0.64/17 2} Qe7 {-0.48/11 3} 21. Bb6 {+0.54/15 2} Bxh4 {+0.08/12 3}
22. Rxd6 {+0.52/17 3} Qxd6 {+0.12/12 3} 23. Qxh4 {+0.50/18 3} Qe7 {+0.14/12
3} 24. Qh5 {+0.38/16 2} Nd7 {+0.06/12 3} 25. Bc7 {+0.33/15 1} Rh7 {+0.16/12
3} 26. Qh2 {+0.40/16 6} Nc5 {+0.14/12 3} 27. Bf3 {+0.37/14 1} Rc8 {+0.14/14
5} 28. Bd6 {+0.59/16 1} Qg5 {+0.16/12 3} 29. Bf4 {+0.63/16 1} Qg6 {+0.40/12
3} 30. Bh5 {+0.59/16 3} Qf6 {-0.06/12 3} 31. Re1 {+0.60/15 3} Na4 {+0.70/13
3} 32. Nxa4 {+0.56/16 1} Bxa4 {+0.72/13 3} 33. c3 {+0.37/15 1} Rd8
{+0.58/11 3} 34. Ka1 {+0.68/15 2} Bc6 {+0.58/13 3} 35. Bg3 {+0.95/16 5} Qg5
{+0.36/14 3} 36. Bf3 {+1.06/15 1} Qd2 {0.00/14 3} 37. Bh4 {+1.20/17 1} Kf8
{0.00/14 3} 38. Rh1 {+1.31/15 2} Ra8 {-0.14/13 3} 39. Bf6 {+1.40/14 2} Re8
{-1.02/14 4} 40. Rd1 {+1.69/18 6} Qe3 {-1.24/16 2} 41. Qe5 {+1.74/19 4} Ba4
{-0.94/14 3} 42. Qd6+ {+1.67/17 3} Kg8 {-0.62/15 3} 43. Qg3+ {+1.69/18 3}
Kf8 {-0.44/14 3} 44. b3 {+1.94/18 4} Bc6 {-0.42/13 3} 45. Qd6+ {+1.87/17 3}
Kg8 {-0.22/9 0} 46. Qe5 {+1.93/17 3} Kf8 {-0.42/14 3} 47. c4 {+1.65/16 2}
a5 {-0.80/13 3} 48. Qxa5 {+1.75/17 3} Kg8 {-1.10/13 3} 49. Qe5 {+2.27/19 3}
Kf8 {-1.96/15 3} 50. Qd6+ {+2.27/18 4} Kg8 {-1.90/9 0} 51. Qg3+ {+2.26/17
2} Kf8 {-1.38/9 0} 52. Qe5 {+2.27/17 2} Kg8 {-1.86/16 3} 53. Kb1 {+2.28/17
3} Qf2 {-1.18/13 3} 54. Qf4 {+2.87/15 2} Kf8 {-2.76/13 3} 55. Bd4 {+3.28/16
2} e5 {-2.92/14 3} 56. Bxe5 {+3.29/16 2} Ra8 {-2.74/12 3} 57. a3 {+3.29/17
3} Qb6 {-2.98/12 3} 58. Rd3 {+3.49/14 4} Rd8 {-3.22/12 4} 59. c5 {+3.28/14
2} Qa5 {-3.18/12 3} 60. b4 {+3.91/15 3} Qa8 {-3.54/12 3} 61. Re3 {+4.07/16
3} Qc8 {-3.68/11 3} 62. Bg4 {+4.99/16 3} Bd7 {-4.42/13 3} 63. Bd6+
{+6.04/16 1} Kg8 {-4.48/14 3} 64. Bh5 {+6.11/16 1} Be6 {-9.32/14 4} 65.
Rg3+ {+9.51/16 5} Rg7 {-9.60/16 3} 66. Qxh6 {+9.51/16 5} Rxg3 {-10.04/14 3}
67. Be5 {+11.07/16 1 Arena Adjudication} 1-0[/pgn]