Update Information: March 9, 2014 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Gaviota 1.0 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac64, Android; mp (up to 64 cores); multiPV; own egtbs
- " it is expected to be stronger by ~85 Elo"
- added multiPV
- Linux and Windows binaries were silently updated from original, you may need to download it again
http://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/Home/releases/gaviotav10 (annoucement)
http://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/ (homepage)
Sayuri 2014.03.06 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 cores); Linux64, Win32/64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- Linux64 compile is available
- otherwise it is available as source code only
- intended for clang compiler using cmake
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/tree/master/SayuriCompiled/Linux/For64Bit (Linux64)
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases (source + Linux build)
Chess News
LiliaChess Chess GUI 4.6.4.0 (WB/UCI)
free Chess GUI + some freely available chess engines
cross-platform (Java)
- fixed bug: reading a game from a PGN file was causing a null move exception
- the GUI detects the draw by insufficient material and terminates the game
http://www.liliachess.org/
Chess Programming Blogs
Nothing new today
Wiki Changes
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added XECTool to Incomplete Chess GUIs List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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
phpMyAdmin 4.1.9
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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