Engine Updates

Redqueen 0.8 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; uses pthreads library
"this version scores about 58% against version 0.7.5 "
- implemented pawn hash table (finally)
- many code optimizations (piece square calculation, legality of moves, etc)
- evaluator class was refactored
- evaluation improved: Added more chess knowledge (space, "good" mobility)
- fixed bug at pondering code: it was not handling correctly the "ponderhit" command
- improved thread management in the search agent class
- added safe margins to the poll routine to avoid the engine forfeit on time in some time controls (Problem reported by Werner Schuele. Thanks!)
- code clean up
There will probably be a Jim Ablett build soon
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess/
http://cap.connx.com/chess-engines/new-approach/redqueen.7z (DC Win64 build)

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.205a (WB/UCI)
a nice chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
- "random openings avoid duplicates ?"
http://biglion.110mb.com/
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/
http://www.hugedrive.com/published/WG/show.php?q=QklHTElPTg==-4b577f39 (direct download)

ChessMaude 1.24 GUI (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI; play against included 1600-1700 Elo native engine (Tyrell) or any WB/UCI engine
http://home.comcast.net/~Normand_Blais/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

ChessAlex homepage down for 3 days (404 error)
Frenzee homepage down for 106 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 60 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down for 30 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 40 days (internal server error)

Wiki Changes

Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- improved several comments
- added Little Blitzer
- rearranged the links into correct alphabetical order
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

FACE Tournament
- almost every page updated with latest results; ratings updated; new PGN downloads
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

Feng Office 1.7.3.1
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/

Free Studio 5.0.1
free conversion from/to: DVD/CD, video & audio files; burn DVDs/CDs
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/

Geany 0.19.2
open source cross-platform programmer's editor & lightweight IDE for more than 40 languages
one of the few editors supporting the Vala/Genie language
http://www.geany.org/ (homepage)
http://download.geany.org/ (download)

RJ TextEd 7.0
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)

VirtualBox 3.2.12
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install several guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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