Engine Updates

BagaturChess 1.1.1 (UCI)
Java source; Win32/64; mp
- added EXE files for 32 and 64 bits Windows platforms. Now the usage is easy and the engine could be used in different UIs (then Arena) like Fritz and Polyglot.
- default memory decreased from 256MB to 128MB. Could be set in the corresponding *.ini files to *exe files (or bat files if you don't use *.exe starters)
- more efficient cache usage - Transposition Table 40% of the free memory, Eval Cache - 40% of the free memory, Pawns Eval Cache - 20 % of the free memory.
- directory structure of the distribution (zip file) is changed again.
- fixed 'slow search' problem. It appears sometimes with given combination of hardware/windows/java and is related with the limited speed of I/O operations with the file system and process streams.
- UCI: uci options for evaluation function are implemented. Now the weights could be set from GUI. The following evaluation's components are included: King Safety, Mobility, Safe Mobility, Cental Space, Piece-Square, Pawns Structure, Passed Pawns.
- UCI: Send search information more often to UCI GUI (not only with the best line / principal variation)
- UCI: Go search with count of 'nodes' implemented
- UCI: Move immediately if mate is found in 3 sequential search depths
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bagaturchess/

Komodo 3.0 (UCI)
Linux32/64, Mac
- new Mac universal build (both 32 & 64 bits)
- no Windows builds yet
http://komodochess.com/

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.229 (WB/UCI)
chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
http://www.chessgui.com/
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bubble homepage down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 52 days (broken computer!)
Matacz homepage down for 19 days (a 110mb.com site)
Smash homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Smaug homepage down for 23 days
Superchessengine homepage down for 66 days (Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer & Smash)
Typhoon homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Dann Corbit link (site has been dead for almost 2 months)
- modified Bobcat homepage link from main page to download section
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed all Dann Corbit links (site has been dead for almost 2 months)
- added Nimzobases
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess for Android
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Dann Corbit link (site has been dead for almost 2 months)
- minor comment revision
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Online Databases / Game Collections List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Dann Corbit link (site has been dead for almost 2 months)
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:online_databases_game_collections_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Dann Corbit link (site has been dead for almost 2 months)
- added now link for Bonanza (shogi engine)
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

Adblock Plus for Chrome 1.1.4
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

LibreOffice 3.3.4
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- this is an update to an older version
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)
http://www.libreoffice.org/download (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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