Update Information: April 27, 2009 (Updates)

by Ron , Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 01:30

Engine Updates

Update: Critter Chess 0.36
"timing issues hopefully fixed"
maybe a Jim Ablett build soon?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/critterchess/

Info Only: Animats
after 16 months of inactivity, development has resumed
4 commits to the source code (commits = 6)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/animatschess/

Info Only: Crimson 1.0
I just noticed that the C++ source code is for the old 0.2 engine
http://www.cyclonechess.com/crimson.html

Info Only: RedQueen
2 commits to the source code (commits= 56)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Info Only: Down engine websites
Yoda down for 1 day
Natwarlal down for 9 days
Nejmet: down for 14 days
TRex: down for 14 days
The last 2 are hosted by lycos.fr, which is down for the same amount of time

Chess News

Update: Chess Gui 0.152
- by default, ChessGUI will no longer claim 3-fold-rep/50-move-rule for WB vs. WB games
(if UCI is involved, ChessGUI will automatically claim)
http://biglion.110mb.com/ <--- site not updated yet
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/

Info Only: SCID
another commit to the source code (commits = 419)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Wiki Changes

Mobile Chess List
added Phone Chess, Einstein Touch Chess, GPRS Chess, and WG Chess

Mac Engine List
added Smaug

Linux Engine List
added Smaug

Variants Engine List
added AigoChess, Chess-Challenge, and Smaug

Native Engine List
added Chess-Challenge, and Drago

Engine GUI List
fixed Raffaela link
added extra Shredder links
added Tarrasch Toy engine

GUI Protocol List
extensive comment/info changes
changed protocol support slightly for Bookup, Chess Assistant, Chess Vue, ECTool, José, Thinkerboard, and YChess
ChessCommander link fixed and project noted as dead
Shredder links updated

Private Engine List
added Carnivor