Saturday, October 10, 2026

ChessKISS 2.1, Autumn version

This version improves many things over 2.0, I guess now ELO is between 2500 and 2600, which is not bad at all.
  • Improved move generator performance
  • Improved EvalPawn(), EvalPawnRace(), and CalculateImbalance()
  • Improved Passed Pawn Extension
  • Added the null-move value to the TT
  • The oldest entry is now replaced when a cluster is full
  • Tried faster sorting methods
  • Added some tuned values (WIP)
  • Reuse checks in Quiescent Search when available
  • Tuned and/or tapered many parameters
  • Improved locality for some data structures
  • Fixed an issue in Eval_KNB_VS_K()
  • Improved Eval_KBB_VS_KN() performance
  • Fixed some nasty issues in Eval_KR_VS_KP()
  • Improved bishop and knight outpost evaluation
  • Improved passed pawn candidate evaluation
  • Fixed the isolated pawn penalty
  • GenerateKings() was not symmetric!
  • Improved the fifty-move rule and draw probability
  • No king safety checks in pawn endings
  • Slightly changed knight and bishop pair evaluation
  • Promotion is now taken into account for MVVLVA in the move picker
  • Check extensions now avoid search explosions by counting every two plies
  • Fixed a singular move issue
  • Added quiet-move pruning
  • Removed the pawn cache; bitboards are now used
You can download it at ChessKISS 2..1

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