Houdini

E771673

Houdini is a powerful commercial chess engine renowned for its creative attacking style and strong performance in top computer chess competitions.

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Houdini (chess engine) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chess engine
commercial software
computer chess program
hasCategory top-tier computer chess engine
hasCountryOfOrigin Belgium NERFINISHED
hasDeveloper Robert Houdart NERFINISHED
hasDistributionModel commercial
hasEvaluationStyle resourceful defense
tactically aggressive
hasFeature 64-bit support
SMP (symmetric multiprocessing)
analysis mode
endgame tablebase support
multi-core support
pondering
time management controls
hasFirstReleaseYear 2010
hasGenre computer chess
hasInterfaceCompatibility Arena Chess GUI NERFINISHED
ChessBase GUIs
other UCI-compatible GUIs
hasLicense proprietary software license
hasMajorVersion Houdini 1.5
Houdini 2.0 NERFINISHED
Houdini 3.0 NERFINISHED
Houdini 4 NERFINISHED
Houdini 5 NERFINISHED
Houdini 6 NERFINISHED
Houdini 6.03 NERFINISHED
Houdini 6.03 Pro NERFINISHED
Houdini 6.03a NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin Harry Houdini NERFINISHED
hasOptimizationTarget x86-64 processors
hasPlayingStyle practical
resourceful in difficult positions
hasProgrammingLanguage C++ NERFINISHED
hasReputation one of the strongest chess engines of the early 2010s
hasUseCase endgame analysis
engine analysis for human players
engine vs. engine tournaments
opening preparation
isDistributedAs binary executable
isRenownedFor creative attacking style
strong performance in computer chess competitions
previouslyHadDistributionModel free for non‑commercial use
runsOn Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED
supportsProtocol UCI NERFINISHED

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Stockfish notableCompetition Houdini
Ken Biller workOn Houdini
Melvins notableWork Houdini