Hi everybody!
After a long time I have finally gotten around making a new version of Fornax. I have decided to bump this one up v3.0 for simplicity (and some obscure historical reasons). As always, I would be happy if this could be tested and listed on CCRL!
Name: Fornax
Version: 3.0
Protocol: UCI
Author: Anders Fuglseth
Country: Norway
Website: desert-flashgun.com/fornax
Download: desert-flashgun.com/fornax/versions
Estimated Elo: Around 60-100 ELO stronger than previous version (1-2)
Please let me know if there are any issues. This version should be more portable than the previous one.
For this release I have rewritten much of the move generation code, from pseudo-legal to legal generation and overall improved the layout of the code. I have introduced C++ into the code, making use of templates and the std::thread library. Apart from that there are some changes to the evaluation function, but not a drastic improvement in playing strength.
New release: Fornax
New release: Fornax
Last edited by AndersF on Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
Fornax: desert-flashgun.com/fornax
Re: New release: Fornax v3.0
Small update: I have also added an x86-64 Windows binary in the downloads with explicit POPCNT and 64 bit flags. Looks to be quite a bit faster (but probably has little effect on playing strength).
Fornax: desert-flashgun.com/fornax
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Re: New release: Fornax v3.0
Hi Anders,
Gauntlet running. Too late to be completed till this week's update but it will be included in next one.
Gabor
Gauntlet running. Too late to be completed till this week's update but it will be included in next one.
Gabor
Re: New release: Fornax v3.0
Hi Gabor,Gabor Szots wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:16 pm Gauntlet running. Too late to be completed till this week's update but it will be included in next one.
great to hear, thanks!
Fornax: desert-flashgun.com/fornax
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Re: New release: Fornax v3.0
Didn't saw it because I was looking to other topics and forum, thanks!
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Re: New release: Fornax v3.0
Hello, thanks for including Fornax on the CCRL rating lists!
I wanted to let you know I have released Fornax 4:
https://desert-flashgun.com/fornax/versions
I estimate it to be around 60-100 elo stronger than the previous version (CCRL elo ~2400?).
For this version I have focused on improving the current features of the engine and also removing some features that were not contributing. It also has a more advanced passed pawn evaluation.
I wanted to let you know I have released Fornax 4:
https://desert-flashgun.com/fornax/versions
I estimate it to be around 60-100 elo stronger than the previous version (CCRL elo ~2400?).
For this version I have focused on improving the current features of the engine and also removing some features that were not contributing. It also has a more advanced passed pawn evaluation.
Fornax: desert-flashgun.com/fornax
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Gabor Szots
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Good news, Anders. I will strain to find a place in my testing queue for it.