If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:41 am

If there were one engine I could bring back and covert to WB/UCI protocols, it would be Marty Hirsch's Mchess.

BrendanJNorman · Post by **BrendanJNorman** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:50 am

AdminX wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:41 am If there were one engine I could bring back and covert to WB/UCI protocols, it would be Marty Hirsch's Mchess.

MChess is great. But I think I'd like to try Socrates or maybe even better, Chess System Tal as a UCI/WB engine.

Either of those would be fantastic...but so would MChess of course.

(Did my posts of today get you thinking about Golden Oldies?

)

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:05 am

BrendanJNorman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:50 am
AdminX wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:41 am If there were one engine I could bring back and covert to WB/UCI protocols, it would be Marty Hirsch's Mchess.
MChess is great. But I think I'd like to try Socrates or maybe even better, Chess System Tal as a UCI/WB engine.

Either of those would be fantastic...but so would MChess of course.

(Did my posts of today get you thinking about Golden Oldies? )

I definitely have to agree with you about Chess System Tal, it is right up there with Mchess for me.

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:11 am

BrendanJNorman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:50 am
AdminX wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:41 am If there were one engine I could bring back and covert to WB/UCI protocols, it would be Marty Hirsch's Mchess.
Did my posts of today get you thinking about Golden Oldies? )

That and beta testing BanksiaGUI.

PK · Post by PK » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:48 am

Psion Chess by Richard Lang (https://www.retrogames.cz/play_430-DOS.php) I played a lot of games against it as a boy, and over the course of one summer holiday proceeded from losing at level one to winning at next-to-last level. I remember the engine as very stable, level-headed opponent. Also, it did have some form of (limited) learning.

Kohflote · Post by **Kohflote** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:14 am

30+ years ago I used Ruffian and was my favorite . I think it is UCI but some years ago I tried it on Arena gui and was very slow going to ply-depth 20.

Thank you and regards,
Koh, Kah Huat

Guenther · Post by **Guenther** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 3:18 am

Kohflote wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:14 am 30+ years ago I used Ruffian and was my favorite . I think it is UCI but some years ago I tried it on Arena gui and was very slow going to ply-depth 20.

Thank you and regards,
Koh, Kah Huat

Ruffian is not even 20 years old though ;-)

Kohflote · Post by **Kohflote** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:38 am

My bad; poor memory.

Steve Maughan · Post by **Steve Maughan** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:16 pm

+1 for MChess.

A couple of years ago I briefly corresponded with Marty. At that time he didn't rule out a new version of MChess. It had "maybe-one-day" status.

Steve

Werewolf · Post by **Werewolf** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:57 pm

AdminX wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:41 am If there were one engine I could bring back and covert to WB/UCI protocols, it would be Marty Hirsch's Mchess.

You know you can run it easily on a modern PC? It's not as good as a UCI conversion but it and loads of other oldies are running well

If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

Re: If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

Re: If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

Re: If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

Re: If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

Re: If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

Re: If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

Re: If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

Re: If there were one engine I could bring back and covert

Re: If there were one engine I could bring back and covert