Update Information: July 19, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
GreKo 7.1 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; Win32
- new options: UCI_LimitStrength, UCI_Elo and LimitKNPS
- time management tuned
http://greko.110mb.com/index.html
Hannibal 1.0a (UCI)
Win32/64
- bugfix for using Polyglot books
- 2 new Polyglot books
http://sites.google.com/site/edapostol/hannibal
IvanHoe 999953 (UCI)
Ippolit derivative; mp; the version numbers, annoyingly, count down instead of up
http://www.chesslogik.com/ivanhoe.htm
Jim Ablett Win builds
King's Out 0.2.42 JA (WB)
Java source; Win32
- added missing source code to the package
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html
Redqueen 0.5 (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 302), no new build
- 301: fixed TT allocation; clean up code
- 302: fixed TT allocation; clean up code
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess
Chess News
SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
2 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 599)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 87 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 92 days (Permissions problem)
Bearded homepage down for 8 days
CuckooChess homepage down for 14 days
Feuerstein homepage down for 27 days (probably dead)
SDChess homepage down for 13 days, but the narod site is up
Wiki Changes
Private Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Hannibal, it is now public
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list
Chess Engine List
- King's Out: removed note about source code missing from JA compile
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
µTorrent 2.0.3 RC 1 (build 20600)
open source BitTorrent client
this is a *release candidate*
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=78100
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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