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<title>Update Information: August 26, 2012</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Monday, August 27, 2012, 01:21:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Deep Hiarcs 14 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Commercial; FRC; Win32, Mac; mp<br />
<a href="http://www.hiarcs.com/pc_chess_hiarcs.htm">http://www.hiarcs.com/pc_chess_hiarcs.htm</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Weak 0.0.dev</span></strong><br />
new engine by Lorenzo Stoakes<br />
C source; Stockfish derivative<br />
- this is a command-line chess engine -- not WB or UCI<br />
- source code only engine<br />
<a href="http://codegrunt.co.uk/">http://codegrunt.co.uk/</a> (blog)<br />
<a href="https://github.com/lorenzo-stoakes/weak">https://github.com/lorenzo-stoakes/weak</a> (code repo)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Hiarcs Chess Explorer GUI (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Win, Mac; GUI + Hiarcs 14 engine + opening database; with openings explorer, analysis, chess server, or play vs computer with optional Elo strength adjustment<br />
<a href="http://hiarcs.com/chess-explorer.htm">http://hiarcs.com/chess-explorer.htm</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Lantern Chess 4.94 (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
Chess GUI by Mike Adams supporting WB &amp; UCI for ICC online play/chat for Linux, Windows and Mac<br />
<a href="http://www.lanternchess.com/">http://www.lanternchess.com/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.adammr.com/lanternhelp/lantern-help.html">http://www.adammr.com/lanternhelp/lantern-help.html</a> (help)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down/Problem Chess Websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p>Chiron homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)<br />
Dann Corbit homepage down for 427 days<br />
Pyotr homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)<br />
Tornado homepage down for 6 days (programmer has purposely removed his page)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span></p>
<p>Nothing new today</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications</strong></span> (recent releases of free stuff)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;">- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">AIMP 3.10.1074</span></strong><br />
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, and tag editor; Internet radio &amp; more<br />
<a href="http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&amp;lng=en">http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&amp;lng=en</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">KNOPPIX 7.0.4</span></strong><br />
Debian-based distro; GNOME, KDE, LXDE, Openbox desktop; #31 in popularity<br />
<a href="http://www.knoppix.org/">http://www.knoppix.org/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
<p>Engine List: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list</a><br />
Chess News: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.<br />
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org</span></strong></p>
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