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**[[Home]] * [[Engines]] * Fafis** [[toc]] **Fafis**, a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compatible chess engine by [[Rafael Peña]]. First versions were written in [[C sharp|C#]], requiring the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework|.NET Framework]] of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]], since Version 1.0 written in [[C]]/[[Cpp|C++]] without [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_Extensions_for_C%2B%2B|managed extensions]] <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>. 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 <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=411012|Fafis out of CCT7]] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[CCC]], February 12, 2005</ref>. Fafis 2.0 was infected by a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm|computer worm]] <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=427828|Fafis and the virus]] by [[Michael Diosi]], [[CCC]], May 23, 2005</ref>, and was compressed, encrypted and obfuscated <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=427862|Re: Fafis and the virus]] by [[Fabien Letouzey]], [[CCC]], May 24, 2005</ref>, 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]] <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=428436|About Fafis...]] by [[Alexander Schmidt]], [[CCC]], May 27, 2005</ref>. Despite the author's denial Fafis is a [[Clones|clone]], and his promises to open the source for inspection, which failed to produce the suspected executable <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=480318|Re: Fafis 2.6]] by [[Günther Simon]], [[CCC]], January 17, 2006</ref>, 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>. =Forum Posts= * [[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 * [[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 * [[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 * [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=411012|Fafis out of CCT7]] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[CCC]], February 12, 2005 * [[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 * [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=427828|Fafis and the virus]] by [[Michael Diosi]], [[CCC]], May 23, 2005 * [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=428436|About Fafis...]] by [[Alexander Schmidt]], [[CCC]], May 27, 2005 * [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=429425|Fafis (yes again)]] by Cesar Contreras, [[CCC]], June 02, 2005 * [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=429427|fafis sources final result]] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[CCC]], June 02, 2005 * [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=429583|Fafis 2.1 last post and conclutions]] by [[Rafael Peña]], [[CCC]], June 03, 2005 * [[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 =External Links= * [[http://www.fafis.com.mx/|Rafael Peña: Numismática y Ajedrez]] * [[http://www.ajedrez.fafis.com.mx/|Fafis Chess Engine]] * [[http://www.geocities.ws/chessadvance/made_in_mexico.html|Chess Advance - Made in Mexico]] =References= <references /> =What links here?= [[include page="Fafis" component="backlinks" limit="40"]] **[[Engines|Up one Level]]**