GUI's:
Arena 3.0: http://www.playwitharena.com/?Download:Arena_3.0
Tarrasch: http://www.triplehappy.com/
Engines:
Houdini: http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm
(Updated 10.04.11: Robert Houdart's own site: Set up information: 32 & 64 bit versions of Houdini 1.5a)
Fire, Robbolito, Ivanhoe, Cyclone, Demon, Toga II:
http://www.chesslogik.com/index.htm
Lots of free engines here:
http://www.powerchessproject.org/downloads/engines/
I'll update this list regularly, just message me if you have a good link for inclusion.
DEEPFROGGER
Feb 3, 2014
I have created a halloween gambit opening book for Fritz! This is a pretty deep book with 100 human games, 200 engine games, and a lot of lines from the halloween gambit newsletter.
I would like to play some games with people (with me using Fritz) to fine tune this book. Also, if anyone wants the book, just give me your email and I'll send you a link (i can't post links here or else they get removed).
Note: This book is in .ctg format.
Disclaimer: If you use this book, I cannot guarantee your safety!
FireFoxie1345
May 8, 2023
I am organising First chess.com advanced chess championsip :http://www.chess.com/tournament/first-chesscom-advance-chess-championship.
Please join!
Heavygeardiver
May 24, 2013
Hi, I am organising a tournament to create a team from chess.com to play at ICCF Champions League. If you are intersted, please join it at : http://www.chess.com/tournament/iccf-champion-league!
InoYamanaka
May 21, 2013
Ok so I have a idea: we should all play our engines unaided and see how long we can last against them. (Put your chess program on the hardest level.) The person who lasts the most moves should be declared the chief human advisor in our vote chess games!
Hint: don't resign
Well since our engines aren't the same strength, it might be slightly unfair, but it shouldn't make that big of a difference since we are vastly outrated. Unless you can beat it?
GeorgeBlackChess
Apr 25, 2013
Hi, I am organising a thematic advanced chess tournament: http://www.chess.com/tournament/advanced-chess-english-opening
Please join!
ZheKa
Jun 6, 2012
Hello Team,
I have challenged the Vote Chess Masters team to a rematch with our team playing White. They are clearly the best team we have played to date and the last game with them was very interesting. We will miss Prawn but if we work together I'm sure we can put up a tough fight, especially with the white pieces. I will let you know if they accept the challenge.
mjjmhjhjmhj
May 13, 2012
Wow!
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-007-TG
2600MHz memory kit!
Samipaun
Jan 19, 2012
I've had the following component on bookmark for about three months. I've watched the price tumble from £179.99 to £99.98 and could resist no more:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-111-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1389
Here's what they looked like on arrival:
(6 x 4GB = 24GB of 1600MHz RAM)
A simple matter to change the six DIMMs and I was away. After a few Blue Screens Of Death, I arrived at the following stable overclock:
CPU: 4.25 GHz
Memory: 1704 MHz
I wasn't sure what gains I'd get but my expectations have been exceeded.
A 16GB Hash table means that the engine hits high depth considerably quicker:
Depth 27 completed at 84% of hash
PrawnEatsPrawn
Jan 19, 2012
Hi all, and thank you for letting me join this exciting group!
I have a question. I've read that some not-so-highly rated players (without the engine) are doing very well in advanced chess. Does anyone know the names of some of these people?
Thanks!
cigoL
Dec 25, 2011
I bought a new laptop, and I seem to have a problem with opening an engine. I have Houdini 1.5, and every time I switch it on to analyse a more complicated position, everything hangs, and when I open Windows task manager, it shows 99% processor use. I am forced to switch everything off. How to avoid it?
I have Intel i5, 2.3 GHz so I don't think that's the problem.
mjjmhjhjmhj
Dec 17, 2011
I'm looking to build a new PC. Just want to swap out the motherboard and processor. What do you guys suggest for a beast to grind on chess positions? I'm thinking bang-for-buck. I dont' want to empty my bank account. 6-core AMD? 4-core Intel? 6-core Intel (seem expensive). THoughts?
PrawnEatsPrawn
Dec 10, 2011
How does Deep Blue's games from the 1997 match compare when analysed by today's mondern engines?
mjjmhjhjmhj
Nov 16, 2011
to play the white side of this in an unrated engine game, I prefer2 or 3 days per move:
PrawnEatsPrawn
Nov 8, 2011
Readers should run their engines for the following position and give an evaluation:
cokes
Oct 10, 2011
This looks cool. A new computer chess group that only accepts the best hardware for its membership: http://www.powerchessproject.org
Marcus_Leonardo_333
Aug 29, 2011
Dear Group Member,
we live in times of great advancement in computer chess and yet this group is quiet.
Surely, we should be exchanging ideas and helping each other.
I have skills and I'm sure that all of you do too.
So, here's the gag: What could we do in this group to "get it going?"
Please post your ideas below.
Clavius
Jul 24, 2011
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