Buster 7.0.2 — a new UCI engine, first public release Author: Anders R Carlsson, Sweden / Portugal.
Download (Windows x86-64 and Linux x86-64 binaries, source): https://github.com/andersrcarlsson-stac ... s/releases
Licence: MIT · Language: C++20 · Protocol: UCI · Single-threaded, no ponder. Strength: about 2750 CCRL Blitz, from my own gauntlet: 320 games at 2'+1" on an i7-4770K against blunder 8.5.5, lishex 1.1.1, belette 3.0.0 and euwe 2.1.0 (all on the current CCRL Blitz list), rated with Ordo → 2757 ± 28. The four opponents individually imply 2701–2820, so treat it just as a rough estimate. Requires BMI2 (PEXT): Intel Haswell or newer, AMD Zen. On AMD Zen 1/Zen 2 it runs, but very slowly (microcoded PEXT). What's inside: - PEXT slider attacks, fully legal move generation - Alpha-beta with iterative deepening, aspiration windows, TT (also in quiescence), null move, reverse futility, futility, late-move pruning, LMR table, SEE ordering, killers, history + continuation history, check extension, soft/hard time management - Hand-crafted tapered evaluation: mobility, king safety (attack units), passed pawns, pawn structure, bishop pair, rook files, plus four endgame draw rules.
Every feature was kept only after an SPRT or a correctness gate. The repository has six documents on how it works — including a table of ideas that were tried and rejected (PVS, Texel tuning, extra king-safety terms, ...) with the reasons.
Buster has been my hobby project for a long time; this is the first version I'm releasing.
Does anybody know how it would be possible to have Buster tested at CCRL Blitz list and 40/15 ?
As I said, this is my first public release and I have not been able to figure out the way this works... I would be happy for all and any advise!
Buster 7.0.2
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Graham Banks
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Re: Buster 7.0.2
Posting here is fine.
The other alternative is to join the CCRL public forum and post there.
The other alternative is to join the CCRL public forum and post there.
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Gabor Szots
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Re: Buster 7.0.2
I am already testing it. However, at least in the early stage, it seems much weaker than your estimate suggests. Let's wait for how it unfolds.
Gabor Szots
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