ShashChess

Joerg Oster · Post by **Joerg Oster** » Thu Jul 24, 2025 11:59 pm

criko wrote: ↑Thu Jul 24, 2025 5:19 pm
amchess wrote: ↑Thu Jul 24, 2025 1:04 pm I fixed the makeFile to also work with mingw 15.1.0, the latest stable one.
With MacOS, try with the laster makeFile i pushed:
make clean
make -j profile-build ARCH=apple-silicon COMP=clang LTO=yes
Same prob on Mac

All other engines e.g. Brainlearn, Stockfish, coechess and so on can be compiled here on Mac without any problems / errors or warnings.

In the file engine.cpp edit the function search_clear() to this:

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void Engine::search_clear() {
    wait_for_search_finished();

    MCTS.clear();  //mcts
    tt.clear(threads);
    threads.clear();

    // @TODO wont work with multiple instances
    Tablebases::init(options["SyzygyPath"]);  // Free mapped files
}

Try compiling again.

criko · Post by **criko** » Fri Jul 25, 2025 6:29 am

Joerg Oster wrote: ↑Thu Jul 24, 2025 11:59 pm
criko wrote: ↑Thu Jul 24, 2025 5:19 pm
amchess wrote: ↑Thu Jul 24, 2025 1:04 pm I fixed the makeFile to also work with mingw 15.1.0, the latest stable one.
With MacOS, try with the laster makeFile i pushed:
make clean
make -j profile-build ARCH=apple-silicon COMP=clang LTO=yes
Same prob on Mac

All other engines e.g. Brainlearn, Stockfish, coechess and so on can be compiled here on Mac without any problems / errors or warnings.
In the file engine.cpp edit the function search_clear() to this:
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void Engine::search_clear() {
    wait_for_search_finished();

    MCTS.clear();  //mcts
    tt.clear(threads);
    threads.clear();

    // @TODO wont work with multiple instances
    Tablebases::init(options["SyzygyPath"]);  // Free mapped files
}
Try compiling again.

Thank you very much!!
Now it works here!!

amchess · Post by **amchess** » Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:34 pm

I built with the 14.2.0, but with the fixed makeFile and an update to the latest 15.1.0 gcc version (the latest stable version also on linux), it works perfectly on windows and also on linux:
msys2 and mingw.
No need to eliminate the part
//for wdl use begin
if (!WDLModel::is_initialized())
{
WDLModel::init();
}
//for wdl use end

Joerg Oster · Post by **Joerg Oster** » Fri Jul 25, 2025 2:44 pm

amchess wrote: ↑Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:34 pm I built with the 14.2.0, but with the fixed makeFile and an update to the latest 15.1.0 gcc version (the latest stable version also on linux), it works perfectly on windows and also on linux:
msys2 and mingw.
No need to eliminate the part
//for wdl use begin
if (!WDLModel::is_initialized())
{
WDLModel::init();
}
//for wdl use end

To me it looks sufficient to compute the WDL array once at startup.
No need to recompute it every time a new game is started.
YMMV of course.

Edit: It also works around a warning I got with gcc/g++ 12.2.0

amchess · Post by **amchess** » Fri Jul 25, 2025 3:12 pm

Anyway, the proposed modif is correct: the WDLModel is also initialized in the main method. So, it's unnecessary in search_clear.
Done.

Hai · Post by **Hai** » Mon Jul 28, 2025 1:22 pm

criko wrote: ↑Thu Jul 24, 2025 10:52 am I will not create a github account to help you with your buggy engines.

Thank you.

btw. compiling on windows is buggy too.

But this is normal with every new release from you.

