Houdini is a commercial chess engine, meaning that it can be purchased and used by anyone. The engine was developed by the Belgian chess player and programmer ...

Sep 18, 2017 · Houdini's Tactical Mode works exactly the same, very human-like: it will spend a lot more time looking for tactical moves, threats etc. In most ...

I have my houdini running in default in the fritz interface... just wondering is this a purchased houdini or one just 'downloaded'?. slund.

I know about the basic Houdini tools - Blundercheck, Kibitzer. I also know you can play games against Houdini. But there are many many features in Houdini, and ...

The simple answer is no. It's not worth the money to buy Houdini when there are other chess engines out there that are plenty strong for what you want, and one ...

Houdini's strong point is two fold, one that it's free, and two that it can keep up with Rybka. Even if it were slightly weaker than Rybka it would still be ...

Houdini Open Theory (HOT) ... As a theoretician for the past 30 years, it seems clear that we are an entirely new phase in opening theory. Even a strong chess ...

"The new Houdini 4 contains many evaluation and search improvements in all phases of the game and is about 50 Elo stronger than its predecessor. The improved ...

houdini is a chess software and that means its strength will depend in the hardware you're using... noone knows the engine's rating because super GMs don't ...

I am considering purchasing new chess software and was thinking of Houdini. I have noticed that several chess professionals use it. Any suggestions?