New Stockfish version to be released next month

[rcmaddox]

Will the Ronald de Man Syzygy builds always be Dev versions?

[Armin Altorffer]

Will the Ronald de Man Syzygy builds always be Dev versions?

As far as I know, yes. Last I heard, Marco Costalba had no intention to roll TB support into the main release.

[syzygy]

Today´s last Stockfish version is DD, but this situation will change very soon as the new one is going to be released during June.

On what do you base that there will be a release in June?

Maybe there will be, but I haven't see any announcement of an impending release.

[BBauer]

Actually he was misguided by his own subject.

Of course the new stockfish version is released next day or next week or next month, if you choose the right moment.

People want to be prophets, me too.
I think the new version will be released when Marco decides to do so.

Kind regards
Bernhard

[Michel]

A "Stockfish release" is largely a ceremonial event to commemorate a noteworthy occasion. Like for example winning this TCEC tournament.

However the latest development version is always stronger than the latest release version and with the convenience of sites like

http://abrok.eu/stockfish/

there is very little reason to actually run a release version.

[Modern Times]

A "Stockfish release" is largely a ceremonial event to commemorate a noteworthy occasion. Like for example winning this TCEC tournament.

However the latest development version is always stronger than the latest release version and with the convenience of sites like

http://abrok.eu/stockfish/

there is very little reason to actually run a release version.

Yes, agreed.

[royb]

A "Stockfish release" is largely a ceremonial event to commemorate a noteworthy occasion. Like for example winning this TCEC tournament.

However the latest development version is always stronger than the latest release version and with the convenience of sites like

http://abrok.eu/stockfish/

there is very little reason to actually run a release version.

If you are using a PC, perhaps. But iPad users cannot run those development versions, so an updated official release that will hopefully trigger an updated iPad version would be welcomed by the iPad chess community.

[lucasart]

Will the Ronald de Man Syzygy builds always be Dev versions?

syzygy will not be part of the main branch, at least for the foreseeable future. but that's not a problem, you can download syzygy compiles for windows on abrok.eu, or compile yourself, from https://github.com/syzygy1/Stockfish.git

Official releases are not so important these days, with people getting the latest SF (in whichever syzygy or not flavor) themselves.

[michiguel]

A "Stockfish release" is largely a ceremonial event to commemorate a noteworthy occasion. Like for example winning this TCEC tournament.

However the latest development version is always stronger than the latest release version and with the convenience of sites like

http://abrok.eu/stockfish/

there is very little reason to actually run a release version.

Release versions are important for rating lists to have an established stable rating. Reference points are important for everybody. A testing chaos is not good, IMHO.

Miguel

[arjuntemurnikar]

A "Stockfish release" is largely a ceremonial event to commemorate a noteworthy occasion. Like for example winning this TCEC tournament.

However the latest development version is always stronger than the latest release version and with the convenience of sites like

http://abrok.eu/stockfish/

there is very little reason to actually run a release version.

Release versions are important for rating lists to have an established stable rating. Reference points are important for everybody. A testing chaos is not good, IMHO.

Miguel

Not just rating lists... If you step out of the small world of computer chess aficionados for a moment, release versions are all that users generally use. They are also used in packaging (for distros and in apps on android and iOS and such). Release versions are very, very important.