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by **eliasgino2007** » 17 May 2010 14:36

Welcome all,

Download - Houdini:

Houdini x86 1CPU
Houdini x86 2CPU
Houdini x64 1CPU
Houdini x64 2CPU

Link: Houdini

Enjoy!!!

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by **eliasgino2007** » 17 May 2010 14:38

Welcome all,

About:
Houdini is a state-of-the-art chess engine for Windows that competes with the best commercial and free software. The name "Houdini" was chosen because of the engine's tenacity in difficult positions and its ability to defend stubbornly and escape with a draw – sometimes by the narrowest of margins. At the same time Houdini will deny its opponents the same escape routes when it has the better position. Houdini is currently available for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit, for 1 CPU, 2 CPU and up to 8 CPU. Each executable is optimized for the specific number of CPUs, it's recommended that you use the version that matches your hardware. For example, on a single core computer the 1 CPU version will run slightly faster than the 2 CPU version. Use the 8 CPU version if you have a computer with more than two cores. Version 1.0 (20100515) is First public release.

How to use it:
The program has no graphical interface but can be used with any UCI-compatible chess graphical user interface (GUI) like the free Arena chess interface or the commercial Chessbase, Shredder or Aquarium chess interfaces. If you haven't already, first download the chess GUI of your choice.
Then download the Houdini version that suits your environment (32 or 64-bit, 1, 2 or up to 8 cores), copy it to a local directory on your computer, and install it in the chess GUI.

Acknowledgements:
Without many ideas from the excellent open source chess engines Ippolito/Robbolito, Stockfish and Crafty (in that order), Houdini would not nearly be as strong as it is now.

Options:
Currently the following UCI options are available:

Hash: amount of memory used by the program in MB. Default 128, min 4, max 16384.
Threads: maximum number of cores used by the analysis. Default is version-dependent, min 1, max 8.
Split_Depth: minimum depth at which work will be split between cores. Default 11, min 8, max 99.
Ponder: have the engine think during its opponent's time. True (1) or false (0).

Houdini does not (yet) use Endgame Table Bases, but has built-in knowledge of a number of basic endgames including KQ v KP, KB v KBP which makes it a great performer in the endgame as well.

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by **blackmagic** » 17 May 2010 18:35

houdini 2cpu is better !

but for single core

still i will say Robbolito g3 0085 is the best version !

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One small request for Eliasgino

Brother if your posting engine please do post the strength of the engine

I mean the comparison of the engine with the best engines like ippolit family engines and rybka , stockfish ...

Simply if u post engine we will not be knowing it which one to use..

by **eliasgino2007** » 22 May 2010 02:33

Welcome all,

Download - Houdini 8CPU:

Houdini X86 8CPU
Houdini x64 8CPU
This version have one little bug, work only with 76% of your capacity total.

Link: Houdini 8CPU

Enjoy!!!

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by **eliasgino2007** » 22 May 2010 17:32

eliasgino2007 wrote:Welcome all,

Download - Houdini 8CPU:

Houdini X86 8CPU
Houdini x64 8CPU
This version have one little bug, work only with 76% of your capacity total.

Link: Houdini 8CPU

Enjoy!!!

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Hi to all,

This version work with 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8CPU.

By default working with 8CPU, you need first make change in option Threads of engine.

Picture default:

Picture changed in Polyglot.ini:

This version working in my GUI WinBoard 4.27 + Polyglot.

Picture changed in GUI Fritz 12:

This version no open in my GUI Fritz, I tried in GUI Fritz 11 and 12.

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by **rybka.lover** » 25 May 2010 08:02

Nice

Thanks for the share eliasgino.

