New engine releases & news H1 2024

[Dariusz]

Peripheral 1.0.0
https://github.com/Loev06/Peripheral/re ... tag/v1.0.0

First release, about 2000 ELo.

Compilations for Linux, Mac and Windows can be downloaded from my site (Files section).

[Gabor Szots]

Peripheral 1.0.0
https://github.com/Loev06/Peripheral/re ... tag/v1.0.0

First release, about 2000 ELo.

Compilations for Linux, Mac and Windows can be downloaded from my site (Files section).

Who is the author?

[bctboi23]

CeeChess v1.4
https://github.com/bctboi23/CeeChess/releases/tag/v1.4

Scores ~+150 in self-play vs v1.3.2, currently running a gauntlet to get the true rating (expecting ~2400CCRL)

Most of the gain came from a simple king safety evaluation and a simple implementation of the Texel style of tuning (logistic regression)

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi there,

1. Hiarcs 15.3
by Mark Uniacke, GBR
https://www.hiarcs.com/pc-chess-explore ... nload.html

2. Clarity 5.0.0 NN
by Joseph Pasfield, USA
https://github.com/Vast342/Clarity

Here my test is still running:
https://www.amateurschach.de/fling/test-47.html
It seems around +40 or a bit more to 4.1.0

3. Altair 7.0.0 NN
by Alexander Tian, CHN
https://github.com/Alex2262/AltairChessEngine

Best
Frank

[Frank Quisinsky]

Chiron 5.0.1 was the last version.
by Ubaldo Andrea Farina
The website is not longer available?!
http://www.chironchess.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi

[Gabor Szots]

Peripheral 1.0.0
https://github.com/Loev06/Peripheral/re ... tag/v1.0.0

First release, about 2000 ELo.

Compilations for Linux, Mac and Windows can be downloaded from my site (Files section).

Version 1.1.3 has been released.

The author is Loek Vissers from the Netherlands.

[Kohflote]

Hi all,

Velvet 7 is released:

https://github.com/mhonert/velvet-chess ... tag/v7.0.0

Best wishes,
Koh, Kah Huat
- from Singapore

[Viktor]

My Windows defender blocked Velvet 7.0.0 AVX.exe
Virus found
Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml

[Sylwy]

My Windows defender blocked Velvet 7.0.0 AVX.exe
Virus found
Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml

False !

[Viktor]

I downloaded it again and my Windows Defender did not block it!!
Thank you Sylwy!!