Nirvanachess 1.4 Release

What is new in this release?

• Strength Increase
• About 50 Elo stronger than Version 1.3 at long time controls
• Much stronger at very short time controls
• Scores 100% against version 1.3 at 2"+0.02"!
• Scores 160 elo better at 6"+ 0.05"
• Better Time Management
• Will now use its time more intelligently
• Moves that are seen as "easy" will now be played more quickly
• Will spend more time on harder moves
• Will now make effective use out of Fischer time controls
• Previously bonus time was not taken into consideration
• Better move ordering
• Moves will now be ordered more effectively in order to reduce the branching factor
• Endgame Evaluation
• Now plays King + pawns endings more effectively
• Evaluation Tweaks
• Improved King safety
• Now takes into consideration how many squares are attacked
• Now take into consideration the quality of the shelter
• Now takes into consideration "Pawn spans" a la Stockfish
• More Pruning
• Additional conditions for LMR pruning
• Bug Fixes
• Fixed a bug with move order due to initialized variables
• Fixed a bug with King safety evaluation
• Additional Features
• Now accepts the "go infinite" command
• Nirvana can now be used for in-depth analysis (if you are into that)
• Now accepts the "go depth x" command
• Now has an option for Aggressiveness
• The higher this parameter the more Nirvana will sacrifice to attack the enemy king
• Now has an option for Cowardsness
• The higher this parameter the more caution Nirvana will play
• Now has an option for Mobility
• The lower this value the less Nirvana will care about its PST and mobility

Download Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/p26198q95f51u47/Nirvanachess1.4.rar