MacOS version:
https://github.com/amchess/ShashChess/issues/70
https://limewire.com/d/arUvC#GRRJjnM8LD

peter · Post by **peter** » Tue Jul 29, 2025 9:05 am

amchess wrote: ↑Wed Jul 23, 2025 5:38 pm ShashChess 39

Thanks for the new version!
With this one I'm for the first time able to show statistically relevant positive difference in using MCTS- mode, at least for a certain suite of positions with a certain setting and hardware- TC. With the suite of 256 positions, I already pasted now and then, at Talkchess latest here

viewtopic.php?p=980708#p980708

, which is on github now too

https://github.com/amchess/ShashChess/wiki/Battery-2025

, I had 2 more runs with 6 threads (5 concurrencies) of the 16x3,5GHz- CPU, MultiPV=4, 30"/pos., compared MCTS true with 1 thread out of the 6 to MCTS false:

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ShashChess 39	6t-1MCTS-MuPV4	ShashChess 39	6t-MuPV4
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:00
HTC114,2	00:00:00	HTC114,2	00:00:00
HTC114,3	00:00:06	HTC114,3	00:00:01
HTC114,4	00:00:30	HTC114,4	00:00:30
HTC114,5	00:00:04	HTC114,5	00:00:20
HTC114,6	00:00:00	HTC114,6	00:00:00
HTC114,7	00:00:01	HTC114,7	00:00:03
HTC114,8	00:00:03	HTC114,8	00:00:01
HTC114,9	00:00:00	HTC114,9	00:00:24
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:00
HTC114,1	00:00:07	HTC114,1	00:00:16
HTC114,1	00:00:30	HTC114,1	00:00:30
HTC114,1	00:00:30	HTC114,1	00:00:30
HTC114,1	00:00:03	HTC114,1	00:00:03
HTC114,1	00:00:28	HTC114,1	00:00:25
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:00
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:00
HTC114,1	00:00:04	HTC114,1	00:00:03
HTC114,1	00:00:30	HTC114,1	00:00:30
HTC114,2	00:00:00	HTC114,2	00:00:00
HTC114,2	00:00:27	HTC114,2	00:00:14
HTC114,2	00:00:03	HTC114,2	00:00:04
HTC114,2	00:00:01	HTC114,2	00:00:03
HTC114,2	00:00:00	HTC114,2	00:00:00
HTC114,2	00:00:00	HTC114,2	00:00:00
HTC114,2	00:00:03	HTC114,2	00:00:01
HTC114,2	00:00:01	HTC114,2	00:00:30
HTC114,2	00:00:02	HTC114,2	00:00:07
HTC114,2	00:00:30	HTC114,2	00:00:30
HTC114,3	00:00:26	HTC114,3	00:00:30
HTC114,3	00:00:00	HTC114,3	00:00:01
HTC114,3	00:00:00	HTC114,3	00:00:00
HTC114,3	00:00:00	HTC114,3	00:00:01
HTC114,3	00:00:00	HTC114,3	00:00:00
HTC114,3	00:00:01	HTC114,3	00:00:00
HTC114,3	00:00:00	HTC114,3	00:00:00
HTC114,3	00:00:30	HTC114,3	00:00:30
HTC114,3	00:00:30	HTC114,3	00:00:30
HTC114,3	00:00:09	HTC114,3	00:00:10
HTC114,4	00:00:00	HTC114,4	00:00:00
HTC114,4	00:00:30	HTC114,4	00:00:30
HTC114,4	00:00:01	HTC114,4	00:00:01
HTC114,4	00:00:03	HTC114,4	00:00:02
HTC114,4	00:00:26	HTC114,4	00:00:09
HTC114,4	00:00:30	HTC114,4	00:00:30
HTC114,4	00:00:00	HTC114,4	00:00:00
HTC114,4	00:00:00	HTC114,4	00:00:12
HTC114,4	00:00:30	HTC114,4	00:00:30
HTC114,4	00:00:30	HTC114,4	00:00:30
HTC114,5	00:00:30	HTC114,5	00:00:30
HTC114,5	00:00:30	HTC114,5	00:00:30
HTC114,5	00:00:01	HTC114,5	00:00:00
HTC114,5	00:00:00	HTC114,5	00:00:00
HTC114,5	00:00:00	HTC114,5	00:00:00
HTC114,5	00:00:00	HTC114,5	00:00:00
HTC114,5	00:00:00	HTC114,5	00:00:00
