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BlackCore v4.0

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@SzilBalazs SzilBalazs released this 26 Dec 15:41
· 140 commits to master since this release
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This version brings general increase to search stability, which can be easily noticable in LTC playing strength and also multi-threading support with lazy SMP.

Estimated elo on 1 thread: ~3100
Estimated elo on 4 threads: ~3200

Feel free to contact me with any questions or problems regarding BlackCore. For choosing a binary please see the installation section in the readme.

HOTFIX 1:
Fixed crash with games longer than 250 ply.

Changelog

  • Lazy SMP
  • Counter move heuristic
  • LMP now prunes only quiet moves
  • Better history scores
  • Root node move ordering by nodes searched
  • Singular extension
  • History difference
  • Flipped improving in LMR
  • LMR can extend depth