BugChess2 V1.5 ready for download !

[FrancoisK]

You can find it on Leo's site (http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details/BugChess2.html).
Various eval and search changes - improvements hopefully .
Now supports analyse mode (tested with Arena).

Cheers

François

[Graham Banks]

Thanks Francois.

Regards, Graham.

[Daniel Mehrmann]

You can find it on Leo's site (http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details/BugChess2.html).
Various eval and search changes - improvements hopefully .
Now supports analyse mode (tested with Arena).

Cheers

François

Wow ! Seems BugChess2 makes a big jump (>+80 elo) and could be around 2550 ELO. Congrats !! Also i noticed you added a real ks.

Ok, now i'am on the move...

Best,
Daniel

[pedrox]

BugChess2 V.1.5 not load in my computer AMD X2 4600+ with Arena 1.1 I have proven in Windows xp home and Windows xp 64 Pro. I have proben load the engime as winboard as winboard old

Best,

Pedro

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868875*1*--------------------Iniciando el motor 1 BugChess2_V1_5---------------------
868875*1*Configured Engine 1 Type: WB2
869015*1*Engine 1 dir: D:\Documents and Settings\pedrox\Escritorio\Ajedrez\motores\bugchess2_15
869047*1*Engine 1 commandline: "D:\Documents and Settings\pedrox\Escritorio\Ajedrez\motores\bugchess2_15\BugChess2_V1_5.exe"
869297<1:feature done=0
869297>1:accepted done
869344>1:xboard
869344>1:protover 2

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[tmokonen]

It looks like you need to add the -winboard command line parameter.

Tony

[pedrox]

Thank you.

I did not pay attention to the configuration in the page of Leo.

Pedro

[FrancoisK]

Thanks !

Yes i am sure Homer will reply to that more and more unpleasant bug

This one was mainly eval improvements (there is lot of room for improvement in Bug in this area...), with a lot of help from Gaston

Cheers

François