Engine-Engine Matches on Android

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I am extending Chess for Android with a feature to run automatic engine-engine matches between UCI engines that have been "natively" compiled for Android. After importing two UCI engines, or using the built-in Java engine for one, a fixed number of games is played using random openings from the built-in book while allocating a fixed time per move. All games are saved in a "match.pgn" file, which can be used by another chess program, such as Arena or Chessbase. A Chessbase-generated cross-table for a 1-second-per-move tournament between some UCI engines compiled for Android is shown below.

I hope to release this feature sometimes early in January.

                 1          2          3          4          5
1 Stockfish 1.9  ********** 11½0100101 111111½111 1111111111 1111111111 35.0/40
2 Crab 1.0 beta  00½1011010 ********** 111½1½1111 1111111111 1111111111 33.5/40
3 GNU Chess 5.07 000000½000 000½0½0000 ********** ½½11111110 1111111111 19.5/40
4 BikJump v2.1P  0000000000 0000000000 ½½00000001 ********** 1111111111 12.0/40
5 ZCT-0.3.2500   0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 ********** 0.0/40  (++)

++ ZCT replies immediately on "movetime" commands, explaining its poor performance in this tournament

Comments

Sarika said…
hi aart,
just for info
stockfish 2.0 ist out
by charly
January 1, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Aart Bik said…
Thanks. I compiled the latest for Android and posted the binary with kind permission of the authors at my Android UCI engines.
January 3, 2011 at 2:28 PM
Anonymous said…
I was looking for an app I could simply install, not the complication of 'binary engines' (whatever they are !)
January 13, 2011 at 2:13 AM
Aart Bik said…
Chess for Android simply installs from the market and provides a fully playable chess application. Importing third party UCI engines is just an added feature for the computer chess enthusiast.
January 13, 2011 at 9:09 AM
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