Android UCI engine update: Stockfish dev't 2016.08.28

As usual, here i'm sharing links to the binaries of the most recent Stockfish development version compiled by Peter Österlund and bundled with the recent Droidfish 1.62 update.

In case you don't like Droidfish (really?), you can download and install the one that matches best your device configuration and use it with another GUI like Chess for Android too.

If you don't know what is pie, no pie., i would say "Nevermind! It's a Google thing related to their API levels and restrictions about memory allocation". As a chess engine user, you really don't have to learn more about it.

As a method which will work all the time even for a beginner, you may follow below steps:

A) If your processor is not an Intel:
* Start with arm8,
* If error, try arm7 pie,
* If error, try arm7 no pie,
* If error, try arm5 pie,
* If error, try arm5 no pie,
* If still error, blame me!

B) If your processor is an Intel:
* Start with x86_64
* If error, try x86 pie,
* If error, try x86 no pie,
* If still error, blame me!

C) Do not ever blame me!

GET Stockfish 2016.08.28 for arm5 no pie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.28 for arm5 pie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.28 for arm7 no pie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.28 for arm7 pie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.28 for arm8 64 bit
GET Stockfish 2016.08.28 for x86 no pie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.28 for x86 pie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.28 for x86 64 bit

Droidfish 1.62 ft Stockfish dev't 2016.08.28

Thanks to Peter Österlund for updating his nice GUI which always remains unique even for an engine-to-engine tournament freak like me.

Why? Because it allows negative clocks without flagging, shortlty said, it allows comfortable manual games between engines and i can even take a coffee break between moves, when necessary.

Without doubt, above fantasy applies to the times i don't have a job to take 12 hours minimum a day and without too much matters in the family. It makes almost one year that i can't spend time for manual games.   

In manual games, unfortunately Chess for Android does not allow me to pause the clock for such experiments and i'm not fast enough to enter moves in milliseconds. Sad!

Coming back to the last Droidfish 1.62 version, the changes are:

* Fixed engine communication error in Android N,

* Updated Stockfish engine to 2016-08-28 development version.

For most of us, it's only the Stockfish development version which makes the update remarkable given that Android Nougat has not yet spreaded much.

You can install the new Droidfish from GOOGLE PLAY.

As an alternative and also in order to archive a copy in a different location, you can download the apk directly from my repository: HERE.

Android UCI engine update: Stockfish dev't 2016.08.19

Sorry, i was not quick enough to share these beautiful fishes. Below builds are taken from CEPA 0.4.0 and they are probably the strongest Android engines ever. Just try for yourself.

All builds are 32-bit but they should run in 64-bit devices. Try pie with Android Lollipop and up. In case pie doesn't work, revert to nopie.

GET Stockfish 2016.08.19 for arm5 nopie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.19 for arm5 pie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.19 for arm7 nopie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.19 for arm7 pie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.19 for x86 nopie
GET Stockfish 2016.08.19 for x86 pie

CEPA 0.4.0 comes with Stockfish dev't 2016.08.19

The new version 0.4.0 of Chess Engines Play Analysis is bundled with the latest development version of Stockfish dated 19th of August. Get it from GOOGLE PLAY and enjoy!

What's new in CEPA 0.4.0:
* Stockfish updated to 2016.08.19
* Visual improvements,
* MoveText improved,
* Small corrections.

Android UCI engine update: Zurichess Graubuenden

Zurichess is using city names from Switzerland in alphabetical order to track versions. The last build for Android was Geneva and it was compiled by Jim Ablett. Following his (temporary?) hiatus, the author Alexandru Mosoi has kindly included a Linux-arm build of his latest release.

In contrast with my first statement, it appears that Linux-arm build runs okay with Android. So, there's nothing left to do but start using it because accordig to Alexandru, Graubuenden is scoring +110 ELO in self play against Glarus, which is supposed to play better than Geneva (2360 ELO in Rapidroid).

GET Zurichess Graubuenden for arm

Android UCI engine update: Sayuri 2016.08.20

Yet another update to Sayuri downloadable HERE. Don't forget to notify if it runs on your device with Chess for Android and without issues.

Acid Ape Chess Beta 11.2

The new version of Acid Ape Chess can be downloaded from Google Play. Always a nice alternative to other Android chess GUI's...

WHAT'S NEW:

* Moves are now indicated with stylish arrows,

* The engine evaluation score is displayed in the move indicators,

* The last move can now be displayed.