New engine releases & news H1 2026

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Re: New engine releases & news H1 2026

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Ember 1.1.2 released!
Compared to version 1.1.1, a very serious bug was fixed where, instead of forcing a threefold repetition, the engine might make an incredibly stupid blunder and lose a move; :oops: this version is stable and offers a +50–70 Elo improvement over the previous engine.
https://github.com/ExxDreamerCode/Ember ... tag/V1.1.2 :P
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Re: New engine releases & news H1 2026

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Steve Maughan wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2026 4:40 am Feedback and bug reports are very welcome.
Hello Steve,

I've noticed that, on every blitz game, Juggernaut 2.0 consumes almost all time in a move until it has only 3 seconds left, then it makes the move and all subsequent moves it plays almost instantly. The move that consumes almost all time is normally during middlegame.

I've only tested it on Arena GUI, blitz 3/2 and 5 no increment.
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Re: New engine releases & news H1 2026

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cjug74 wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 1:44 am
I've noticed that, on every blitz game, Juggernaut 2.0 consumes almost all time in a move until it has only 3 seconds left, then it makes the move and all subsequent moves it plays almost instantly. The move that consumes almost all time is normally during middlegame.

I've only tested it on Arena GUI, blitz 3/2 and 5 no increment.
Correction: not on every game, but it happens more or less frequently.
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Re: New engine releases & news H1 2026

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REBEL-16.5 - Bugfix version, about 10-15 elo stronger due to a new neural network.

. Fixes rare crashes.
. Allows the use of the maximum threads of your PC.

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Re: New engine releases & news H1 2026

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We may use this thread even in 2027.
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Re: New engine releases & news H1 2026

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I hope not.
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