Engine Updates

EveAnn 1.64 (WB)
Win32
"In my tests it is +50 ELO better than 1.63"
- ponder is disabled as still there is a hidden bug that I'll find some time
- eval completely rewritten
- SEE implemented in search move ordering, also in QS pruning
- nullmove and LMR modified; other minor changes in search
- time management rewritten
- PV display rewritten
- some bugs fixed
http://webs.ono.com/a.valverde/eveann.htm

Ifrit j4.3 (UCI)
C++ source (Russian language comments); Win32/64, Linux 32/64
- changed the allocation of time on the course
- rewrote the function of the emergency exit
- now there should be no arrears of time (no loss on time)
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandchess2006.narod.ru%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en

Redqueen 0.9 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; uses pthreads library
- version number unchanged: Win32 version re-uploaded
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess/

Tyrell 1.01 (WB/UCI)
Win32; uses Scorpio bitbases
- EGBB capability added
- speedup the search a little (one ply)
- added mobility in the eval
http://home.comcast.net/~Normand_Blais/

Chess News

ChessZone Magazine
Free monthly chess magazine of annotated GM games
- # 2, 2011
http://www.chesszone.org/magazine/magazine.html

Cutechess-cli 0.3.0 (WB/UCI)
a cross-platform commandline interface to run engine-engine games
Win32, Linux32/64, Mac
- Linux32/64 versions are updated to fix external Qt dependencies
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~ilaripih/bin/

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated PGN program: pairList - now outputs the results of each player pairing
- updates to: pairSplit, ecoPlayer, resultTable, and numExtract
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Winboard Chess GUI 4.5.0
- this is the official release
http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.5.0/ (new features)
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=51528 (download + info)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Aldebaran homepage down for 49 days (no response in 60 seconds)
BabyChess homepage down today
Fianchetto homepage down for 26 days (configuration error)
Frenzee homepage down for 171 days (webpage down until new engine release)
Genesis homepage down for 24 days
Sorgenkind homepage down for 37 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 36 days

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

Data Crow 3.9.4
free, open source media manager/cataloger for movies, books, music, software, etc.
http://www.datacrow.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/datacrow/ (project page)

Meaning of Colors

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

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