A Baker's Dozen ...

[MikeB]

Black Diamond Chess for Android , now includes 13 open source engines built in

https://github.com/MichaelB7/Stockfish/ ... s/tag/2.02

With this release, we introduce new time controls in Milliseconds and a setting called Engine Sleep — used to put the engine to sleep for a a few seconds before making its move. A perfect combination to weaken the engine naturally for human play ( when using the very fast Milliseconds time controls ) while not having it move instantly. The new time controls settings and sleep functions work with every engine.

Please the about.html for complete details
https://github.com/MichaelB7/Stockfish/ ... about.html
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Best regards,
Mike B

[MikeB]

This should fix the cert issue if you got one.

https://github.com/MichaelB7/Stockfish/ ... ertFix.apk

[MikeB]

In accordance with the license, I have uploaded the complete source for the BlackDiamond Android app to Github — branch is "blackdiamond"

https://github.com/MichaelB7/droidfish/ ... ackdiamond

[MikeB]

Now includes the chess engine Glaurung 2.2 (14 engines) with custom settings for human play. Also a new theme color Green is introduced. In addition , the 5 Honey engines, Honey, Black Diamond, Bluefish, Oki Maguro and Weakfish were all updated to cur-dev-Stockfish ( 11/07/2020).

Please see the about below for complete details.
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https://github.com/MichaelB7/Stockfish/ ... s/tag/2.03

Please see about for complete details.

https://github.com/MichaelB7/Stockfish/ ... about.html

Double-sided selfplay king hunts using the latest addition Glaurung with custom settings.

[pgn][Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.11.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Glaurung 2.2"]
[Black "Glaurung 2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "100/4+0.010"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Ne4 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 f5 8. exf6
Nxf6 9. c3 O-O 10. Ng5 Qd6 11. Qe2 Nd8 12. Na3 a6 13. b4 Bd7 14. Qc2 Ng4 15.
Bxh7+ Kh8 16. g3 Rxf2 17. Qd3 Rxh2 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Qf3 e5 20. Qxd5 Nf6 21. Qb3
Nxh7 22. Nc4 Qc6 23. Kxh2 Nxg5 24. Nxe5 Qh6+ 25. Kg2 Bf5 26. Ng6+ Bxg6 27. Rxe7
Qh3+ 28. Kf2 Qh2+ 29. Ke3 Nh3 30. Rf1 a5 31. Bxc7 Nc6 32. g4 Qg2 33. Ref7 Re8+
34. Be5 Nxe5 35. Rf8+ Kh7 36. Qg8+ Kh6 37. Qh8+ Kg5 38. R1f5+ Kxg4 39. dxe5 Re6
40. Rf4+ Kg3 41. Rf3+ Kh2 42. Kd4 Qd2+ 43. Kc4 Rc6+ 44. Kb5 Qe2+ 45. Ka4 Qxa2+
46. Kb5 Qd5+ 47. Ka4 Bc2+ 48. Ka3 Qb3# 0-1[/pgn]
4 sec base with 0.01 inc.

[MikeB]

Three more engines added ... now 17 engines in total for your Android device,

Defenchess 2.2
Laser 1.7
Xiphos 0.6

All Stockfish forks, including Cfish were refreshed to current development.

https://github.com/MichaelB7/Stockfish/ ... s/tag/2.04

[Scally]

Hi Michael,

As discussed via email, I’ve been following this App with interest but don’t own any Android devices except for an Amazon Prime Stick running a cut down version of Android called Fire OS 5.2.7.6.

I’ve been trying to install various versions and always got a ‘Parse Error’ so just thought it wasn’t to be.

Today I tried to install your latest version v2.04 and imagine my surprise when it installed. OK I realised this App was meant for touch screen but I found an App called Mouse Toggle where I could get a round cursor on my TV and navigate around the menus.

I have now got the non NNUE engines running with speech etc, but I can’t get the NNUE engines working, I get a pop-up with
“Engine error nn-cb26f10b1fd9.nnue”.

Hopefully we can get this sorted, but I’m gobsmacked this App works on my Amazon Prime Stick.

Good Stuff ....


Al.

[MikeB]

Hi Michael,

As discussed via email, I’ve been following this App with interest but don’t own any Android devices except for an Amazon Prime Stick running a cut down version of Android called Fire OS 5.2.7.6.

I’ve been trying to install various versions and always got a ‘Parse Error’ so just thought it wasn’t to be.

Today I tried to install your latest version v2.04 and imagine my surprise when it installed. OK I realised this App was meant for touch screen but I found an App called Mouse Toggle where I could get a round cursor on my TV and navigate around the menus.

I have now got the non NNUE engines running with speech etc, but I can’t get the NNUE engines working, I get a pop-up with
“Engine error nn-cb26f10b1fd9.nnue”.

Hopefully we can get this sorted, but I’m gobsmacked this App works on my Amazon Prime Stick.

Good Stuff ....


Al.

I suspect it is r/w permission issue, sent you an email on some things to try.

You might as well as grab the latest - two more engines added.
https://github.com/MichaelB7/Stockfish/ ... s/tag/2.05
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7vwmthbiowdz8 ... .html?dl=0

[Vinvin]

Thanks, Mike !
I installed the pack and test a bit, everything runs fine !

[Scally]

Thanks to Michael’s patience & perseverance all Engines are now working on the Fire Stick too.

I think it was something weird with the weights file, I’m sure he’ll update us here.


Cheers,

Al.

[MikeB]

Thanks to Michael’s patience & perseverance all Engines are now working on the Fire Stick too.

I think it was something weird with the weights file, I’m sure he’ll update us here.


Cheers,

Al.

Thanks Al - it was a weights file, your suspicion was correct. Somehow it avoided erroring out on my side , but not on your side. All is well

Speaking of Fire Stick, who would would have thought that a Fire Stick could play better chess than any Human. With Stockfish NN clone running @ 650K nps , I'm sure this is true. A Plus for us Seniors - its on the BIG screen - in this case a 50". Those over 60 will know what I mean.

This yet to be released version is running with the Night Nurse 0.3 net. For human , this NNUE is a beast, even at millisecond time controls.
Yea .. I lost LOL TC 500 millisecond base plus 10 millisecond increment. Maybe seeing 500 to 1000 nodes per move with one thread on the FireStick. Enough to play nasty.