Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
CuckooChess 1.06 JA (UCI)
Java source; own GUI; uses Cuckoo hashing
- Win32 Java compile without the GUI
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Hussar 0.2 (UCI)
Win32, FRC, skill levels
- added Chess960
- added skill level option
- added comtempt option
http://web.t-online.hu/szamtar/

Stockfish 2.0 JA (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
this release is for Windows only
- almost 700 lines of code removed for this releas
- maximum allowed threads increased to 16 (it was 8)
- added new option "Use Sleeping Threads" that modifies how threads are managed during multi CPU searches
- fixed some bugs in Multi PV
- we now use RKISS random generator for hash keys
http://stockfishchess.com/

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Stockfish 2.0 JA (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Chess News

Olivier Deville's PGN collection
also a Polyglot book based on the 41,828 PGN games
"Games from 2001 to 2010"
- minimum Elo = 2530
- only long time control games
- no annotations
- no computer games
- no games under 20 moves
http://www.open-aurec.com/chesswar/download.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akiba homepage down for 22 days (404 error)
Aldebaran homepage down for 13 days (no response in 60 seconds)
ChessMind homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Frenzee homepage down for 135 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 91 days (403 error: forbidden)
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 71 days (internal server error)
Sorgenkind homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
AICE homepage back up
Aristarch homepage back up
Sibyl homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Version 5 Clarity + Chess Tutor link to iNemesis entry
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

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

Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Stockfish for iOS
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_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

Calibre 0.7.36
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Groovy++ 0.4.116
open source jvm language; it appears to be a superset of the Java language
this is an extension to the standard Groovy jvm language; it supports better runtime efficiency using static typing
http://code.google.com/p/groovypptest/downloads/list

Meaning of Colors

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

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