HTC114,5	00:00:30	HTC114,5	00:00:30
HTC114,5	00:00:00	HTC114,5	00:00:00
HTC114,5	00:00:30	HTC114,5	00:00:30
HTC114,6	00:00:30	HTC114,6	00:00:30
HTC114,6	00:00:30	HTC114,6	00:00:30
HTC114,6	00:00:00	HTC114,6	00:00:00
HTC114,6	00:00:27	HTC114,6	00:00:30
HTC114,6	00:00:30	HTC114,6	00:00:30
HTC114,6	00:00:28	HTC114,6	00:00:30
HTC114,6	00:00:01	HTC114,6	00:00:00
HTC114,6	00:00:01	HTC114,6	00:00:05
HTC114,6	00:00:00	HTC114,6	00:00:02
HTC114,6	00:00:30	HTC114,6	00:00:30
HTC114,7	00:00:08	HTC114,7	00:00:10
HTC114,7	00:00:30	HTC114,7	00:00:30
HTC114,7	00:00:11	HTC114,7	00:00:19
HTC114,7	00:00:30	HTC114,7	00:00:30
HTC114,7	00:00:02	HTC114,7	00:00:02
HTC114,7	00:00:30	HTC114,7	00:00:25
HTC114,7	00:00:30	HTC114,7	00:00:30
HTC114,7	00:00:00	HTC114,7	00:00:00
HTC114,7	00:00:00	HTC114,7	00:00:00
HTC114,7	00:00:00	HTC114,7	00:00:00
HTC114,8	00:00:01	HTC114,8	00:00:01
HTC114,8	00:00:00	HTC114,8	00:00:00
HTC114,8	00:00:17	HTC114,8	00:00:30
HTC114,8	00:00:00	HTC114,8	00:00:00
HTC114,8	00:00:00	HTC114,8	00:00:00
HTC114,8	00:00:10	HTC114,8	00:00:03
HTC114,8	00:00:00	HTC114,8	00:00:00
HTC114,8	00:00:00	HTC114,8	00:00:11
HTC114,8	00:00:02	HTC114,8	00:00:09
HTC114,8	00:00:00	HTC114,8	00:00:02
HTC114,9	00:00:00	HTC114,9	00:00:00
HTC114,9	00:00:00	HTC114,9	00:00:00
HTC114,9	00:00:00	HTC114,9	00:00:00
HTC114,9	00:00:00	HTC114,9	00:00:01
HTC114,9	00:00:30	HTC114,9	00:00:30
HTC114,9	00:00:06	HTC114,9	00:00:06
HTC114,9	00:00:00	HTC114,9	00:00:00
HTC114,9	00:00:00	HTC114,9	00:00:00
HTC114,9	00:00:00	HTC114,9	00:00:01
HTC114,9	00:00:02	HTC114,9	00:00:01
HTC114,1	00:00:30	HTC114,1	00:00:30
HTC114,1	00:00:30	HTC114,1	00:00:30
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:00
HTC114,1	00:00:26	HTC114,1	00:00:19
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:00
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:00
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:00
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:00
HTC114,1	00:00:00	HTC114,1	00:00:01
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ENET-2025 043	00:00:06	ENET-2025 043	00:00:00
ENET-2025 045_AlphaZero vs St,4	00:00:00	ENET-2025 045_AlphaZero vs St,4	00:00:01
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ENET-2025 047_Mittelspiel_Re4,4	00:00:03	ENET-2025 047_Mittelspiel_Re4,4	00:00:04
ENET-2025 048_Onlinegame Stoc,4	00:00:00	ENET-2025 048_Onlinegame Stoc,4	00:00:00
ENET-2025 049_Onlinegame Best,4	00:00:30	ENET-2025 049_Onlinegame Best,4	00:00:30
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ENET-2025 051_Lc0 vs Stockfis,O	00:00:10	ENET-2025 051_Lc0 vs Stockfis,O	00:00:03
ENET-2025 052_Onlinegame Best,5	00:00:06	ENET-2025 052_Onlinegame Best,5	00:00:30
ENET-2025 053_Onlinegame_g4!,5	00:00:02	ENET-2025 053_Onlinegame_g4!,5	00:00:03
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ENET-2025 055_Online engine g,5	00:00:00	ENET-2025 055_Online engine g,5	00:00:01
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ENET-2025 057_Taktik,V	00:00:01	ENET-2025 057_Taktik,V	00:00:02
