Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win builds
Bruja 1.9.1 JA (WB)
Win32/64, Linux32/64
this is the first update to the program since 2005; all changes by JA
- added Winboard analyze mode
- internal opening book now selectable from 'bruja.ini'
- new Linux builds
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 221), no new build
- r220: implemented SEE to help on move ordering
- r221: created perft command; fixed castling move generation
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 32 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 37 days
Brama homepage down for 66 days
Colossus homepage down for 145 days
Dika homepage down for 67 days
Flux homepage is down for 5 days
InmiChess homepage down today (again)
Nesik homepage down for 41 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (28 days)
Sissa homepage down for 33 days
Wilhelm homepage down for 16 days

Wiki Changes

Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added SSDF
- added SzG
- added alternate link for Vega tournament software
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

FACE Tournament
- tournament pages updated by Gerhard
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

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

FBackup 4.4.207
free, simple backup program
http://www.fbackup.com/ (hompage)
http://www.snapfiles.com/downloads/fbackup/dlfbackup.html (direct link)

HWiNFO32 3.51-748
free system hardware information tool, system health monitoring and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download)

Open Watcom 1.9 RC 6
open source C/C++/Fortran cross-platform cross-compiler with GUI IDE & extensive toolset
build system hosts and compiles on/for: DOS16/Windows32/Linux32/OS2
this is *release candidate* software
http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Download (downloads)
http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/C_Compilers_Release_Changes (release notes)

Trillian 4.2.0.19
free cross-platform chat supporting Windows Live, Yahoo, MySpaceIM, AIM, Google, ICQ, Jabber, Skype, IRC, more
this is a *beta* release
http://www.trillian.im/

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

Hello Ron

the link for Delphil´s webside with actually version seems to be wrong at your engine-list - it shows old version 1.9 at: http://delphil.neuf.fr/

actually version 2.6a is reachable at: http://delphil.perso.neuf.fr/

thanks for your good work and best to you
Gerhard

Hi Gerhard,

Thanks!

new link (with French language translated to English by Google):
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdelp...

Thanks for the FACE tournaments. Very good work!

Best regards,
Ron