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Update Information: June 21, 2012 (Updates)

by Ron @, Thursday, June 21, 2012, 23:22

Engine Updates

Gibbon 2.57a (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
- first time release of source code
- more aggressive late move ordering
- mate in one recognition for queen threats
- heuristics for queen threats on opponent king
- better evaluation of endings
http://perso.numericable.com/monique.marathee/gibbon_downloads_page.html

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites :-(

Akiba homepage down for 15 days
Dann Corbit homepage down for 361 days
Polish engine list homepage down for 15 days
Sting SF homepage down today

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

Git 1.7.11.1
free, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/

Groovy 2.0 RC 4
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
- this is a *release candidate*
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)

MinGW (32-bit) Distro 9.0
open source distribution for Windows, by Stephan T Lavavej
- contains GCC 4.7.1
http://nuwen.net/mingw.html

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
Fedora-based Linux distribution with Gnome or KDE desktop; #37 in popularity
http://www.redhat.com/

Wireshark 1.8.0
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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