Pooky

Engine: Pooky

Author: David Dahlem, USA.

	Move Now	Edit Mode	Analyze Mode	Opening Book	Create book	Ponder On/Off	Hash Tables	Table Bases
v2.7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	UCI	No	No
Draw claim	Resign	Force and go	Program language	Source available	Learn	XBoard	UCI	First release
Yes	Yes	Yes	C	No	No	No	Yes	06-01-2003

WinBoard.ini lines:
"Pooky" /fd=d:\Winboard\Pooky
"Pooky" /sd=d:\Winboard\Pooky
Configuration: No

Homepage: No
Download: Yes, below.
Info: Pooky is WB/UCI since version 2.3!

Copyright © Pooky by David Dahlem, USA.

Available version:
Pooky v2.7

Opening book included.

From the readme:

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Pooky 2.7
WB/UCI Chess Engine
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Supported features
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Move Now - Yes
Edit Mode - Yes
Analyze Mode - Yes
Opening Book - Yes
Ponder On/Off - Yes - UCI mode only
Hash Tables - No
Table Bases - No
Draw claim - Yes
Resign - Yes
UCI Protocol - Yes

HISTORY
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1/6/2003
Pooky v1.0 Initial release

1/7/2003
Pooky v1.1 Fixed false result claim bug and depth display bug.

1/16/2003
Pooky v1.2 bugfix of early resigning.

1/20/2003
Pooky v1.3 Added piece square tables.

1/25/2003
Pooky v1.4 illegal castle bug fixed. Some small evaluation changes.

2/5/2003
Pooky v1.5 high score bug fixed. Compiled with Intel Compiler.

2/11/2003
Pooky v1.6 crashing bug in long games fixed. Compiled with DevCpp 5.

2/28/2003
Pooky 1.7 improved move ordering. move order efficiency and branching factor tests in analysis mode.

3/7/2003
Pooky 1.8 better middlegame/endgame distinction. added more chess knowledge.

5/29/2003
Pooky 2.0 added easy move routine.

6/25/2003
Pooky 2.1 Futility pruning and reductions added.

6/29/2004
Pooky 2.3 UCI mode implemented.

9/18/2004
Pooky 2.6 added KBNK endgame routine. added isolated pawn and backward pawn penalty tables.
fixed bug when playing as second engine from epd positions. other minor bugfixes.

9/24/2004
Pooky 2.7 fixed time management bug in WB mode when using Arena books.
Compiled with Intel Compiler - 30% faster than previous versions.
For some reason, Bench test doesn't work with this version.

License agreement
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Pooky is freeware and may be freely redistributed. Pooky is distributed "as is".
No warranty of any kind is expressed or implied. You use at your own risk.
The author will not be liable for any damages caused from the use of this program.