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Lux 4.2 JA - new version chess engine




Lux - UCI chess engine  Rating CEDR=2677
Lux - is the chess engine dev's Library of Alexandria. Definitely go check it out.

Libraries 
Chess package for C++: https://github.com/Disservin/chess-library

v.4.2:
Score of Lux 4.2 vs Lux 4.1: 1917 - 1147 - 936  [0.596] 4000
...      Lux 4.2 playing White: 1154 - 383 - 463  [0.693] 2000
...      Lux 4.2 playing Black: 763 - 764 - 473  [0.500] 2000
...      White vs Black: 1918 - 1146 - 936  [0.597] 4000
Elo difference: 67.7 +/- 9.5, LOS: 100.0 %, DrawRatio: 23.4 %
Search Upgrades
 AlphaBeta Negamax
 Quiescence Search
 Transposition Table
 Aspiration Window
 Principal Variation Search
 Improving Heuristic
 Check Extensions
 Reverse Futility Pruning
 Null Move Pruning
 History Pruning
 Late Move Reduction
Eval Upgrades
 Material Score
 Piece-Square Tables
Pawn Eval
 Passed
 Phalanx
 Isolated
 Supported
Piece Eval
 Mobility
 Attacked by Pawn
 Open / Semi-Open File
 Bishop Pair
 Minor Piece Behind Pawn
 Minor Piece Outpost
King Eval
 King Openness
 Attacking Pawn
 Pawn In Front
Move Ordering Upgrades
 TT-Move
 Promotions
 MVV-LVA
 History Heuristic [Piece][To]
 Killer Moves

Lux 4.2 vs other engines:
Lishex 1.1.13/6+06 games
Apotheosis 4.0.12.5/6-16 games
Spaghet BologNNese 1.00/6-66 games
Casanchess 0.8 JA3/5+15 games
Luna 2.0.02.5/5+05 games
Patricia 2.0.10.5/5-45 games
Shallow 50.5/5-45 games
Orion 1.00/5-55 games
Lynx 1.4.02.5/4+14 games
Supernova 2.42.5/4+14 games
Devel 4.0.2.31/4-24 games
Inanis 1.2.11/4-24 games
Lambergar 0.5.21/4-24 games
Simbelmyne 1.10.00.5/4-34 games
OliThink 5.10.50.5/4-34 games
Journeyman 2.10.5/4-34 games
Wize 1.00.5/4-34 games
Weiawaga 5.0 JA0.5/4-34 games
Rengar 2.1.10.5/4-34 games
Vengeance 3.0.00/4-44 games
Cadie 1.70/4-44 games

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