New chess engine: Prelude Fusion 2.0

 

Prelude - UCI chess engine with NNUE evaluation

Author: Quinniboi10

Prelude is a UCI-compatible chess engine utilizing advanced search\* algorithms and a neural network (NNUE) for evaluation. Designed for high performance\*\* and configurability, Prelude is *not* ideal for chess enthusiasts and developers.

Github - https://github.com/Quinniboi10

Prelude uses the UCI protocol but supports custom debugging and testing commands. Compatible with GUIs like Cute Chess, En Croissant, or any UCI-compatible interface. 

v.2.0:

It's been a while since the last release, I'm proud to finally turn Prelude loose on an unsuspecting CCRL

Since 1.0

Full rewrite of nearly all features

Larger NNUE

Bugfixes

Other small changes

Strength

Elo   | 335.08 +- 14.58 (95%)

Conf  | 40.0+0.40s Threads=1 Hash=16MB

Games | N: 2002 W: 1500 L: 6 D: 496

Penta | [0, 1, 41, 423, 536]

https://chess.n9x.co/test/1129/

Elo   | 337.41 +- 9.54 (95%)

Conf  | 8.0+0.08s Threads=1 Hash=16MB

Games | N: 5004 W: 3785 L: 36 D: 1183

Penta | [0, 6, 123, 991, 1382]

Prelude Fusion 2.0 download