IPPOLIT explained
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. With about 3100 ELO it is listed in TOP 50 strongest 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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Ippolit - Faq . 2016-09-25 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20100106090742/http://ippolit.wikispaces.com/FAQ . 2010-01-06 .
- Web site: Frank's Chess Page (FCP). Frank. Quisinsky. Amateurschach.de. 2016-09-25.
- Web site: Re: IPPOLIT release. Newsgropus.derkeiler.com. 2016-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927030658/http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.games.chess.computer/2009-05/msg00022.html. 2016-09-27. dead.
- Web site: chessprogramming. Chessprogramming.wikispaces.com. 2016-09-25. 2016-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20161002223327/http://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Ippolit. dead.
