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BookEdit.exe 2016-02-17 139.3 kB
ChessBrainVBA_Screenshot.jpg 2016-02-17 113.3 kB
Copying.txt 2016-02-17 35.8 kB
ExcelChessBrainX.xlsm 2016-02-17 624.0 kB
File_List.txt 2016-02-17 2.4 kB
ReleaseNotes.txt 2016-02-17 1.5 kB
VB_Technical_Notes.txt 2016-02-17 2.2 kB
Wb2Uci.eng 2016-02-17 188 Bytes
Wb2Uci.exe 2016-02-17 159.7 kB
Wb2Uci.html 2016-02-17 14.9 kB
WordChessBrainX.docm 2016-02-17 619.8 kB
ChessBrainVB.ini 2016-02-17 5.0 kB
ChessBrainVB_Book.opi 2016-02-17 12.6 kB
ChessBrainVB_Book.opn 2016-02-17 260.1 kB
ChessBrainVB_Language_DE.txt 2016-02-17 2.4 kB
ChessBrainVB_Notes.txt 2016-02-17 7.0 kB
ChessBrainVB_PCode.exe 2016-02-17 188.4 kB
ChessBrainVB.exe 2016-02-17 258.0 kB
ChessBrainVB Release V2.0 .tar.gz 2016-02-17 3.6 MB
ChessBrainVB Release V2.0.zip 2016-02-17 3.6 MB
README.md 2016-02-17 1.3 kB
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Changes from version 1.02 to 2.0 (Roger Zuehlsdorf 14-FEB-2016)

  • improved evalution and search

  • problem fixes in hash logic and castling rights

  • added special functions for endgames with KQKP, KQKR, KRKP

  • added endgame table base access to web service for root position and first ply (see ini file)

  • added Wb2Uci files for use with UCI interface

  • ELO increase: 100 ELO

Playing strength (Test matches: CCRL conditions 40 moves in 4 minutes, Powerbook2010-8 moves):

  • ChessBrainVB.exe: Winboard 32bit version, compiled Visual Basic 6 : >>> 2600 ELO <<<

ChessBrainVB_V2 (250kn/s) - Colossus2008b ...(1600 kn/s / ELO 2644): 51,5/100 36-33-31 52% +14 ChessBrainVB_V2 (250kn/s) - SOS 5.1 for Arena (1000 kn/s / ELO 2577): 56,0/100 36-24-40 56% +42

  • ChessbrainVB_PCode.exe: VB6 Pseudo Code (VBA speed as used in Excel/Word): >>> 2100 ELO <<<

ChessBrainVB_PCode_V2 (20kn/s) - Wing2.0a ....(1800 kn/s / ELO 2097): 51,0/100 41-39-20 51% + 7 ChessBrainVB_PCode_V2 (20kn/s) - Matheus-2.3 (4000 kn/s / ELO 2054): 64,0/109 53-34-22 59% +63


Source: README.md, updated 2016-02-17