More than 1 year without any Koivisto upgrade

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Chessqueen
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More than 1 year without any Koivisto upgrade

Post by Chessqueen »

Where is Koivisto 10? It has been more than 1 year without Koivisto upgrade.
https://github.com/Luecx/Koivisto
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Re: More than 1 year without any Koivisto upgrade

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Re: More than 1 year without any Koivisto upgrade

Post by Uri Blass »

Inspite of it there is a new Berserk and new Ethereal in divP of TCEC
Carbo
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Re: More than 1 year without any Koivisto upgrade

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According to it's github it hasn't been worked on since Feb 2023. Which is a pity.
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Re: More than 1 year without any Koivisto upgrade

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People get bored or disappointed.
The one I really miss is the giant cheese balls engine.
A few of you will know what I am talking about.
At any rate, is is up to the author of a project to push forward, or quit.
And it i public code, we can always pick up the football and run with it. Unless it's soccer football, in which case, that is a violation of the rules.
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