Will HaVE a look into this.

by **eliasgino2007** » 02 Jun 2010 13:23

Welcome all,

Download - Houdini 1.01:

Houdini 1.01 x86 1CPU
Houdini 1.01 x86 2CPU
Houdini 1.01 x86 4CPU
Houdini 1.01 x86 8CPU
Houdini 1.01 x64 1CPU
Houdini 1.01 x64 2CPU
Houdini 1.01 x64 4CPU
Houdini 1.01 x64 8CPU
Houdini 1.01 PopCnt x64 4CPU
Houdini 1.01 PopCnt x64 8CPU
Information About Engine Houdini

Link: Houdini 1.01

Enjoy!!!

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by **eliasgino2007** » 13 Jun 2010 14:38

Welcome all,

Download - Houdini Devel 8CPU:

Houdini Devel 8CPU x64

Link: Houdini Devel 8CPU

Enjoy!!!

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by **eliasgino2007** » 19 Jun 2010 14:36

Welcome all,

Download - Houdini 1.02:

Houdini 1.02 x86 1CPU
Houdini 1.02 x86 2CPU
Houdini 1.02 x86 4CPU
Houdini 1.02 x86 8CPU
Houdini 1.02 x64 1CPU
Houdini 1.02 x64 2CPU
Houdini 1.02 x64 4CPU
Houdini 1.02 x64 8CPU
Houdini 1.02 PopCnt x64 4CPU
Houdini 1.02 PopCnt x64 8CPU
Information About Engine Houdini

Link: Houdini 1.02

Enjoy!!!

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by **matematiko** » 19 Jun 2010 14:47

legogames wrote:anyone out there with a valid !**** for rybka3?

Rybka does not need a s-e-r-i-a-l

Cheers

by **XsupremeX** » 16 Jul 2010 01:42

Houdini is a state-of-the-art chess engine for Windows that competes with the best commercial and free software. The current version is Houdini 1.03 (release date July 15, 2010).

Houdini 1.03

Can be used on any not too ancient Windows version. From release 1.02 on these compiles no longer depend on SSE2 instructions and will also run on older processors that don't support the SSE2 instruction set. 32bit.

http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... 2_1CPU.zip
http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... 2_2CPU.zip
http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... 2_4CPU.zip
http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... 2_8CPU.zip

Recommended for 64-bit Windows, the speed increase is about 30% compared to the 32-bit version.

http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... 4_1CPU.zip
http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... 4_2CPU.zip
http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... 4_4CPU.zip
http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... 4_8CPU.zip

On 64-bit hardware that supports SSE4.2 (e.g. Intel Core i5 and i7) you can use the "POPCNT" version that runs slightly faster than the standard version.

http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... T_4CPU.zip
http://www.cruxis.com/chess/download/Ho ... T_8CPU.zip

by **eliasgino2007** » 16 Jul 2010 17:09

Welcome all,

Download - Houdini 1.03:

Houdini 1.03 x86 1CPU
Houdini 1.03 x86 2CPU
Houdini 1.03 x86 4CPU
Houdini 1.03 x86 8CPU
Houdini 1.03 x64 1CPU
Houdini 1.03 x64 2CPU
Houdini 1.03 x64 4CPU
Houdini 1.03 x64 8CPU
Houdini 1.03 PopCnt x64 4CPU
Houdini 1.03 PopCnt x64 8CPU
Information About Engine Houdini

Link: Houdini 1.03

Enjoy!!!

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by **rybka.lover** » 16 Jul 2010 17:20

Testing now.

by **eliasgino2007** » 18 Jul 2010 14:01

Welcome all,

Download - Houdini 1.03a:

Houdini 1.03a x86 1CPU
Houdini 1.03a x86 2CPU
Houdini 1.03a x86 4CPU
Houdini 1.03a x86 8CPU
Houdini 1.03a x64 1CPU
Houdini 1.03a x64 2CPU
Houdini 1.03a x64 4CPU
Houdini 1.03a x64 8CPU
Houdini 1.03a PopCnt x64 4CPU
Houdini 1.03a PopCnt x64 8CPU
Information About Engine Houdini

Link: Houdini 1.03a

Enjoy!!!

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by **Thanderbyrd** » 04 Sep 2010 15:22

Houdini 1.03a

http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm

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