Update Information: April 19, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Scid vs. PC 4.9 Chess GUI (WB)
open source fork of Scid project enhanced for playing chess
Win32/64, Mac & .tgz source for Linux
- this is a silent update, version number unchanged
- new Win64 build added
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scidvspc/files/ (downloads)
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Armageddon homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Belofte homepage down for 40 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChestUCI homepage down for 35 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dolphin homepage down for 38 days (not found)
Igor Gorelikov Tools page down for 21 days (a 110mb.com site)
InmiChess homepage down for 35 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pyotr homepage down for 35 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 35 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wiki Changes
Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Tiger
- added PicoLisp Chess
- added ICC Dasher
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- renamed Dasher to ICC Dasher and added more links and comments
- GreenChess: added more links and comments
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added PicoLisp Chess
- added PyChess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list
Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added PicoLisp Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list
Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added BlueChess for iPad
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list
Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess 2012
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list
Private Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Leonidas, it is now public
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list
Private Engine List
update by Ron Murawski
- added CWU Chess, Giordano Bruno, LRChess, Ribozyme, Spin Chess & Tigran (thanks, Silvian!)
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list
SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess 2012
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_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
Aptana Studio 3.4.0
web software development in an IDE supporting HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Ruby, Rails, PHP and Python
w/ code assist, built-in debugging, Git integration, built-in ftp, and more
http://www.aptana.com/
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