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@jasper-sinclair jasper-sinclair released this 19 Jul 21:19

Initial public binary release of Nullstar, an experimental Windows x64 UCI chess engine by Jasper Sinclair.

Changes

  • introduces the Set 006 768x256 NNUE network;
  • embeds the network directly in each executable;
  • includes MSVC and MinGW-w64 PGO and non-PGO builds;
  • includes the complete NNUE training and embedding workflow.

Testing

10,000-game gauntlet against an approximately 2800-rated pool:

  • 5099 wins, 1456 draws, 3445 losses
  • 58.27%
  • estimated rating: 2873

All six binaries passed UCI, readiness, termination, and deterministic benchmark verification.

For most modern Windows systems, begin with nullstar_mingw_avx2_pgo.exe or nullstar_msvc_pgo.exe. The native builds are intended for the build computer or a compatible processor.

See the repository documentation for checksums, build instructions, test conditions, network provenance, and training details.

Licensed under GPL-3.0-only.