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Update Information: July 4, 2010 (Updates)

by Ron @, Monday, July 05, 2010, 01:05

Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win builds
CuckooChess 1.05 JA (UCI)
Win32
- new Jet compile
- built without own GUI code
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Dirty 6J-22 (WB)
Win32
- new books: big.book & default.book
http://www.dirtychess.com/

Eeyore 1.50 (WB/UCI)
Win32, Linux32
- added UCI support
- added Linux build
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/Eeyore.html

Protector 1.3.5 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 300), no new build
- eval change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)

Redqueen 0.5 (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 295), no new build
- 295: improved king safety
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Stockfish 1.8 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- new official opening book by Salvo Spitaleri
http://www.mediafire.com/?tiajnwmbnj0 (direct link)
http://good.net/_nk4CmuHB2 (alternate download link)
http://www.multiupload.com/TNCQATE7EN (alternate download link)

Chess News

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 594)
no build for this version
- some new files released (FIDE player data & photos)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Down/Problem Chess Websites :-(
AICE homepage down today
Alex homepage down for 72 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 77 days (Permissions problem)
Feuerstein homepage down for 12 days (probably dead)
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (68 days)
Sibyl homepage down today
Simplex homepage down today

Wiki Changes

Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Eeyore
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_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

Python 2.7
popular open source scripting language
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/ (more info)

RJ TextEd 6.51
free programmer's text editor; unicode, spell-checking, code-completion, remote editing, etc
http://www.rj-texted.se/index.htm (homepage)
http://www.rj-texted.se/download.htm (download page)

Sandboxie 3.46
free utility (nagware) or nag-free shareware: run/install programs in a safe sandbox
that cannot affect your Windows stability/security
http://www.sandboxie.com/

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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