MLChess 1.07

[Peter Osterlund]

Here is version 1.07 of MLChess. New in this version are two small bug
fixes (it didn't work when last stack was disabled, or when SCI or FIX
display modes were used). The detection of check/draw/mate has also been
rewritten in pure assembler code (no SysRPL), and is therefore much faster
than before. (You will notice this especially when one side is in check.)

My next goal is to rewrite the entire search engine in 100% assembler
code, and at the same time make the search extension and evaluation
algorithms more clever. If I get the same speed improvement as I got with
the check/draw/mate detection, there is even a chance that the HP will
eventually be able to play decent chess :-) (Currently watching the HP
play make me feel like a fool.)

As usual, the source and binary are available from cbs.cis.com.

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Peter Österlund Email: peter.o...@mailbox.swipnet.se
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