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Subject: Re: Engines written in .NET or java

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 17:32:11 04/23/04

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On April 23, 2004 at 10:22:19, Eric Oldre wrote:

>Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knew of a list of
>engines written in C#, vb.net, or java.
>
>I know that SharpChess and Fafis were written on .NET. I was wondering if there
>were any others out there.
>
>The reason I'm asking is that my engine (murderhole) is written in VB.net, and
>i'm trying to compare it to other engines with similar disadvantages in raw
>execution speed.
>
>I just keep raising the bar for myself. Originally i just wanted to write
>something that was a challenging opponent for myself. Then I wanted to not take
>last place in Oliver Deville's Chesswar tournament. Now, I'd like to rival
>whatever other engines are out there in .net or java. Hopefully I'll be able to
>reach that goal and set the bar higher once more.
>
>The strongest engine i'm aware of in .net is fafis. Getting to equal strength
>will be a challenge for me. But knowing that it is written on .NET eliminates
>some of the mental excuses i make for myself when competing against engines
>written in C or other languages that compile to pure native code.

The C++ code has problems, but I have not looked at the C# or Java code.  It's a
student project of some kind, so don't expect the world:
http://chess.dubmun.com/index.html



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