Update Information: June 20, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
RumbleMinze 1.0.33 (UCI)
C# source; requires .NET 2.0 or better; requires extra dll (included)
- added IsGoodCapture to MoveSelector
- restored quiet search verification of futile moves
- corrected bug with aspiration window
- return draw, checkmate, and stalemate messages in static evaluation details
- eliminated copying of moves in MoveSelector
http://www.rumbleminze.net/page/downloads.aspx
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Akiba homepage down for 14 days
Dann Corbit homepage down for 360 days
Polish engine list homepage down for 14 days
Wiki Changes
Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- ThompsonĀ“s Endgame Databases: added more links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added NetChess
- netchess: revised comment and link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Play Chess Online List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- NetChess: fixed a typo
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:play_chess_online_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
Feng Office 2.0.1 RC 1
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.
- only the 'Community Edition' is free
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/ (download)
Greenshot 1.0.0.1929 Unstable
free, open source screenshot capture program for Windows
- this is an unstable (*beta*) release
http://getgreenshot.org/
HWINFO32/HWINFO64 4.00-1680
free system hardware information tool for Windows, system health monitoring, and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download 32-bit)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download64.html (download 64-bit)
PyQt 4.9.2
Python bindings for the Qt libraries
http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/
Snowlinux 2 "KDE" Edition
Debian-based Linux distribution with KDE desktop; #21 in popularity
http://www.snowlinux.de/
VirtualBox 4.1.18
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install several guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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