Update Information: December 9, 2011 (Updates)

by Ron , Saturday, December 10, 2011, 00:51

Engine Updates

BagaturChess 1.2d (UCI)
Java source; Win32/64; mp
- 30 Elo stronger
- optimized search - use the data from unsuccessful null move search in order not to reduce the strongest move of opponent
- bugfix: "loss on time" introduced by version 1.2c
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bagaturchess/

Bearded Neural 44.3 (WB)
Win32; book learning
http://brodacz100.republika.pl/download.html

Murka 2.0 (WB/UCI)
new engine by Igor Korshunov (WildCat, Belka )
C++ source w/ Russian comments; Win32/64
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess)

Sting SF 1.0 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32; Stockfish clone except for "good sacrifices" modification
http://www.free.of.pl/c/ccintorun/g/sting.rar (source: direct link)
http://www.mediafire.com/?p2wxdx5h33genf8 (Win32 build: direct link)

Chess News
Nothing new today :-(

Down/Problem Chess Websites :-(

Asterisk homepage down for 36 days
Damas homepage down for 75 days ("Free Web Hosting Discontinued")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 165 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

Avira AntiVir Personal 12.0.0.869 Free
free; highly-rated antivirus product (nagware); recommended
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

Calibre 0.8.30
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

µTorrent 3.1 stable (build 26595)
very popular and fast open source BitTorrent client
- quick bugfix to yesterday's release
http://www.utorrent.com/ (homepage)
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=109914 (3.1 forum thread)

Zero Install 1.4.1 for Windows
open source, cross platform, decentralised cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; With dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.net/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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