ENET-2025 059_Turmopfer_Rxf3!,5	00:00:30	ENET-2025 059_Turmopfer_Rxf3!,5	00:00:30
ENET-2025 061_KÃ¶nigsangriff_h,6	00:00:14	ENET-2025 061_KÃ¶nigsangriff_h,6	00:00:29
ENET-2025 068_Mittelspiel_Re8,6	00:00:21	ENET-2025 068_Mittelspiel_Re8,6	00:00:15
ENET-2025 069_Damenausfall_Qh,6	00:00:13	ENET-2025 069_Damenausfall_Qh,6	00:00:30
ENET-2025 070_KÃ¶nigsangriff_Q,7	00:00:00	ENET-2025 070_KÃ¶nigsangriff_Q,7	00:00:00
ENET-2025 071_Angriff_Ra3!,7	00:00:30	ENET-2025 071_Angriff_Ra3!,7	00:00:12
ENET-2025 072_Spieloeffnung_h,7	00:00:00	ENET-2025 072_Spieloeffnung_h,7	00:00:00
ENET-2025 073_Mittelspiel Ent,7	00:00:00	ENET-2025 073_Mittelspiel Ent,7	00:00:03
ENET-2025 074_Mittellspiel_Rf,7	00:00:05	ENET-2025 074_Mittellspiel_Rf,7	00:00:07
ENET-2025 075_Bestmove_Rad1! ,7	00:00:01	ENET-2025 075_Bestmove_Rad1! ,7	00:00:03
ENET-2025 076_Stockfish vs Ko,B	00:00:24	ENET-2025 076_Stockfish vs Ko,B	00:00:05
ENET-2025 077_Entlastung_Nd5,7	00:00:30	ENET-2025 077_Entlastung_Nd5,7	00:00:30
ENET-2025 078_Blockade_b4! On,7	00:00:30	ENET-2025 078_Blockade_b4! On,7	00:00:30
ENET-2025 079_Beste Verteidig,7	00:00:30	ENET-2025 079_Beste Verteidig,7	00:00:30
ENET-2025 080_Mittelspiel_Bb4,8	00:00:21	ENET-2025 080_Mittelspiel_Bb4,8	00:00:10
ENET-2025 081_Taktik_Nxd5! On,8	00:00:08	ENET-2025 081_Taktik_Nxd5! On,8	00:00:06
ENET-2025 082_Mittelspiel_Ba7,8	00:00:22	ENET-2025 082_Mittelspiel_Ba7,8	00:00:27
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M. Garcia - P. Krug,S	00:00:05	M. Garcia - P. Krug,S	00:00:16
Zepler,E	00:00:30	Zepler,E	00:00:30
Formela,M	00:00:11	Formela,M	00:00:23
Stoofvlees_SF_TCEC 2019,2	00:00:00	Stoofvlees_SF_TCEC 2019,2	00:00:00
Lasker,E	00:00:10	Lasker,E	00:00:09
Los,A	00:00:05	Los,A	00:00:04
PurePower_Exxon_Chessbase onl,2	00:00:01	PurePower_Exxon_Chessbase onl,2	00:00:02
Bauer,R	00:00:00	Bauer,R	00:00:00
Mihai Neghina_Desperation_Whi,3	00:00:00	Mihai Neghina_Desperation_Whi,3	00:00:01
Tauber,H	00:00:30	Tauber,H	00:00:18
Bondarenko+Gorgiev,S	00:00:30	Bondarenko+Gorgiev,S	00:00:30
ACT3,?	00:00:25	ACT3,?	00:00:30
ACT3,?	00:00:30	ACT3,?	00:00:30
ACT3,?	00:00:30	ACT3,?	00:00:30
ACT3,?	00:00:00	ACT3,?	00:00:00
ACT3,?	00:00:30	ACT3,?	00:00:30
ACT3,?	00:00:30	ACT3,?	00:00:30
ACT3,?	00:00:18	ACT3,?	00:00:30
Neghina,M	00:00:25	Neghina,M	00:00:26
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Neghina,M	00:00:30	Neghina,M	00:00:16
Sikorsky,H	00:00:30	Sikorsky,H	00:00:30
Krug,P	00:00:30	Krug,P	00:00:30
TCEC,S	00:00:15	TCEC,S	00:00:30
TCEC,S	00:00:30	TCEC,S	00:00:30
Sikorsky,H	00:00:03	Sikorsky,H	00:00:05
Zemljanski,Y	00:00:03	Zemljanski,Y	00:00:02
Study,?	00:00:00	Study,?	00:00:00
Study?,?	00:00:04	Study?,?	00:00:30
Study?,?	00:00:30	Study?,?	00:00:30
Semenikov+,D	00:00:30	Semenikov+,D	00:00:06
Petrov,M	00:00:19	Petrov,M	00:00:13
Study,?	00:00:30	Study,?	00:00:30
Study,?	00:00:29	Study,?	00:00:30
ERET 015_Endspiel D&B vs T&L&,5	00:00:01	ERET 015_Endspiel D&B vs T&L&,5	00:00:03
ERET 032_Zugzwang_Fahrni 1922,5	00:00:30	ERET 032_Zugzwang_Fahrni 1922,5	00:00:30
ERET 037_Zugzwang_Garcia 2000,6	00:00:00	ERET 037_Zugzwang_Garcia 2000,6	00:00:00
