New open source engine in C# - NoraGrace

[fern]

So sorry, Eric.
I am father of three girls and I cannot even imagine your loss.

fern

[Norbert Raimund Leisner]

I have installed Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (German Edition)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... x?id=17718
on my PC with Windows XP SP3, but Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... x?id=30653 (German Edition) requires the following operation systems:
Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service Pack 2

The error message: no valid win32 application still remains

Perhaps you can make a new compile with MS .NET Framework 4
and host it on GitHub!

Norbert

[cdani]

I have done a 32 bit version compatible with windows xp:

www.andscacs.com/noragrace/noragrace1win32.zip

[emadsen]

I've just pushed to GitHub a new winboard engine of mine written in C#.

Nice to see another C# engine. I ran a couple matches and witnessed your engine convincingly defeat my C# engine. Nicely done.

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Blitz 2m+1s

1   NoraGrace 1.0  +173  +64/=18/-18 73.00%   73.0/100
2   MadChess 1.4   -173  +18/=18/-64 27.00%   27.0/100

Blitz 5m+3s

1   NoraGrace 1.0  +151  +60/=21/-19 70.50%   70.5/100
2   MadChess 1.4   -151  +19/=21/-60 29.50%   29.5/100

[Graham Banks]

I've just pushed to GitHub a new winboard engine of mine written in C#.

Nice to see another C# engine. I ran a couple matches and witnessed your engine convincingly defeat my C# engine. Nicely done.

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Blitz 2m+1s

1   NoraGrace 1.0  +173  +64/=18/-18 73.00%   73.0/100
2   MadChess 1.4   -173  +18/=18/-64 27.00%   27.0/100

Blitz 5m+3s

1   NoraGrace 1.0  +151  +60/=21/-19 70.50%   70.5/100
2   MadChess 1.4   -151  +19/=21/-60 29.50%   29.5/100

Very convincing indeed!
Useful information too. Thanks.

[eric.oldre]

Hi Erik,

I'd be lying if I didn't say that I've run some similar tests. A few months ago MadChess was beating the heck out of my engine and I was just trying to get close to it's strength. I've glanced at the code for MadChess and must say that you succeeded in writing it in a more business application style. Its organized much differently than most of the other engines I've seen and it's a true original.

I've done some searching to find other c# engines also. I'm aware of:
NoraGrace
MadChess
Jabba
SharpChess
PortFish (c# port of stockfish)

But struggling to find any others that work reliably, are you aware of any others?

Regards,
Eric

[lucasart]

[quote="eric oldre"]I've glanced at the code for MadChess and must say that you succeeded in writing it in a more business application style.
[/quote]
What's "business application style"? Do you mean to say object-oriented?

[eric.oldre]

Yes Lucas, that is generally what I meant. I thought I read in the readme file or something that Erik intended to develop MadChess in a style more like a object oriented business app than the typical chess engine. But maybe I just imagined that.

[Sylwy]

I've done some searching to find other c# engines also. I'm aware of:
NoraGrace
MadChess
Jabba
SharpChess
PortFish (c# port of stockfish)

But struggling to find any others that work reliably, are you aware of any others?

Regards,
Eric

YES !

The old Ruxy is an encyclopedia:

-The Turk
-Absolute Zero (a good engine coming from China)
-IntelliChess (Egypt)
-Felpo
-ChessBin
-RumbleMinze
-ChessMaps
-AmySharp
-Dolphin
-Ace
-DarkFusch
-Shutranj (an original chess engine coming from Pakistan via United Kingdom - from a chessmate friend - was a Santa 2013 present - I have this engine and is fully functional and strong enough).

Enough ?

Regards,
Silvian R

[Sylwy]

I've done some searching to find other c# engines also. I'm aware of:
NoraGrace
MadChess
Jabba
SharpChess
PortFish (c# port of stockfish)

But struggling to find any others that work reliably, are you aware of any others?

Regards,
Eric

YES !

The old Ruxy is an encyclopedia:

-The Turk
-Absolute Zero (a good engine coming from China)
-IntelliChess (Egypt)
-Felpo
-ChessBin
-RumbleMinze
-ChessMaps
-AmySharp
-Dolphin
-Ace
-DarkFusch
-Shutranj (an original chess engine coming from Pakistan via United Kingdom - from a chessmate friend - was a Santa 2013 present - I have this engine and is fully functional and strong enough).

Enough ?

Regards,
Silvian R

Missing in my above post

-Counter (1.2) - coming from Russia:

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
http://www.sdchess.ru/engines/Counter_12.zip
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

-Excelsior (3.16) - coming from Poland:

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/download ... or_316.zip
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

-FUSCsharp - coming from Germany.


Cheers,
Silvian R