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a Chess Engine Communication Protocol compatible chess engine by Rafael Peña. First versions were written in C#, requiring the [|.NET Framework] of Microsoft Windows, since Version 1.0 written in C/C++ without [|managed extensions]. In February 2005, Fafis played the CCT7 but dropped out early after a dead draw position versus Crafty, which Rafael assumed agreed as draw, was lost on time. Fafis 2.0 was infected by a [|computer worm], and was compressed, encrypted and obfuscated , 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. Despite the author's denial Fafis is a clone, and his promises to open the source for inspection, which failed to produce the suspected executable, Fafis was convicted a clone of Crafty.
 * Fafis**,

=Forum Posts=
 * [|New engine available!] by Leo Dijksman, Winboard Forum, January 30, 2004
 * [|New fafis 1.0, now written in c/c++ without the frameworks!!] by Rafael Peña, Winboard Forum, April 09, 2004
 * [|New fafis 1.5!!] by Rafael Peña, Winboard Forum, August 10, 2004
 * [|Fafis out of CCT7] by Rafael Peña, CCC, February 12, 2005
 * [|Fafis 2.0, release!] by Rafael Peña, Winboard Forum, May 22, 2005
 * [|Fafis and the virus] by Michael Diosi, CCC, May 23, 2005
 * [|About Fafis...] by Alexander Schmidt, CCC, May 27, 2005
 * [|Fafis (yes again)] by Cesar Contreras, CCC, June 02, 2005
 * [|fafis sources final result] by Rafael Peña, CCC, June 02, 2005
 * [|Fafis 2.1 last post and conclutions] by Rafael Peña, CCC, June 03, 2005
 * [|Fafis quo vadis?] by Günther Simon, Winboard Forum, October 06, 2005

=External Links=
 * [|Rafael Peña: Numismática y Ajedrez]
 * [|Fafis Chess Engine]
 * [|Chess Advance - Made in Mexico]

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