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:
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:
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:
You can download it here. There is also The Baron’s opening book (in Polyglot format).
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
Richard Pijl has kindly released his latest version of The Baron (3.41). You can find out more, and download it here.
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 thought it a worthwhile launch.
The main changes are:
You can download it below or from the Download Page. I’ve only included a 32 bit and 64 bit version which should work on most systems. If anyone would like to create a Linux / Apple Mac compile then I’d be happy to include it in with this version. The source is available here
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 back to February 2012. You can find out more on The Baron’s own page.
Enjoy!
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):