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I managed to connect and play a game from an iphone app.

What is the chess program running on the iPad Air which gives those figures, please? And what does it mean SF3 and SF4?. Stockfish 3 and 4?. Thanks in advance. The iPad Air just uses the standard Stockfish app, the latest version from app store is running Stockfish 4, SF is used as an abbreviation ...

Just noticed that since some of the Android apps now run SF4 that there is a slight decrease in n/s when compared to SF3. For example DroidFish now with SF4 running on a Samsung Galaxy Note II climbs only to 693kn/s also noticed the same effect on other apps that run StockFish.

Although so far Don is doing ok and is able to work, we are already working with our new partner-to-be on a trial basis. All I'll say about his identity now is that he is an engine author and is well liked by all as far as I know. He has already contributed some promising ideas. User923005? Is the ...

iPhone 5s, 64 bits, iOS 7 Stockfish 1152 KN/s Sounds really good. I want that phone. To get a perspective of how much faster the new CPU is: Can someone please benchmark the same SF version on an iPhone 5? Use the opening position, and run the program in analysis mode for a minute or so. I'm perfec...

Apple's latest iOS development kit contains two separate 4-inch iPhone simulators; "iPhone Retina (4-inch)" and "iPhone Retina (4-inch 64-bit)". Stockfish is only about 5% faster in the 64-bit simulator. Correction: It's actually about 35% faster. I just hadn't figured out how to compile a proper 6...

I have liked the current mod team. Please try and stay for another term and don't let a tell tale kid ruin it. I learnt long time ago that it is not wise to be the "tell tale" kid at kindergarten.

What on-line ability it have, FICS ?

I notice that the picture on the box does not show the anorexic Knight.

An advertisement for an unusual, meta-stable chess set which is new to me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VczLeRYtqMw Perhaps if one drinks enough pre-game alcohol, the pieces will appear to stand still. At least if you a winning, your opponent cant knock the table and cause the position to scramble.