Polaris 1.4.0
- added history (finally)
- implemented chess960
- fixed longstanding bug with evaluation scaling in endgames
- various fixes, tweaks and internal changes
1.4.0 is more of a bugfix and feature release than pure strength improvement, unlike 1.3.0.
nevertheless, it is significantly stronger than 1.3.0, especially at LTC:
STC (10+0.1):
Score of polaris_1.4.0 vs polaris_1.3.0: 157 - 40 - 53 [0.734] 250
... polaris_1.4.0 playing White: 90 - 16 - 19 [0.796] 125
... polaris_1.4.0 playing Black: 67 - 24 - 34 [0.672] 125
... White vs Black: 114 - 83 - 53 [0.562] 250
Elo difference: 176.3 +/- 41.9, LOS: 100.0 %, DrawRatio: 21.2 %
LTC (2'+1):
Score of polaris_1.4.0 vs polaris_1.3.0: 131 - 17 - 52 [0.785] 200
... polaris_1.4.0 playing White: 78 - 4 - 18 [0.870] 100
... polaris_1.4.0 playing Black: 53 - 13 - 34 [0.700] 100
... White vs Black: 91 - 57 - 52 [0.585] 200
Elo difference: 225.0 +/- 46.4, LOS: 100.0 %, DrawRatio: 26.0 %
Elo testing done with the UHO_4060_v2 book.
Fewer games run than normal due to CPU time constraints (and LTC testing takes forever).
Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.4.0