Update Information: April 2, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Jazz r721 (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac32/64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- new 64-bit UCI compiles
- shortened UCI program name that gets printed
- it is probably best to download the engine again
http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-index.html
Chess News
Olivier Deville's PGN collection
also a Polyglot book based on all the PGN games
Olivier updates this collection monthly
"Games from 2001 to 2013"
- minimum Elo = 2530
- only long time control games
- no annotations
- no computer games
- no games under 20 moves
http://www.open-aurec.com/chesswar/download.html
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Belofte homepage down for 23 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChestUCI homepage down for 18 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dolphin homepage down for 21 days (not found)
Igor Gorelikov Tools page down for 4 days (a 110mb.com site)
InmiChess homepage down for 18 days (no response in 60 seconds)
MadChess homepage down for 2 days (no content)
Pyotr homepage down for 18 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 18 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wiki Changes
Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Scid
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Scid: updated comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added link to Chess Engines Diary
- added link to Jurek Chess Engines Rating
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links
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
Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 26.0
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php
Firefox 20.0
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
Notepad++ 6.3.2
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
SeaMonkey 2.17
open source, all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
Soluto 1.3.1169.0
free; uses community-developed power-user solutions to fix your Windows PC problems
http://www.filehippo.com/download_soluto/ (download)
http://www.soluto.com/ (homepage)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
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.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org