Houdini 1.03 is available

Houdini · Post by **Houdini** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:57 pm

The new Houdini 1.03 is available.
Download from http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm .

Houdini 1.03 extends the UCI features of the engine with multi-PV analysis, search moves and large memory page support.
The web page contains some explanation of how to use large page support on Windows Vista/7 64-bit.

The evaluation function of Houdini 1.03 is somewhat stronger than previously, I hope you'll enjoy this new release.

Cheers,
Robert

Graham Banks · Post by **Graham Banks** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:21 am

Houdini wrote:The new Houdini 1.03 is available.

Hi Robert,

could you please tell us more about the history of Houdini?
(Is it your first chess engine? When did you start developing it?)

Cheers,
Graham.

Gino Figlio · Post by **Gino Figlio** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:28 am

Houdini wrote:The new Houdini 1.03 is available.
Download from http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm .

Houdini 1.03 extends the UCI features of the engine with multi-PV analysis, search moves and large memory page support.
The web page contains some explanation of how to use large page support on Windows Vista/7 64-bit.

The evaluation function of Houdini 1.03 is somewhat stronger than previously, I hope you'll enjoy this new release.

Cheers,
Robert

Excellent, in theory it should work with IDeA now.
Thank you

mhalstern · Post by **mhalstern** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:35 am

Robert thanks,

Without enabling large pages, how many elo points stronger is it than version 1,02?

Graham Banks · Post by **Graham Banks** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:49 am

Graham Banks wrote:
Houdini wrote:The new Houdini 1.03 is available.
Hi Robert,

could you please tell us more about the history of Houdini?
(Is it your first chess engine? When did you start developing it?)

Cheers,
Graham.

Okay - I found that you'd already answered this here:
http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... 65&t=34333
Sorry to bother you.

Cheers,
Graham.

Houdini · Post by **Houdini** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:58 am

mhalstern wrote:Robert thanks,

Without enabling large pages, how many elo points stronger is it than version 1,02?

In fast time controls about 20 Elo, in long time controls probably somewhat less.

Robert

LJC · Post by **LJC** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:58 am

Could you tell me how I can get Houdini 1.02, I just tried installing Houdini 1.03 and it will not work on my machine, Houdini 1.02 worked fine.

I overwrote 1.2 and now I have no Houdini, I used it alot on ICC, very strong engine

Houdini · Post by **Houdini** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:03 am

LJC wrote:Could you tell me how I can get Houdini 1.02, I just tried installing Houdini 1.03 and it will not work on my machine, Houdini 1.02 worked fine.

I overwrote 1.2 and now I have no Houdini, I used it alot on ICC, very strong engine

What exactly do you mean by "it will not work"?
Which version do you use (w32/x64, number of cores), and on what hardware?

Robert

LJC · Post by **LJC** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:04 am

I need 32 bit version 2CPU 1.02 version

Houdini · Post by **Houdini** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:14 am

LJC wrote:I need 32 bit version 2CPU 1.02 version

What exactly do you mean by "it will not work"? Do you get an error message when you double-click the 1.03 executable in Windows Explorer?
On what hardware are you running?

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