Hannibal 1.0

[BubbaTough]

You can download the latest Hannibal version here:

http://sites.google.com/site/edapostol/hannibal

Please find more details on the readme file.

Thanks to yourself and Sam for your efforts.

Thanks Graham, and I apologize for the confusion that caused you guys to test 2 separate versions, though I must admit the data it generated was very useful and sped up the our first public release significantly .

-Sam

[Wolfgang]

Started a test for our (CEGT) blitzlist, pls. have a look here...

5 matches running, looks (very) good so far, but only 133 games played:

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Hannibal 1.0 x64 - Delfi 5.4 1CPU (2706)         20.5 - 6.5  75.93%  Perf=2905 
Hannibal 1.0 x64 - Fruit 2.2.1 (2767)            18.5 - 8.5  68.52%  Perf=2902 
Hannibal 1.0 x64 - Chronos 1.9.9 x64 (2779)      16.5 - 10.5 61.11%  Perf=2857 
Hannibal 1.0 x64 - Shredder 7.04 1CPU (2733)     19.5 - 6.5  75.00%  Perf=2923 
Hannibal 1.0 x64 - Equinox 0.80 x64 1CPU (2810)  18.5 - 7.5  71.15%  Perf=2966 

Total: 93.5 - 39.5  70.30%  Perf=2907
133 of 500 games played

[Elorejano]

Hi Sam and Edsel!
Thanks for your engine!
But any polyglot book works.
Seems that are a book bug from Twisted logic because it dont read any polyglot book, of course it was named "HannibalBook.bin"
Thanks in advance

[BubbaTough]

Hi Sam and Edsel!
Thanks for your engine!
But any polyglot book works.
Seems that are a book bug from Twisted logic because it dont read any polyglot book, of course it was named "HannibalBook.bin"
Thanks in advance

Thanks for the report. I likely messed up somewhere when putting in the book code Edsel sent me from TwistedLogic. We will try to have that fixed in the next version. For now, I guess a work-around would be to use the book through polyglot.

-Sam

[tmokonen]

I'm having a weird issue with using Polyglot books with Hannibal. Hannibal seems to not play any book moves on the first move as white, but plays book moves on move 2 and subsequent moves. It plays book moves from move 1 as black. I tried both performance.bin and varied.bin, and tried both the x32 and x64 versions of Hannibal.

[BubbaTough]

I'm having a weird issue with using Polyglot books with Hannibal. Hannibal seems to not play any book moves on the first move as white, but plays book moves on move 2 and subsequent moves. It plays book moves from move 1 as black. I tried both performance.bin and varied.bin, and tried both the x32 and x64 versions of Hannibal.

I have replicated this problem (as has at least one other user, see posts above). We will try to fix it for the next version. Try using the book through polyglot. Sorry for the inconvenience.

-Sam

[tmokonen]

I have replicated this problem (as has at least one other user, see posts above). We will try to fix it for the next version. Try using the book through polyglot. Sorry for the inconvenience.

-Sam

Thank you Sam, and thanks to you and Edsel for writing a fine engine.

[beachknight]

Preliminary tests are very encouraging:

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35493

Best,

[Sedat Canbaz]

You can download the latest Hannibal version here:

http://sites.google.com/site/edapostol/hannibal

Please find more details on the readme file.

Hello dear Edsel !

Super...many thanks to you and to Sam

Btw,i have no patience to see ''Hannibal'' as a MP engine and then with a big possibility it will be one of the TOP 10 strongest engines

Greetings,
Sedat

[Edsel Apostol]

We have addressed the issue about the problem with the opening book. We have uploaded a new version on the site.

There is no change that can affect playing strength unless you have used a polyglot book for Hannibal.