Engine Updates

Info Only: Chronos
exe file inside 1.9.6 zip download has been changed
http://sites.google.com/site/chronosce/

Update: Ktulu 9.0
commercial UCI engine
"This is problably the last version as the author retired from computer chess.
Our tests suggest this version is approximately 50-70 points stronger than the previous version.
Further some bugs have been fixed."
http://www.lokasoft.nl/news.htm/lokasoft_news/ktulu_9.0_released (announcement)
http://www.lokasoft.nl/ktulu (Ktulu page)

Update: Tornado 2.96
- this is only a 32 bit version only.
- main work was on SMP code bug fixes with 4 threads, now working fine.
- hashtable bug with 1024 MB bug fixed. limit to 1024 MB, because crash over 1024 MB
- change endgame draw function to eval, not in search.
- some eval changes, and search.
- LimitStrength changes, now can also change it on engine vs engine matches and tournaments to a limit ELO.
http://www.tornadochess.de/index2.htm

Info Only: Down chess websites
EveAnn down for 2 days
LittleThought down for 1 day (website was hacked yesterday)

BabyChess content back up
Omar back up after being down for 1 day

Chess News

New: Norm Pollock PGN Collection
new 'CCG' collection
"Select Computer Games from CCRL 40/40 and CEGT 40/120"
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
added Glaurung (with Chesshero GUI)

GUI Protocol List
improved comments for Aquarium, Chess Hero, Chess Informant Expert, and PGN Mentor