Engine Updates

Robbolito 0.10 (UCI)
C source; mp; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android; own tablebases; this is an 'official' IPPOLIT fork directly derived from IPPOLIT and added tablebase support and mp
- SMP (up to 8 cores) added
- significant changes to evaluation
- significant changes to search
- benchmark utility improved...now uses 32 positions for test:
--- start, 10 opening, 10 middlegame, 10 endgame, KP endgame
- split depth benchmark utility added: type 'sd_benchmark' at console
- prompt... this tests split depth (0-24) speed (and takes significant time to complete)
- both benchmark results are now written to disk for future reference
- bitwise code and speed optimizations
http://www.chesslogik.com/robbolito.htm

Chess News

Chess for Android 3.1.2 (WB/UCI)
Aart Bik's free gui + chess engine for the Android phone
- a quick bugfix for yesterday's release
"minor bug in defining the halfmove clock of a position, something that is relevant only for positions affected by the fifty move rule"
http://aartbik.blogspot.com/
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/android.html

Endgame EPD Collection 1.0
a new testsuite by Thomas Petzke (iCE/mACE engines)
- 3 EPD files containing won, lost or drawn positions as seen from side to move
http://www.fam-petzke.de/cp_download_en.shtml

Down/Problem Chess Websites

ArmageddonToo homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Asterisk homepage down for 76 days
Cheoss homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
ChessAlex homepage is down for 29 days
Chess0 homepage down for 3 days ("Server not found")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 205 days
Exacto homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Kvetka homepage down today (SOPA/PIPA protest)

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- DreamChess: added a link; revised comment
- Scid: revised link; revised comment
- Kvetka: added another link
- Chess Informant Expert, H.O.R.S.T, PyChess, Raptor: revised comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Raptor: added to list
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_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

Amaya 11.4.4
open source cross-platform remote web editor supporting HTML, CSS, XML, etc.
http://www.w3.org/Amaya/

HWINFO32/HWINFO64 3.92-1500
free system hardware information tool for Windows, system health monitoring, and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download 32-bit)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download64.html (download 64-bit)

Meaning of Colors

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

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