ERET 050_Koenigsangriff_Hanse,B	00:00:04	ERET 050_Koenigsangriff_Hanse,B	00:00:10
ERET 093_Endspiel T&S&B vs T&,6	00:00:30	ERET 093_Endspiel T&S&B vs T&,6	00:00:30
Fortress,S	00:00:30	Fortress,S	00:00:30
ACT4,N	00:00:08	ACT4,N	00:00:03
Cyclic,Z	00:00:30	Cyclic,Z	00:00:30
Blass,U	00:00:00	Blass,U	00:00:00
Campioli,M	00:00:00	Campioli,M	00:00:00
Krug,P	00:00:00	Krug,P	00:00:00
KrugP,G	00:00:16	KrugP,G	00:00:12
Kos,V	00:00:30	Kos,V	00:00:30
Sokka,H	00:00:00	Sokka,H	00:00:00
Sehwers,J	00:00:00	Sehwers,J	00:00:01
Zinar,M	00:00:30	Zinar,M	00:00:30
Nestorescu,V	00:00:01	Nestorescu,V	00:00:06
Timman,J	00:00:30	Timman,J	00:00:30
Unknown,A	00:00:00	Unknown,A	00:00:00
Ivanov,V	00:00:00	Ivanov,V	00:00:00
Bernhardt,G	00:00:07	Bernhardt,G	00:00:11
Unknows,A	00:00:07	Unknows,A	00:00:05
Naef,W	00:00:01	Naef,W	00:00:01
#7,?	00:00:30	#7,?	00:00:20
#9,?	00:00:30	#9,?	00:00:30
SilhanJ,Z	00:00:00	SilhanJ,Z	00:00:01
Hiarcs,?	00:00:00	Hiarcs,?	00:00:00
Hiarcs,?	00:00:01	Hiarcs,?	00:00:03
Derived,f	00:00:22	Derived,f	00:00:06
Midgame,?	00:00:02	Midgame,?	00:00:02
TTT2.053_?_TTT2,9	00:00:30	TTT2.053_?_TTT2,9	00:00:30
TTT2.073_?_TTT2,9	00:00:10	TTT2.073_?_TTT2,9	00:00:06
RoxlauM,G	00:00:30	RoxlauM,G	00:00:30
Smyslov,V	00:00:30	Smyslov,V	00:00:30
Smyslov,V	00:00:30	Smyslov,V	00:00:30
JostenG_?_?,9	00:00:00	JostenG_?_?,9	00:00:00
Study,?	00:00:30	Study,?	00:00:30
Wotawa,A	00:00:30	Wotawa,A	00:00:30
Study,?	00:00:03	Study,?	00:00:06
Bethge,F	00:00:02	Bethge,F	00:00:05
Blathy,O	00:00:30	Blathy,O	00:00:30
Cortlever,N	00:00:30	Cortlever,N	00:00:30
Korolkov,V	00:00:30	Korolkov,V	00:00:30
Fortress,?	00:00:30	Fortress,?	00:00:30
Unknown,A	00:00:30	Unknown,A	00:00:30
Kraemer,A	00:00:30	Kraemer,A	00:00:30
Sivkov,N	00:00:30	Sivkov,N	00:00:30
Timman=J_Glarean,N	00:00:03	Timman=J_Glarean,N	00:00:04
Boudy Bueno,J	00:00:18	Boudy Bueno,J	00:00:24
Lc0-dev_Stockfish_ECO MegaMat	00:00:01	Lc0-dev_Stockfish_ECO MegaMat	00:00:01
Bazlo,Y	00:00:30	Bazlo,Y	00:00:30
TCEC,r	00:00:00	TCEC,r	00:00:00
TCEC,r	00:00:30	TCEC,r	00:00:30
Gleichmann,M	00:00:30	Gleichmann,M	00:00:30
Yarmonov,I	00:00:30	Yarmonov,I	00:00:30
Eman_SugaR_Glarean,1	00:00:01	Eman_SugaR_Glarean,1	00:00:30
Hobacle's,V	00:00:30	Hobacle's,V	00:00:30
Krug,P	00:00:30	Krug,P	00:00:30
Gniazdowski,M	00:00:26	Gniazdowski,M	00:00:08
Illescas,M	00:00:30	Illescas,M	00:00:30
Heinz,J	00:00:21	Heinz,J	00:00:30
Josten,G	00:00:30	Josten,G	00:00:30
Timman,J	00:00:24	Timman,J	00:00:13
Gelly,M	00:00:11	Gelly,M	00:00:24
Krug,P	00:00:30	Krug,P	00:00:30
Popov,G	00:00:07	Popov,G	00:00:05
Hiarcs_Buch_512,1	00:00:30	Hiarcs_Buch_512,1	00:00:30
AM,H	00:00:04	AM,H	00:00:02
Source?_#13_mulitple,1	00:00:30	Source?_#13_mulitple,1	00:00:30
Neghina,N	00:00:08	Neghina,N	00:00:30
Svidler,P	00:00:00	Svidler,P	00:00:00
Source?_?_?,1	00:00:21	Source?_?_?,1	00:00:30
Efremov,A	00:00:05	Efremov,A	00:00:09
Hard,P	00:00:01	Hard,P	00:00:06
Source?_Corbit,D	00:00:01	Source?_Corbit,D	00:00:00
Timman,J	00:00:30	Timman,J	00:00:30
Zinar,M	00:00:30	Zinar,M	00:00:30
			
