Update Information: December 25, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Ifrit j4.0 (UCI)
C++ source (Russian language comments); Win32/64, Linux 32/64
"Playing strength is almost unchanged."
- replaced by pointers (pointer) on the link (reference)
- left alone. Use a hash table (class Hash)
- rewrote the function to process commands in a format UCI protocol
- they are located in modules Go.cpp, Chess_bitboard_FEN.cpp, Protocol_UCI.cpp
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandchess2006.narod.ru%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en
Note: yesterday's 'Dirty 11D-27 JA' has been removed from its homepage; latest version reverts back to 'Dirty ACCA 4' from 2010/09/20
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Akiba homepage down for 15 days (404 error)
Aldebaran homepage down for 6 days (no response in 60 seconds)
ChessAlex homepage down for 27 days (404 error)
Frenzee homepage down for 128 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 84 days (403 error: forbidden)
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 64 days (internal server error)
Wiki Changes
Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added GES
- added Mizar
- added ZCT
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_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
Nothing new today
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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