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Engine Updates

BugChess2 1.9 (WB)
Win32/64; mp
- you can specify the number of threads to use in command line like this : "-ThreadNb 4"
- lots of changes everywhere, mainly search, x64 optimization, material bonuses and time control (fisher and sudden death modes are better tuned)
- and more important, the old annoying "-winboard" parameter is now optional Wink
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/BugChess2.html (Leo Ridderkerk page)

Capivara LK 0.07s3 (WB)
C source; Win32/64; TSCP derivative; requires VC runtimes unless using alternative version
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&a...

EveAnn 1.66 (WB)
Win32
- singular extension added
- easy move added
- some bugs fixed
- Scorpio bitbases configurable to 4 or 5 men
- "it may be +50 ELO over 1.64"
http://webs.ono.com/a.valverde/eveann.htm

RedQueen 0.98 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; uses pthreads library
- SMP support up to 16 cores
- fixed getFEN method
- improved evaluation - fixed some material imbalances
- fixed a bug at the SEE function
- some refactoring at the Search class
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess/

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
RedQueen 0.98 JA (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; uses pthreads library
http://jimablett.hostwebs.com/

Chess News

Scid On The Go 1.15 for Android
Scid database browser ported to the Android by Gerhard Kalab
http://code.google.com/p/scidonthego/

UCI Engines for Android
Aart Bik's free chess products for Android phone
- added RedQueen 0.98 chess engine
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

BabyChess homepage down for 20 days (404: page not found)
Darmenios homepage down for 6 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Elf homepage down for 3 days (domain expired)
Frenzee homepage down for 253 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Grizzly homepage down for 13 days (homepage is moving)
Loop homepage down today (no access allowed)
MFChess homepage down for 7 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Darmenios homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added logo links for Chesster -> Kishi)
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added BugChess2
- added Butcher
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_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 0.7.58
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/

Firefox 4.0.1
popular, free, open source browser; recommended!
- fixed several security issues
- fixed several stability issues
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/4.0.1/releasenotes/ (release notes)

Groovy 1.8.0
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it appears to be a superset of the Java language
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)
http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GROOVY/Groovy+1.8+release+notes (1.8 release notes)

Groovy++ 0.4.230 1.8.0
open source jvm language
this is an extension to the standard Groovy jvm language; it supports better runtime efficiency using static typing
- the 2nd set of numbers in the version refer to the parent Groovy version
http://code.google.com/p/groovypptest/downloads/list

IzPack 4.3.4
free Java cross-platform installer for packaging, distributing and deploying applications
http://izpack.org/

jQuery 1.6 RC 1
cross-browser, open source JavaScript library that simplifies client-side scripting of HTML
- this is a *release candidate*
http://jquery.com/ (homepage)

JSDuck 0.6
open source JavaScript documentation generator
https://github.com/nene/jsduck

LibreOffice 3.4.0 Beta 3
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- this is a *beta* candidate
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)
http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/ (download)

SeaMonkey 2.0.14
open source all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, & html editor
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

SumatraPDF 1.5.1
free, open-source minimalistic PDF reader for Windows; it is a portable app
http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html

Task Coach 1.2.16
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/

Thunderbird 3.1.10
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/3.1.10/releasenotes/ (release notes)

Meaning of Colors

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

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