Total time : 	00:58:00	Total time : 	01:00:54
Total solved: 	176	Total solved: 	165

These two runs differ in 11/256 solutions (end of table), considering the time -indices too,
that makes a difference of 14 ElotStatTS (Frank Schubert)- Elo at an error bar of 3, regards

amchess · Post by **amchess** » Thu Jul 31, 2025 3:53 pm

Thanks, Andrea

amchess · Post by **amchess** » Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:47 pm

New releases:
https://github.com/amchess/ShashChess/releases/tag/39.1
https://github.com/amchess/BrainLearn/releases/tag/31
https://github.com/amchess/Alexander/releases/tag/6.0

ShashChess: An Objective Analysis of My Work

Hello everyone,

After nearly thirty years of experience in computer engineering and over a decade dedicated with passion to chess programming, I felt a strong need to obtain an objective and impartial evaluation of the work done on ShashChess.

The purpose is to share and analyze in depth a project to which I have dedicated years of effort.

For this reason, I decided to entrust the data, architecture, and philosophy of the engine to four generative AIs, asking them to create a structured analysis, free from bias. The result is a multi-format exploration that I hope you will find interesting.

I am sharing it with you as an invitation for a technical deep-dive for anyone who is passionate about this field.

Comprehensive PDF Analysis Document
English
Italian

Mind Map for a complete overview
English
Italian

Audio Podcast for on-the-go listening
English
Italian

Video Synthesis
English
Italian
Happy reading.

Regards,
Andrea Manzo

amchess · Post by **amchess** » Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:49 am

Here is the related documentation that I recommend reviewing carefully.
Unfortunately, there's so much ignorance: people who are truly convinced that Stockfish (or ShashChess) is somehow really useful to a non-expert player (at least International Master level)...
In reality, it's actually even harmful...

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