G'day all,
I have uploaded the new TRACE 1.30 to Leo's website.
wbec-ridderkerk.nl
It should be ready for download by tomorrow. In my experience Leo is always very prompt about these things. Thankyou Leo!
This is the version that ALMOST played at the Australasian Championships.
The version that DID play was somewhere between version 1.29 and 1.30 and (I think) at least 30-40 Elo weaker.On average, it does better on tactical test suites, however, bear in mind that this doesn't necessarily translate to better OTB results.
Current work in progress involves cleaning up the search, improved king safety approach, fixing some eval anomalies and a general overhaul of move-generation and move ordering.
So, what's new?
Version 1.30 - Aug 4 2004 13:14:02
- an updated logo - much faster now
- Using MSVC++ compiler (so TRACE runs ~16% faster)
- mainly qsearch enhancements...
generates checks at 1st ply of qsearch
detects mates and repetitions in qsearch
some tactics found a ply earlier
solves WAC 141 in 1 second now... 1.29 took 223 secs!
- bugfix... exposed backward pawn penalty was broken
- WacNew on P3-450Mhz scores 298/300 @ 27 secs
Leave a message here if you have any queries or problems.
But most of all, have fun with it!
Ross & Tracey Boyd