Update Information: December 18, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Deep Saros 2.3e (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32, Linux32/64; C++ source; mp; Win32, Linux32/64; Ippolit/Toga/Glaurung derivative; latest version is for Win32 & Linux64 only
- management RobboTotalBase and RobboTripleBases
- additional functions of positional evaluation
- management of the split of work between the different cores
http://deepsaros.jimdo.com/
Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Resp 0.19 JA (WB)
C++ source with English & German comments; mp; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- recompiled Windows versions
- Linux builds added
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html
Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Wing 1.3 / 0.0 JA (WB)
C++ source (old versions); Win32, Linux32
- old open source versions of Wing re-compiled
- new Linux build
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html
Chess News
Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- renamed PGN program: from resultList to resultTable
- updated PGN program: resultTable - output changed to "Table" format with Pts and S-B
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Akiba homepage down for 8 days (404 error)
ChessAlex homepage down for 20 days (404 error)
ChessMind homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Frenzee homepage down for 121 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 77 days (403 error: forbidden)
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 57 days (internal server error)
BabyChess homepage back up
Wiki Changes
Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- some changes to comments about: Aquarium, BookUp, Chess Assistant & ChessGenius
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Resp
- removed link for Wing
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list
Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- corrected link for MaterUCI
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_chess_problems
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
Nothing new today
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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