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Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by Houdini » Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:57 pm

The new Houdini 1.03 is available.
Download from http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm .

Houdini 1.03 extends the UCI features of the engine with multi-PV analysis, search moves and large memory page support.
The web page contains some explanation of how to use large page support on Windows Vista/7 64-bit.

The evaluation function of Houdini 1.03 is somewhat stronger than previously, I hope you'll enjoy this new release.

Cheers,
Robert

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Re: Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by Graham Banks » Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:21 pm

Houdini wrote:The new Houdini 1.03 is available.
Hi Robert,

could you please tell us more about the history of Houdini?
(Is it your first chess engine? When did you start developing it?)

Cheers,
Graham.
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Re: Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by Gino Figlio » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:28 pm

Houdini wrote:The new Houdini 1.03 is available.
Download from http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm .

Houdini 1.03 extends the UCI features of the engine with multi-PV analysis, search moves and large memory page support.
The web page contains some explanation of how to use large page support on Windows Vista/7 64-bit.

The evaluation function of Houdini 1.03 is somewhat stronger than previously, I hope you'll enjoy this new release.

Cheers,
Robert
Excellent, in theory it should work with IDeA now.
Thank you

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Re: Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by mhalstern » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:35 am

Robert thanks,

Without enabling large pages, how many elo points stronger is it than version 1,02?

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Re: Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by Graham Banks » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:49 am

Graham Banks wrote:
Houdini wrote:The new Houdini 1.03 is available.
Hi Robert,

could you please tell us more about the history of Houdini?
(Is it your first chess engine? When did you start developing it?)

Cheers,
Graham.
Okay - I found that you'd already answered this here:
http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... 65&t=34333
Sorry to bother you.

Cheers,
Graham.
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Re: Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by Houdini » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:58 am

mhalstern wrote:Robert thanks,

Without enabling large pages, how many elo points stronger is it than version 1,02?
In fast time controls about 20 Elo, in long time controls probably somewhat less.

Robert

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Re: Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by LJC » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:58 am

Could you tell me how I can get Houdini 1.02, I just tried installing Houdini 1.03 and it will not work on my machine, Houdini 1.02 worked fine.

I overwrote 1.2 and now I have no Houdini, I used it alot on ICC, very strong engine

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Re: Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by Houdini » Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:03 am

LJC wrote:Could you tell me how I can get Houdini 1.02, I just tried installing Houdini 1.03 and it will not work on my machine, Houdini 1.02 worked fine.

I overwrote 1.2 and now I have no Houdini, I used it alot on ICC, very strong engine
What exactly do you mean by "it will not work"?
Which version do you use (w32/x64, number of cores), and on what hardware?

Robert

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Re: Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by LJC » Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:04 am

I need 32 bit version 2CPU 1.02 version

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Re: Houdini 1.03 is available

Post by Houdini » Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:14 am

LJC wrote:I need 32 bit version 2CPU 1.02 version
What exactly do you mean by "it will not work"? Do you get an error message when you double-click the 1.03 executable in Windows Explorer?
On what hardware are you running?

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