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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[Engines]] * Fafis'''<br />
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'''Fafis''',<br/><br />
a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] and later [[UCI]] compliant chess engine by [[Rafael Peña]]. <br />
First versions were written in [[C sharp|C#]], requiring the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework .NET Framework] of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]], <br />
since Version 1.0 written in [[C]]/[[Cpp|C++]] without [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_Extensions_for_C%2B%2B managed extensions] <br />
<ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=47206 New fafis 1.0, now written in c/c++ without the frameworks!!] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], April 09, 2004</ref>. <br />
In February 2005, Fafis played the [[CCT7]] but dropped out early after a dead draw position versus [[Crafty]], <br />
which Rafael assumed agreed as draw, was lost on time <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=411012 Fafis out of CCT7] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[CCC]], February 12, 2005</ref>. <br />
Fafis 2.0 was infected by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm computer worm] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=427828 Fafis and the virus] by [[Michael Diosi]], [[CCC]], May 23, 2005</ref>,<br />
and was compressed, encrypted and obfuscated <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=427862 Re: Fafis and the virus] by [[Fabien Letouzey]], [[CCC]], May 24, 2005</ref>, <br />
as well as subsequent "clean" versions. The [[Arena]] support team around [[Christopher Conkie]], [[Michael Diosi]] and [[Alexander Schmidt]] did some investigations and found Fafis 2.1 had many suspicious similarities with [[Crafty]] <br />
<ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=428436 About Fafis...] by [[Alexander Schmidt]], [[CCC]], May 27, 2005</ref>. <br />
Despite the author's denial Fafis is a [[:Category:Clone|clone]], and his promises to open the source for inspection, <br />
which failed to produce the suspected executable <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=480318 Re: Fafis 2.6] by [[Günther Simon]], [[CCC]], January 17, 2006</ref>, <br />
Fafis was convicted a clone of Crafty <ref>[http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:clone_engine_list Clone Engine List] from [[Ron Murawski|Ron Murawski's]] [http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=home Computer-Chess Wiki]</ref>.<br />
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=Forum Posts=<br />
==2004==<br />
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=46289&p=175457 New engine available!] by [[Leo Dijksman]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 30, 2004<br />
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=47206 New fafis 1.0, now written in c/c++ without the frameworks!!] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], April 09, 2004<br />
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=48531 New fafis 1.5!!] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], August 10, 2004<br />
==2005==<br />
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=411012 Fafis out of CCT7] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[CCC]], February 12, 2005<br />
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2617 Fafis 2.0, release!] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], May 22, 2005<br />
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=427828 Fafis and the virus] by [[Michael Diosi]], [[CCC]], May 23, 2005<br />
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=428436 About Fafis...] by [[Alexander Schmidt]], [[CCC]], May 27, 2005<br />
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=429425 Fafis (yes again)] by Cesar Contreras, [[CCC]], June 02, 2005<br />
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=429427 fafis sources final result] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[CCC]], June 02, 2005<br />
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=429583 Fafis 2.1 last post and conclutions] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[CCC]], June 03, 2005<br />
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3627 Fafis quo vadis?] by [[Günther Simon]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], October 06, 2005<br />
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=External Links=<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051016001947/http://www.fafis.com.mx/ Fafis Chess Engine by Rafael Peņa] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine], October 16, 2005) Fafis 2.6<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060117024941/http://www.fafis.com.mx/ Fafis Chess Engine by Rafael Peņa] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine], January 17, 2005) Fafis 2.8 <br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130529170816/http://www.ajedrez.fafis.com.mx/ Fafis Chess Engine] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine], May 29, 2013)<br />
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=References= <br />
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'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''<br />
[[Category:WinBoard]]<br />
[[Category:UCI]]<br />
[[Category:Clone]]</div>GerdIsenberg