Update Information: February 9, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Redqueen 0.9.1 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; uses pthreads library
"fixed version is ~6 Elo stronger"
- found/fixed a potential memory leak at evaluator class (thanks to Valgrind)
- fixed a bug at passed pawn evaluation
- used a smaller value for the pawn hash size
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess/
NOTE: SourceForge has totally revamped its pages and
managed to break my change-tracking. I will need a day or two to
find something that works for monitoring the new SourceForge pages. It is
quite possible that I have missed SourceForge updates today.
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Aldebaran homepage down for 52 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Animats homepage down today (a sourceforge page!)
Bubble homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Fianchetto homepage down for 29 days (configuration error)
Frenzee homepage down for 174 days (webpage down until new engine release)
Genesis homepage down for 27 days
NaltaP312 homepage down today (a sourceforge page!)
SharpChess, Sharper homepage down for 2 days (domain expired)
Sorgenkind homepage down for 40 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 39 days
Wiki Changes
Nothing new today
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
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
NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.