Update Information: September 4, 2010 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Redqueen 0.6 (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 354), no new build
- 354: clean up code; trying return node upper bound value in the beta cutoffs
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
ChessMind homepage down for 2 days
Frenzee homepage down for 19 days (permissions problem)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 3 days
Pyotr homepage down for 3 days
Simplex homepage down today
Smash homepage down today
Wiki Changes
Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Opening Book Database Tools section
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links
Online Databases / Game Collections List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- new list!
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:online_databases_game_collections_list
PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added ChessCat
- added Chess Flash PGN Viewer Quick Publisher
- added Chess Tool PGN
- added HChess
- added Javascript PGN Viewer
- added PGN World Viewer
- added Stefano Malloggi´s PGN Viewer for iPad
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_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
Ghostery 2.3.1 for Firefox
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets
on every web page you visit; "See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
- only the FireFox version is updated
http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9609/
http://www.ghostery.com/download
Vala/Genie 0.9.8
the Vala language resembles C# and the Genie language resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
- add --fatal-warnings commandline option
- deprecate string.len () in favor of string.length
- deprecate use of D-Bus GLib in favor of GDBus
- many bug fixes and binding updates
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie)
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vala/0.9/ (source code)
http://www.mail-archive.com/vala-list@gnome.org/msg05778.html (annoucement)
http://code.google.com/p/valide/downloads/list (Vala/Genie + IDE for Windows)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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