Update Information: August 22, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Beowulf 2.4a
C source; Win32; Linux 32; limit strength
- silent update to print correct version number in console mode
http://www.frayn.net/beowulf/
Protector 1.3.5 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 325), no new build
- search & eval change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/
Chess News
LittleBlitzer 2.4
Windows tournament manager program for UCI chess engines by Nathan Thom
- added adjudication parameters to help speed up games
- added additional time controls (fixed time per move + tournament x moves in y secs)
- added dialog to edit tournament settings
- some general polishing to make it more user friendly
http://www.kimiensoftware.com/littlethought/littleblitzer.php
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Aristarch homepage down today
Frenzee page down for 6 days (permissions problem)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down today
Pyotr homepage down today
BlackBishop homepage back up
Wiki Changes
Nothing new today
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
SQLite 3.7.1
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
http://www.sqlite.org/
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_7_1.html (changelog)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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