IPPOLIT
 IvanHoe analyzing a position with multi-pv enabled using ComradesGUI | |
| Developer(s) | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2 May 2009 |
| Preview release | 999946h (IvanHoe)
/ 8 December 2011 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows |
| Type | Chess program |
| License | Public Domain[1] |
| Website | ippolit |
IPPOLIT is an open-source chess program released by authors using pseudonyms, Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin, Igor Igorovich Igoronov, Roberto Pescatore, Yusuf Ralf Weisskopf, Ivan Skavinsky Skavar, and Decembrists.
The program is a console application that communicates with a chess Graphical User Interface (GUI) via standard Universal Chess Interface protocol. IPPOLIT is a bitboard chess engine optimized for 64-bit architecture with native support for both 32-bit/64-bit Linux and Windows operating systems. According to recent testing, it is one of the stronger chess programs.[2]
Releases
- IPPOLIT, released on May 2, 2009, was the first release of the series. It was split in multiple usenet messages.[3]
- RobboLito, released in September 2009, was the second installment of the IPPOLIT series. Endgame tablebase, RobboBases support was introduced.
- Igorrit, released in January 2010, added Multi-core support, and was the third installment of the IPPOLIT series.
- IvanHoe, released in January 2010, is the fourth and current project code name of the IPPOLIT series. It features, but not limited to, Multi-PV, Monte-Carlo Tree Search, and Chess960. IvanHoe uses a decrementing versioning scheme. The latest release includes source-code for a Java GUI, ComradesGUI.
Controversy
IPPOLIT was initially prohibited from many computer chess websites after the author of the chess engine Rybka claimed it to be a clone of his program.[4] IPPOLIT authors have denied the accusation. Even today, some chess rating lists still refuse to include it in their lists of tested programs.
References
- ^ "Ippolit - Faq". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ Quisinsky, Frank. "Frank's Chess Page (FCP)". Amateurschach.de. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "Re: IPPOLIT release". Newsgropus.derkeiler.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "chessprogramming". Chessprogramming.wikispaces.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived November 12, 2011)