Update Information: April 2, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
ChessGUI 0.218 (WB/UCI)
chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
http://www.chessgui.com/
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/
Redqueen 0.9.5 for Android (UCI)
engine by Ben-Hur Carlos Vieira Langoni Jr
- a special build by Aart Bik for the Android platform
http://aartbik.blogspot.com/ (blog)
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Bearded homepage down for 51 days
Frenzee homepage down for 226 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Sorgenkind homepage down for 92 days
Typhoon homepage down for 18 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 91 days (no response in 60 seconds)
ChessMind homepage back up
Brutus homepage is not dead, it has moved: http://home.xmsnet.nl/vermeire/brutus.html
Wiki Changes
Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner and Ron Murawski
- added link for new Brutus homepage
- added link to ShoudlntExist compiled package by Tony Mokonen
- added link to complete Shatranj download package created by Tony Mokonen
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added link to Patrick Buchmann logos
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added link to recent Mac build of Winboard 4.5.1
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Eagle Mode
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_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
Notepad2 4.2.25 RC 7
open source Win32/64 Notepad replacement based on Scintilla w/ syntax highlighting for many languages
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html (homepage & downloads)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad2/ (project page)
Puppy Linux 'Lucid Puppy 5.2.5'
open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
old, slow computers run very well using Puppy's all-in-memory Linux kernel
Lucid is a Ubuntu-compatible version & can download from vast Ubuntu repositories
there are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
you will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
Puppy is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution for Windows users; recommended
you don't necessarily use the latest version, you use the version with the software you want
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinuxnews.org/releases/lucid-puppy-525-is-released/ (announcement)
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-5.2.5/lupu-525.iso (direct download)
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/distr/puppylinux/puppy-5.2.5/lupu-525.iso (direct download)
http://diddywahdiddy.net/Puppy500/lupu-525.iso (direct download)
http://puppylinux.org/ (homepage)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=65136 (Lucid forum)
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.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org