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As others have said, getting a decent engine doesn't require a super-fast move generator. Once you have a strong search and reasonably complex evaluation, the move generation will only take a small percentage of overall search time. So spending a lot of time optimizing it will only result in a very ...

First of all, congratulations on getting to this point. Having a perfect move generator is a definite achievement. For reference, my totally mediocre engine, Myrddin, which has a fully legal move generator that also flags moves that give check, without bulk counting, needs 1/4 seconds to reach perft...

You might be correct I need to learn the ABC of chess, after you learn to read what the poster is posting, just in case you forgot, I did NOT asked what is the fastest or quicker win. True, but what you DID ask shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the function of every A/B chess engine - to find...

Crap result for Myrddin, but at least beating Rodin is nice given the 260 elo difference. Thanks for the tournament, Carlos! You are welcome John. Good news is Myrddin will remain in the PL2 for the next edition, maybe with a new hardware, fingers crossed . :) This is the game against Rodin.... Myr...

Crap result for Myrddin, but at least beating Rodin is nice given the 260 elo difference. Thanks for the tournament, Carlos!

Even lowly Myrddin (8 cores) avoids b5 in less than a second. 1 199 0 49 b4d5 c4d5 g8h8 d5b7 f5e4 f3e4 1 195 0 141 a8c8 d5b4 c8c4 b3c4 d6b4 1 147 0 185 b4a6 d5b4 1 104 0 187 b4c6 d5b4 1 -121 1 212 b4c2 e1e2 c2a1 h1a1 (13 KNPS) 2 -121 1 293 b4c2 e1e2 c2a1 h1a1 (18 KNPS) 3 -105 1 733 b4c2? e1e2 (45 KN...

Ah, so yet another in a long list of SF derivatives, but this one being sold illegally. Got it. Thanks!

As a "member" of the computer chess community for 25 years, I only have one question. What's Fat Fritz 2?

Hi Neil,

CCRL doesn't have any sort of publish or "signup" system. Just post a message here about your new engine and include a download link, and CCRL will do the rest!

So close! But Waxman is definitely the stronger engine, so I'm happy with 2nd place in this group!

Thanks, Graham!