New engine releases & news H1 2022

[tcusr]

i found this by chance: https://github.com/JLErvin/purple
it does not seem to be on CCRL

I am waiting for this:
https://github.com/upsidedown8/avocado

Ofc I have already compiled a dev version for me.
I like avocados

sorry, was this for me or did you quote me by mistake?

[Guenther]

i found this by chance: https://github.com/JLErvin/purple
it does not seem to be on CCRL

I am waiting for this:
https://github.com/upsidedown8/avocado

Ofc I have already compiled a dev version for me.
I like avocados :)

sorry, was this for me

yes

or did you quote me by mistake?

no

[jhonnold]

Berserk 9 is now available

Downloads available on GitHub as always: https://github.com/jhonnold/berserk/releases/tag/9

[Modern Times]

Berserk 9 is now available

Downloads available on GitHub as always: https://github.com/jhonnold/berserk/releases/tag/9

The UCI parameter for EvalFile is new. Default value shows as "empty" in CuteChess GUI. Will it automatically pick up the NNUE file in the same folder as the engine or does it need to be explicitly stated ?

[jhonnold]

Berserk 9 is now available

Downloads available on GitHub as always: https://github.com/jhonnold/berserk/releases/tag/9

The UCI parameter for EvalFile is new. Default value shows as "empty" in CuteChess GUI. Will it automatically pick up the NNUE file in the same folder as the engine or does it need to be explicitly stated ?

If "<empty>" it will use the embedded network, which is currently best.

[Modern Times]

If "<empty>" it will use the embedded network, which is currently best.

Thanks, yes <empty> is what it shows so I'll leave it at that.

[Modern Times]

Berserk 9 is now available

Downloads available on GitHub as always: https://github.com/jhonnold/berserk/releases/tag/9

There are some interim results up on the CCRL FRC website -> +51 Elo so far.

http://ccrl.chessdom.com/ccrl/404FRC/ra ... _pure.html

[Guenther]

Berserk 9 is now available 8-)

Downloads available on GitHub as always: https://github.com/jhonnold/berserk/releases/tag/9

Thanks for the new release!

I want to mention that despite the release info (and the default makefile?) now the plain berserk-9-x64.exe also runs on no popcnt hardware,
unlike several previous releases (don't remember since when exactly), which I always compiled myself for me.

[Gabor Szots]

Smallbrain 3.0, now with NNUE evaluation.

https://github.com/Disservin/Smallbrain ... /tag/3.0.0

[jhonnold]

Berserk 9 is now available

Downloads available on GitHub as always: https://github.com/jhonnold/berserk/releases/tag/9

Thanks for the new release!

I want to mention that despite the release info (and the default makefile?) now the plain berserk-9-x64.exe also runs on no popcnt hardware,
unlike several previous releases (don't remember since when exactly), which I always compiled myself for me.

The Berserk 9 release builds are significantly (~16%) slower than a native make build. I'm investigating why, this is a good insight for me to look into.

Adding static to a native build, isn't much of a slowdown, so I'm pulling the release until further I figure out the cause