Update Information: March 18, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Butterfly Exp 2010-03-18 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32
http://sites.google.com/site/gekochess/ (Butterfly Exp download)
http://sites.google.com/site/butterflychess/ (hompage)
DanaSah 4.37 (WB/UCI)
C source (Spanish language comments); Linux, Mac; FRC; uses Scorpio bitbases and ProDeo opening book
http://sites.google.com/site/danasah/danasah437.zip?attredirects=0 (direct link)
Chess News
Nothing new found
Down/Problem chess websites
BabyChess homepage down for 34 days
Betsy homepage down for 71 days
Blitzer homepage down for 5 days
Colossus homepage down for 77 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 49 days
Gosu homepage down for 4 days
Sinobyl homepage down for 23 days
Tarrasch homepage down today
DreamChess homepage back up
NOTE: Ares page at Thorsten Czub site has been down for 53 days. Ares can also
be downloaded from Leo, so I am removing old Thorsten Czub link from the engine
list. I will not be tracking it anymore.
Wiki Changes
Chess Engine List
- added Testina
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_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 occasionally crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare
FBackup 4.4.194
free, simple backup program
http://www.fbackup.com/
ID3 Renamer 3.0.3
free utility to rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/
Visual Database Creator 3.2.1
free visual database creator; simple, easy-to-use with sophisticated layout designer
http://www.visualdatabasecreator.com/
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: I will be traveling the next several days. Hopefully I can find Internet connectivity and do the updates each day. I will not be adding missing engines until I get back home.