Update Information: January 28, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Bearded Neural 44.4 (WB)
Bearded Neural 44.4.1 (WB)
Win32/64; book learning
http://brodacz100.republika.pl/download.html
DoubleCheck 2.51 (UCI)
DoubleCheck 2.52 (UCI)
C source; Win64, Linux64
2.5.1:
- eval: added candidate passed pawns
- bugfix: report correct version number
2.5.2:
- eval: removed candidate passed pawns
- eval: reduced penalty when a passed pawn is not part of a pawn chain
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/DoubleCheck.html (Leo page)
EXchess 6.10 Beta (WB)
C++ source; limit strength
- this is a source code only release
- improvemed king safety
- improved some piece and mobility values via CLOP
- a few minor search improvements
http://personal.denison.edu/%7Ehomand/EXchess.htm
Heretic 0.3 (WB)
engine by Martin Sedlak
C++ source; Win32; variant play (Capablanca)
- this is the first version of Heretic that also plays normal chess
- added SEE, aspiration window
- some search and eval tuning
http://www.mediafire.com/?ohxab35ckj84dsy (direct link)
Myopic (console)
console engine written by Steven J Edwards in 2010
C++ source
- this is a source code only engine
https://public.me.com/chessnotation
Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Stockfish 2.2.2 JA (WB)
- new Linux64 i5/i7 build
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/stockfish-222-64-i7-ja-linux.zip (direct link)
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Aristarch homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Asterisk homepage down for 86 days
Bestia homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
ChessAlex homepage is down for 39 days
Dann Corbit homepage down for 215 days
FirstChess download page down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
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
Borg Calendar 1.7.6.3
free, cross-platform desktop calendar/task-tracking; appointments, todo list, project tracking, etc
http://mbcsoft.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=38 (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/borg-calendar/files/ (download)
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Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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