Update Information: August 26, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Deep Hiarcs 14 (UCI)
Commercial; FRC; Win32, Mac; mp
http://www.hiarcs.com/pc_chess_hiarcs.htm
Weak 0.0.dev
new engine by Lorenzo Stoakes
C source; Stockfish derivative
- this is a command-line chess engine -- not WB or UCI
- source code only engine
http://codegrunt.co.uk/ (blog)
https://github.com/lorenzo-stoakes/weak (code repo)
Chess News
Hiarcs Chess Explorer GUI (UCI)
Win, Mac; GUI + Hiarcs 14 engine + opening database; with openings explorer, analysis, chess server, or play vs computer with optional Elo strength adjustment
http://hiarcs.com/chess-explorer.htm
Lantern Chess 4.94 (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI by Mike Adams supporting WB & UCI for ICC online play/chat for Linux, Windows and Mac
http://www.lanternchess.com/ (homepage)
http://www.adammr.com/lanternhelp/lantern-help.html (help)
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Chiron homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 427 days
Pyotr homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Tornado homepage down for 6 days (programmer has purposely removed his page)
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
AIMP 3.10.1074
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, and tag editor; Internet radio & more
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&lng=en
KNOPPIX 7.0.4
Debian-based distro; GNOME, KDE, LXDE, Openbox desktop; #31 in popularity
http://www.knoppix.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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