Update Information: April 5, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Butterfly 0.2.2 (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64
- build for version 0.2.2 removed buggy???
http://sites.google.com/site/butterflychess/
Darmenios 0.3 (WB)
Win32/64
- some ver.0.2 bugs fixed
http://darczech.ovh.org/lpps/
Plisk 0.2.1 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64, and AMD64
- added Linux 32 build
http://sites.google.com/site/pliskchess/
Simplex 0.9.3 (UCI)
C++ source with Spanish comments; Win32
- renamed the engine to its original name Simplex.
- Separated all sources and artifacts of debugging and experimentation.
- Auto tuning (poor results).
- Manual tuning.
- I made some test to verify the stability of the engine.
- porting to Linux (Open Suse 64 bits).
http://www.escacsrubi.com/simplex/simplex_0_9_3.zip (direct link)
http://www.escacsrubi.com/simplex/simplex.html (homepage)
Jim Ablett Win builds
Slibo 0.5.1 JA (WB)
Win32/64 & Linux32/64
- fixed engine hang after game
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html
Chess News
WinBoard 4.4.3
- the latest release with lots of bugfixes
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=50387
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Amundsen homepage down for 5 days
Betsy homepage down for 89 days
Blitzer homepage down for 24 days
Brama homepage down for 16 days
Colossus homepage down for 95 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 67 days
Dika homepage down for 17 days
Gosu homepage down for 22 days
Igor Gorelikov Tools site down today
Nesik homepage down today
Pyotr homepage down today
Sinobyl homepage down for 41 days
Sjakk homepage back up after being down for 3 days
Wiki Changes
Variants Engine List
Thanks to Norman Raimund Leisner for updating the list
- added Rival Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list
Chess Engine List
- added Uralochka
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 crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare
Calibre 0.6.46
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers; format conversion;
news feeds; integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/
Defraggler 1.18
free file/directory defragmenter; it does not relocate files to increase Windows performance,
but it works well in conjuction with other optimizing defrag programs
http://www.piriform.com/defraggler
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Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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