Engine Updates

Cheese 1.3b (WB/UCI)
Win32/64, Linux32/64
- silent update, no version change
- new Linux builds, Windows builds rebuilt
http://cheesechess.free.fr/en/index.html

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Stockfish 2.2.2 JA (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac, Android
"64 bit windows compiles built with GCC instead of Intel - 5-6% speed increase.
Code changes are very little: it should be a bit faster & a bug is fixed where SF in some
(rare) positions erroneously moves immediately without thinking, as it should do. "
http://jimablett.net63.net/

Stockfish 2.2.2 JA (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac, Android
- JA files plus Mac build
http://www.stockfishchess.com/

Tornado 4.88 (UCI)
FRC; multi-pv; mp, Win32/64; limit strength
- SSE 4.2 support for the 64 bit version on newer hardwares, using the faster popcount64 function
- search and eval function improvements, and several bugfixes
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/

Note: Formerly retreated engine Sorgenkind is now available here at the CC-Wiki
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:sorgenkind:index

Chess News

UCI2WB 1.6
protocol adapter by HG Muller, available as source code only
- no more polling, but instant response to readyok/bestmove
- implements ping now
- does no longer truncate engine names that contain spaces
- the rather verbose reporting in the winboard.debug file is made subject to an option "UCI2WB debug output", which by default is off
http://hgm.nubati.net/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi (code repository)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Asterisk homepage down for 72 days
ChessAlex homepage is down for 25 days
Dann Corbit homepage down for 201 days

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Ron Murawski
- Eden: revised comment
- Nalta P312: revised comment
- Sorgenkind: removed from Retreated List
- Sorgenkind: added to main list (2008/06/27)
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Chesster: added another link in comment section
- ScalaChess: revised comment
- Anshul: put quotes around author's nickname
- Eden: added to Retreated List
- FZChess: put quotes around author's nickname
- Nalta P312: revised link, revised comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

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

ICGA Tournament Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- minor edit
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:icga_tournament_list

Lists Page
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Ordo: added to 'Playing Strength Calculation' section
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:index

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Goldbar: added to list
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Rick48: added to list
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Smirf: added another link
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

PC-BSD 9.0
easy-to-use version of Free BSD Linux with multi-desktop choices
package format: Push Button Installer (PBI) - PBI files do not have dependencies
- first time listed here
http://www.pcbsd.org/ (homepage)
http://blog.pcbsd.org/2012/01/pc-bsd-9-0-released/ (announcement)

Scala.NET 2012-01-14
Scala is a powerful OO, imperative/functional .NET/Mono language for professional programmers w/Actors for concurrency
- this project is in alpha stage, still with a lot of Java baggage
http://lamp.epfl.ch/~magarcia/ScalaNET/ (homepage)
https://github.com/magarciaEPFL/scaladotnet/downloads (download)

Shedskin 0.9.1
Python to C++ compiler; compiler included in package
"a typical speedup of 2-200 times over standard CPython"
- Windows build now available
- silent update, version number unchanged but all packages have fresh dates
http://code.google.com/p/shedskin/

Meaning of Colors

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

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NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
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