Weiss is a UCI chess engine

Weiss is a UCI chess engine.

• UCI settings:
  • Hash – the size of the hash table in MB.
  • Threads – the number of threads to use for searching.
  • SyzygyPath – path to syzygy tablebase files. Uses Pyrrhic library.
  • MultiPV – output the N best lines when searching. Leave at 1 for best performance.
  • UCI_Chess960 – an option handled by your GUI. If true, Weiss will play Chess960.
  • NoobBook – allow Weiss to query and play moves suggested by noobpwnftw’s online opening database.
  • NoobBookMode – sets the query mode to use:
    • best – chooses randomly from the moves with scores close to the best. Stops if all moves’ scores are below a threshold.
    • all – chooses the move with the highest score (first in the returned list). Only stops if there are no moves with scores.
  • NoobBookLimit – limit the use of NoobBook to the first x moves of the game. Only relevant with NoobBook set to true.
  • OnlineSyzygy – allow Weiss to query online 7 piece Syzygy tablebases

Website: github.com/TerjeKir/weiss
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Developer: Terje Kirstihagen
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Weiss is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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