New Version of The Baron (3.44)
Richard has released a new version of The Baron. This version cleans up some Syzygy bugs and fine-tunes the engine. He estimates the strength increase is +20 to +50 ELO. Find out more here: The Baron 3.44
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New Version of The Baron (v3.43) plus The Baron’s Polyglot Opening Book
Richard Pijl has been kind enough to released The Baron 3.43. This is almost identical to the version that played in the 2018 WCCC. Here are Richard’s release notes: Changes since 3.42: Bugs solved: Pin detection in evaluation only detected close pins. Handle spaces in the syzygy path Slightly more restrictive in playing easy moves […]
New Version of The Baron
Richard Pijl has just released another version of The Baron (v3.42). This will be the last version for this code base. Find out more, and download here
Senpai 2.0
Fabien Letouzey has just released Senpai 2.0. This is mostly a complete rewrite. He’s made extensive changes and added automated tuning of evaluation parameters. You can find out more on the Senpai page.
New Version of The Baron
Richard Pijl has kindly released his latest version of The Baron (3.41). You can find out more, and download it here.
Linux Binaries for Maverick 1.5
Thanks to Antonio Arias we now have Linux binaries included with the main distribution of Maverick. You can download them here.
Maverick 1.5 (Leiden WCCC 2015) Released
I’m happy to announce the release of Maverick 1.5. This is close to the version which competed in the 2015 World Computer Chess Championship in Leiden. I’d estimate that it’s only about +50 ELO better than version 1.o (based on self play). I’m about to embark on a rewrite of the evaluation function so I […]
New Engine – The Baron
I’m delighted to host another new engine at ChessProgramming.net. The Baron recently played at the WCCC in Leiden. It was operated by Richard’s delightful daughter Tessa. I’m not sure of the exact playing strength of The Baron but it’s certainly strong. It’s a full feature engine with SMP support and a comprehensive evaluation function. This version dates […]
World Computer Chess Championship 2015
This week I’m in Leiden for the World Computer Chess Championships. I’ll try to blog about it. Here’s a quick pre-tournament video: You can see Maverick’s screen and a video link here (maximum of 50 people): https://join.me/271-108-637