Update Information: October 6, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
RataAeroespacial 0.2.0 (WB)
C++ source code (Spanish language); FRC; Win32, Linux32
- modified board representation a little (now each piece type has is own piece list)
- deleted much useless stuff (and bugs) in search
- modified hash replacing scheme a little
- added Fruit opening book support, but the book file name needs to be "RataBook.bin" and be in the same directory than RataAeroespacial executable. An example book made of correspondence chess players games is included
- bug fixing everywhere
- this is still a crappy engine, but it's getting better
http://sites.google.com/site/rataaeroespacial/Home
Redqueen 0.6 (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 405), no new build
- 405: minor changes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess
Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Stockfish 1.9.1 + smooth scaling + gtbs (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64
this is not an official release, it is intended for testing
- uses Gaviota tablebases (mod by Peter C)
- uses smooth scaling (mod by Dann Corbit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ge9712yu22jy185 (direct link)
Note: Yesterday's Dann Corbit build and Peter C builds were buggy, lacked
necessary dlls, or did not use the correct compiler switches. Both are updated,
but with the new JA compile there's no reason to use any other build(s)!
Chess News
JavaPairing 1.7
open source cross-platform chess pairings manager for Swiss events
http://sourceforge.net/projects/javapairing/ (project page)
http://javapairing.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Frenzee homepage down for 50 days (permissions problem)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 34 days (misconfigured)
NSVChess homepage down for 4 days (403 error: forbidden)
Smash homepage back up
Wiki Changes
Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- replaced 'Infinite Loop' link with 'Digital Chess Network' link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links
Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Infinite Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list
Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)
Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare
GIMP 2.6.11
Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP); retouch photos, create drawings & renderings, etc.
- Windows builds are now available
http://www.gimp.org/
Komodo Edit 6.0.0
Free cross-platform programmer's editor for JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl
http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit/downloads
Lunascape 6.3.2
free browser with all 3 major rendering engines: IE (Trident)+Firefox(Gecko)+Chrome/Safari(Webkit)
preview web pages side-by-side using the 3 different rendering engines
http://www.lunascape.tv/
Sysinternals Suite
free trouble-shooting utilities suite from Microsoft
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list