OliThink 5.3.1 released (Win, Mac, Linux and Java)

[OliverBr]

-Two years after 5.3.0 there is a new version of OliThink. A little bug was removed. This seems to improve about 35 ELO.

-Furthermore the Java Version, which seems to be the best Java Engine available, has been revised.

-Note, that the Java Version on a 64bit Java Runtime Environment is as strong as the native one on a 32bit System.

-MacOSX binaries added.

Download here as usual:

http://home.arcor.de/dreamlike/chess/index.html

The x64 Windows binary hasn't been tested yet. Please check it out and tell me, if it doesn't work.

[Graham Banks]

Two years after 5.3.0 there is a new version of OliThink.

Thanks Oliver.

[Matthias Gemuh]

...
-Furthermore the Java Version, which seems to be the best Java Engine available, has been revised.

-Note, that the Java Version on a 64bit Java Runtime Environment is as strong as the native one on a 32bit System.
...

You really mean stronger than Cuckoo ?

[Sylwy]

-Furthermore the Java Version, which seems to be the best Java Engine available, has been revised.

Hello !

Thank you Mr. Olivier for the long avaited OliThink 5.3.1 J !
This your engine is for sure the best Java WB chess engine but only the place 3/4 - th ( together with Magnum 3.00 r20 JA) in the Java world. My very long SUPREME JAVA TOURNAMENT shows me CuckooCkess 1.12 ( by far) and Flux 2.2 like the best Java chess engines !

Thank you again !
SilvianR

Here is the Java WB tournament (with OliThink 5.3.0 J):

http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 74&t=42087

Here is the Java UCI tournament:

http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 60&t=42087

My SUPREME JAVA TOURNAMENT 2012 ( the first five places in each tournament ) is under way !

[Marek Soszynski]

It would be a fine thing to add analyse mode to the Linux compile.

[lucasart]

-Two years after 5.3.0 there is a new version of OliThink. A little bug was removed. This seems to improve about 35 ELO.

-Furthermore the Java Version, which seems to be the best Java Engine available, has been revised.

-Note, that the Java Version on a 64bit Java Runtime Environment is as strong as the native one on a 32bit System.

-MacOSX binaries added.

Download here as usual:

http://home.arcor.de/dreamlike/chess/index.html

The x64 Windows binary hasn't been tested yet. Please check it out and tell me, if it doesn't work.

I don't know if you saw my email, but there is a bug about the move format. Really a trivial fix

=> replace

Code: Select all

printf("%d. ... ", COUNT/2 + 1);

by

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printf("move ");

the "%d. ... %s" format is antiquated xboard stuff that doesn't work with some modern interfaces. better to use "move %s", simply.

I'm currently running Olithink 5.3.1 in my Open Source Bullet rating list (1'+1"). Results available tomorrow in the tournament forum.

Lucas

[OliverBr]

-Two years after 5.3.0 there is a new version of OliThink. A little bug was removed. This seems to improve about 35 ELO.

-Furthermore the Java Version, which seems to be the best Java Engine available, has been revised.

-Note, that the Java Version on a 64bit Java Runtime Environment is as strong as the native one on a 32bit System.

-MacOSX binaries added.

Download here as usual:

http://home.arcor.de/dreamlike/chess/index.html

The x64 Windows binary hasn't been tested yet. Please check it out and tell me, if it doesn't work.

I don't know if you saw my email, but there is a bug about the move format. Really a trivial fix

=> replace

Code: Select all

printf("%d. ... ", COUNT/2 + 1);

by

Code: Select all

printf("move ");

the "%d. ... %s" format is antiquated xboard stuff that doesn't work with some modern interfaces. better to use "move %s", simply.

I'm currently running Olithink 5.3.1 in my Open Source Bullet rating list (1'+1"). Results available tomorrow in the tournament forum.

Lucas

Hi Lucas, I got your email, but forget to change this. I did it now and re-uploaded the files with this change.

[OliverBr]

-Furthermore the Java Version, which seems to be the best Java Engine available, has been revised.

Hello !

Thank you Mr. Olivier for the long avaited OliThink 5.3.1 J !
This your engine is for sure the best Java WB chess engine but only the place 3/4 - th ( together with Magnum 3.00 r20 JA) in the Java world. My very long SUPREME JAVA TOURNAMENT shows me CuckooCkess 1.12 ( by far) and Flux 2.2 like the best Java chess engines !

Thank you again !
SilvianR

Here is the Java WB tournament (with OliThink 5.3.0 J):

http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 74&t=42087

Here is the Java UCI tournament:

http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 60&t=42087

My SUPREME JAVA TOURNAMENT 2012 ( the first five places in each tournament ) is under way !

Of course, I could transfer Stockfish into Java as I did with OliThink. Only problem is, that I will need at least one week full work, because of the excessive use of pointers and c++ specific stuff.

[Sylwy]

-Furthermore the Java Version, which seems to be the best Java Engine available, has been revised.

Hello !

Thank you Mr. Olivier for the long avaited OliThink 5.3.1 J !
This your engine is for sure the best Java WB chess engine but only the place 3/4 - th ( together with Magnum 3.00 r20 JA) in the Java world. My very long SUPREME JAVA TOURNAMENT shows me CuckooCkess 1.12 ( by far) and Flux 2.2 like the best Java chess engines !

Thank you again !
SilvianR

Here is the Java WB tournament (with OliThink 5.3.0 J):

http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 74&t=42087

Here is the Java UCI tournament:

http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 60&t=42087

My SUPREME JAVA TOURNAMENT 2012 ( the first five places in each tournament ) is under way !

Of course, I could transfer Stockfish into Java as I did with OliThink. Only problem is, that I will need at least one week full work, because of the excessive use of pointers and c++ specific stuff.

Hi Maestro Oliver !

That's ( but not only) an explanation why I love Java : all 30 chess engines I have are original works . The strenght isn't so important for me. I like a lot - for example Animats Chess rev23-a nice Australian Chess engine (Mr.Stuart Allen). Also I like to play myself with BremboCE , Carballo...................
Well , I know that CuckooChess has some nice features: a strong (and small) engine book- inntegrated in the .exe , endgame bitbases (also integrated). Flux is also a true phenomenon: a low speed and depth but a superb evaluation function ( made by Mr. Nanova).
It's a true passion for me to study every new Java chess engine. Even the unfinished ones ( like the Romanian Black&Right-very buggy , the unfinished Norvegian Mentally Challenged rev.1 , the impossible Italian PsychoChess 0.1 or the Duch move generator POS-1.2 (DeepBrutePOS)..........).

So , THANK YOU again for the new OliThink 5.3.1 J.

Have a nice day !
SilvianR

[Jim Ablett]

It would be a fine thing to add analyse mode to the Linux compile.

Try my builds Usual place.

& thanks for the update Oliver.

Jim.