Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
AliBaba 1.37wb JA (WB)
Win32, Linux32
- fixed castling bug
- some search bugs fixed
- time control tweaks
- eval tweaks
http://jimablett.hostwebs.com/

ArabianKnight 1.1.1 (WB)
ArabianKnight 1.1.2 (WB)
1.1.1 changes:
-fixed bug in transposition tables. He used only 66% of transposition advantages.
1.1.2 changes:
-transposition table memory is allocated at once at start
-transposition table thread synchronization now is better
Java source; own GUI; Win32
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/ArabianKnight.html (Leo page)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Arabian Knight 1.11 JA (WB)
Win32
http://jimablett.hostwebs.com/

ArcBishop80 1.0 (WB/UCI)
Win32, FRC, variant play, primarily for 10×8 chess variants
silent update, version number unchanged
http://www.chessgui.com/
http://www.w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/

BagaturChess 1.01 (UCI)
Java source
- fixed bug reported during ChessWar XVII: "Loss on time" in games with fixed time (without time's increment per move)
- reduced debug information in the engine's log file
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bagaturchess/

Dorky 4.3 (WB)
Win32/64; mp
- fixed time control issue which caused Dorky to flag in second time
control session. This was caused by book learning. When replaying the
moves to score for book learning, the move count was not being reset
properly. Also, the book file is no longer required for Dorky to play.
http://home.insightbb.com/~mmcknight/

FireFly 2.5.12 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64; mp
NOTE: access to this site requires the use of non-standard software
http://fireflychess.dyndns.org/

Glass 1.7 (UCI)
Win32
silent update, no version change
- redistribution with msvc4100.dll now included
http://www.marittima.pl/glass

Pawny 0.2.2 (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- fixed critical bug – storing pv moves and zero values after terminated search
- King piece-square tables error fixed
- fixed critical bug in ‘generate evasions’ where pawn is tested if on 7th rank instead of 8th after being moved
- several other code-cleanups, minor adds and fixes
"this is a bug fix release and no more than 10 ELO gain is expected!"
http://pawny.netii.net/

Supra 1.3 (UCI)
Win32
http://suprachesssystem.com/

Zeta Dva 0.174.1 (WB)
C source; Win32, Linux64; supports Polyglot books; uses Stockfish bitboard code
https://github.com/smatovic/zeta_dva
http://zeta-dva.blogspot.com/ (blog)

new Smirf homepage
http://www.10x8.net/Octopus/Computer-Schach/Eintrage/2009/12/29_10x8-Schachprogramm_SMIRF_in_einem_internationalen_Turnier.html

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.224 (WB/UCI)
chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
- "SwissOpt now supports bonus points"
http://www.chessgui.com/
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/

ChessMaude 1.34 Chess GUI (WB/UCI)
play against included 1600-1700 Elo native engine (Tyrell) or any WB/UCI engine
http://home.comcast.net/~normand_blais/

Lantern Chess 4.20 (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI by Mike Adams supporting WB & UCI for ICC online play/chat for Linux, Windows and Mac
http://www.lanternchess.com/ (homepage)
http://www.adammr.com/lanternhelp/lantern-help.html (help)

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated: PosBooks, EPD databases of neutral opening positions
- new: PosBookGiant.epd, 11147 neutral opening positions after 10th move (20th ply)
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Anaconda/Gromit homepage down for 15 days
Armageddon homepage down for 15 days
Bestia homepage down for 6 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 29 days (broken computer!)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 6 days (a 110mb.com site)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 6 days (a 110mb.com site)
Superchessengine homepage down for 43 days (Bibi, Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer, Smash & Toga II)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 6 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 6 days (a 110mb.com site)
DreamChess homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated Jim Ablett link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated Jim Ablett link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Chess Tutorials List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- moved Chessology to its own spot (not part of Shredder)
- simplified ChessBase links
- updated Lucas Chess link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_tutorials_list

Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
- updated Jim Ablett link
- improved/corrected link for: Thompson´s Endgame Databases
ttp://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed link for no longer available programs: BabyChess
- updated Jim Ablett link
- improved/corrected many other links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- improved link for Chess Academy
- added CoffeeHouse 2011
- updated Jim Ablett link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed some dead links for BabyChess and Ivanhoe
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed dead programs: Chess Anywhere, Real Dice Multiplayer Championship Chess & TeKnowMagic Chess
- added Chess for WM
- updated Jim Ablett link
- improved/corrected many other links and comments
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed dead programs: Cray Blitz, Ramanujan, Scacc, & Void Schach 960
- updated Jim Ablett link
- removed dead Anaconda link
- improved/corrected many other links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Online Databases / Game Collections List
- removed dead databases: ChessOpeningsDatabase & Wildchess.org
- improved/corrected many other links
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
- updated Jim Ablett link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_list

Play Chess Online List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added CoffeeHouse 2011
- improved Lantern Chess link
- removed references to dead programs: chessed and Fuschserver
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:play_chess_online_list

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Sachmatija
- added Ural Problemist
- added Vaclav Kotesovec´s website
- added Wilhelm
- removed dead program: Caissa.net, Czech website about many chess composers and programmers, Manolis Stratakis´ website
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_chess_problems

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed dead program: Void Schach 960
- updated Jim Ablett link
- improved/corrected many other links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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 0.8.11
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/

FOG 0.32
If you need to maintain several Windows computers with identical configuration & software
(for a school, library, business, etc.), this is the best tool to do it
http://www.fogproject.org/

Foxit Reader 5.0.2
free pdf viewer; faster render than Adobe, less bloat; recommended
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

FreeFileSync 3.19
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

Freemake Video Converter 2.3.2
convert 200+ video formats; cut/join/scale video; rip & burn DVDs; burn Blu-rays, upload to YouTube; more
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/

GParted Live 0.9.0-6
open source Gnome Partition Editor - resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)

Groovy 1.8.1 & Groovy 1.9 Beta 1
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it appears to be a superset of the Java language
- version 1.9 is a *beta* release
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)

LibreOffice 3.4.2 RC 2
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)
http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/ (download)

Lunascape 6.5.3 for Windows
free browser with all 3 major rendering engines: IE(Trident)+Firefox(Gecko)+Chrome/Safari(Webkit)
developers can preview web pages side-by-side using the 3 different rendering engines
http://www.lunascape.tv/

Notepad++ 5.9.3
open source programmer's editor. Recommended!
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

RingoJS 0.8
JavaScript runtime written in Java, based on Mozilla Rhino
http://ringojs.org/

Scala IDE 2.0.0 Beta 9 with Scala 2.9.0.1/2.82 for Eclipse 3.6/3.7
Eclipse plugin supporting the Scala programming language
Scala is a powerful OO,imperative/functional jvm language for professional programmers w/Actors for concurrency
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.scala-ide.org/
http://www.scala-ide.org/2011/07/scala-ide-beta-8-available/ (announcement)

System Explorer 3.0.4
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/

TightVNC Java Viewer v2
cross-platform open source remote control software package;
you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard
http://www.tightvnc.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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