Answers.Body: <p>I found it! <a href="https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Ufim" rel="nofollow noreferrer">UFIM</a> works well for my purpose!</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>You have a whole list at <a href="http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/">http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/</a></p>
  
  <p>If you're looking for a weak engine, I'd suggest:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Predateur 2.2 64-bit</li>
  <li>MicroMax</li>
  <li>CupCake</li>
  <li>BikJump </li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I know those four engines work and run smoothly, although they're quite weak (which is exactly what you want!). Any Elo 2000 rated human player can trash them easily.</p>
  
  <p>__ <strong>My Recommendation</strong> __</p>
  
  <p>If your engine can't even beat the lowest Stockfish level, maybe it'd be a better idea to focus on your engine, such as adding easy technqiues like null-move pruning. As an average human player, I can consistently beat the lowest Stockfish level, it plays around 1500-1600 level. Even the engines I mentioned might be too strong for you.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am looking for a really-bad-by-design chess engine, compatible with Arena chess GUI. Not just lowering engine power..
  I have tried lowering Stockfish's power, and it didn't suit my needs, so I am looking for a weak one!</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Why? So you can beat it on occasion, or for some other purpose?
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Comments.Text: I am actually going to be using it to develop my own chess engine... I will have mine play it several thousand times, and it will learn common tactical mistakes and patterns.
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Title: Looking for a Horrible-by-design chess engine
ThreadText: # Looking for a Horrible-by-design chess engine
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-17)
  
  I am looking for a really-bad-by-design chess engine, compatible with Arena chess GUI. Not just lowering engine power..
  I have tried lowering Stockfish's power, and it didn't suit my needs, so I am looking for a weak one!
  
  **Tags:** engines, software, arena
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Why? So you can beat it on occasion, or for some other purpose?  
  > **username_0**: I am actually going to be using it to develop my own chess engine... I will have mine play it several thousand times, and it will learn common tactical mistakes and patterns.  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-10-17. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  You have a whole list at <http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/>
  
  If you're looking for a weak engine, I'd suggest:
  
  1. Predateur 2.2 64-bit
  2. MicroMax
  3. CupCake
  4. BikJump
  
  I know those four engines work and run smoothly, although they're quite weak (which is exactly what you want!). Any Elo 2000 rated human player can trash them easily.
  
  \_\_ **My Recommendation** \_\_
  
  If your engine can't even beat the lowest Stockfish level, maybe it'd be a better idea to focus on your engine, such as adding easy technqiues like null-move pruning. As an average human player, I can consistently beat the lowest Stockfish level, it plays around 1500-1600 level. Even the engines I mentioned might be too strong for you.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2016-10-17. Score: 1
  
  I found it! [UFIM](https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Ufim) works well for my purpose!
  
  
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