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Update Information: August 4, 2009 (Updates)

by Ron @, Wednesday, August 05, 2009, 00:33

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Engine Updates

Update: Chesley the Chess Engine 251
no build for this version yet
latest builds: 250(Win32), 241(Mac)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/

Info Only: Down chess websites
Averno site down for 9 days :-(
Glaurung/Viper site down today :-(
Monarch site back up :-)
Pierre site down for 42 days :-(

Chess News

Update: Crafty Chess Interface 4.0c
a freeware, open-source GUI for Crafty by Valters Baumanis
- out off beta stages
- added full Crafty evaluation parameter configuration tab ( ‘Crafty Control Panel’ – ‘Engine’ )
- improved the Tournament mode, results are now stored in cyphered file
- PGN library item fields that are not fully visible, will be visible when under mouse cursor (LVS_EX_LABELTIP style)
- fix to prevent occasional termination upon "new game"
- move variation (in PGN) wasn't saved when under "result move" (‘1-0’, ‘0-1’, ‘1/2-1/2’)
- you can now change the default colors of the move markers
- added option for enabling/disabling computer opening book via Crafty control panel
- analysis mode will automatically exit upon closing the "Crafty Window"
- added ability to change proportions between the "move list" and "game information" tab size
- sound effect and move list pencil button becoming red will inform about text annotated move
- reduced move list flicker (by special listview subclass)
- added On-Board turn lights (for indication of side to move)
- improved the position setup function a bit (illegal position detection etc.)
- tested program as fairly functional on ‘Linux Gentoo 2007.0’ (using Wine 0.9.52), also improved Wine support a bit
- tested program on ‘Windows95 OSR2’ and ‘Windows98 SE’ (both required VB6 run-time installation)
- further removed any code associated with the Nightmare Online
- lots of clean up and many new options/corrections/improvements
http://h1.ripway.com/valters/crafty/interface.htm

Update: Polyglot 1.4.32b
Michel Van den Bergh's Linux and Windows builds based on Fonzy Bluemers modification of
Fabien Letouzey's Polyglot with original work and bugfixes
- Bugfix: the default setting for RepeatPV had become false again...
http://alpha.uhasselt.be/Research/Algebra/Toga/polyglot-release/

Wiki Changes

Chess News
- added ChessPad2

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