Please note that your download will not be immediately available. Instead, you will receive an email with a download link, often within minutes of your order. However, depending on the time of day that you ordered, it may take several hours.

Houdini 2 Pro is for high-end users with powerful hardware. It supports up to 32 cores and 32 GB of hash and NUMA-architecture.

 

In New In Chess 2011/5, it is reported that "the absolute favorite among the very best is now Houdini ... It's the preferred choice of World Champion Vishy Anand. Garry Kasparov says it's the number one engine he relies on."

Houdini is a state-of-the-art chess engine for Windows combining outstanding positional evaluation with the most sophisticated search algorithm. At the time of writing Houdini leads all the major Computer Chess rating lists and is widely considered to be the strongest chess engine on the planet. From numerous interviews it appears that many top Grand Masters including the current chess World Champion Viswanathan Anand use and appreciate Houdini.

 

The new Houdini 2 focuses on enhancing the user experience and analysis capabilities of the engine, while providing a useful improvement in strength. Full details about installation and configuration of the engine are available in the on-line Houdini Chess Engine User's Guide.

 

Houdini is written for Windows and will run on any not too ancient Windows version. On Linux you can run Houdini using Wine without any significant performance loss. Purchasing Houdini will entitle you to:

• Updates and corrections to Houdini 2 for a period of 6 months after purchase.
• Direct e-mail support by the Houdini author, Robert Houdart.

All download purchases are non-refundable. Download purchases are also shipping exempt, and therefore do not qualify towards free shipping.