Update Information: April 4, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
BagaturChess 1.2d JA (UCI)
Talvmenni 0.1 JA (WB)
- these are new Lauch4J compiles of older versions
- Lauch4J compiles (+ wb2uci if needed) added so can be used in Fritz
http://jimablett.net63.net/ (scroll down the page to the Java section)
Chess News
Bayes Elo
Bayes Elo program by Remi Coulom, modified by Fernando Mosca
Win32/64
- calculates Elo, etc to 3 decimal places
- separate downloads for Win32 and for Win64 versions
- C++ source also available
https://sites.google.com/site/deuteriumengine/downloads-1
Down/Problem Chess Websites
BeRoChess64 homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 282 days
Wiki Changes
Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- noted that Big Bang Chess was for Mac OS X
- added Blender game engine chess
- revised link for Chess Buddy Pogo engine
- added another link for Pythonchess and Rubychess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list
Private Engine List
update by Ron Murawski
- added Anubis
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_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
Puppy Linux 'Wary 5.3'
Puppy Linux 'Racy 5.3'
Puppy is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution
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
There are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
You don't necessarily use the latest release, you use the version with the software you want
You will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
- "Wary Puppy is intended to be our on-going commitment to older hardware."
- Racy Puppy is a mod of Wary Puppy, supporting the newest machines
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/wary-5.3/release-Wary-5.3.htm (announcement)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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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.
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