Engine Updates

DoubleCheck 3.3 (UCI)
C source; Win64/Linux64
- eval: added candidate passed pawns
- tt: generation SF style: todo
- pack move_t into 16 bits: in progress
- board: pack move_t to 16 bits
- eval: knight and bishop outposts
- eval: improved passed pawn scoring
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/DoubleCheck.html (Leo page)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
neuroGrape 1.1 JA (UCI)
new modification of Grapefruit using back propagation neural network (machine learning) for evaluation
modification by Andrey Kotlarski
- see: https://github.com/m00natic/neuroChessTrainer
Win32/Linux32
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/neurogrape-11-ja.zip (direct link)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
neuroStock 2.01 JA (UCI)
new modification of Stockfish using back propagation neural network (machine learning) for evaluation
modification by Andrey Kotlarski
Win32/64,Linux32/64
- see: https://github.com/m00natic/neuroChessTrainer
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/neurostock-201-ja.zip (direct link)

Rodent 0.14 (UCI)
C source; Win32; based on Sungorus code
- retracted some harmful search and eval changes
- pawn phalanx bonus
- opening book support (see readme file for details)
http://www.koziol.home.pl/rodent.htm

Tony Mokonen Win builds
SecondChess ??? TM (WB)
C source; Win32; buggy, plays illegal moves
- don't blame Tony for the illegal moves! they are the fault of the engine author
- engine has no version number
http://www3.telus.net/tmokonen/SecondChess.rar (direct link)

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Dann Corbit homepage down for 297 days

Wiki Changes
Nothing new today

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 0.8.48
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/

Maxthon 3.3.7.2000
free IE-based web browser with many extra features and plugins
http://www.maxthon.com/

Orwell Dev-C++ 5.2.0.0
excellent cross-platform open source C/C++ IDE
- a new 64-bit version of the IDE is now available
- fully supports 64bit Windows MinGW compilers
http://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/

Wise Registry Cleaner 7.15
free registry cleaner; cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html

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

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