Engine Updates

JaksaH 1.02 (WB)
Win32/64
new Win64 build
- using Visual Studio C++ 2010 compiler now
- improved strength for 200+ ELO points by fixing a couple of issues that made JaksaH giving away pieces in a random fashion or occasionally playing extremely weak moves. This should not happen anymore!
- few other relatively minor enhancements in alpha-beta algorithm, quiescence search and evaluation function
http://sites.google.com/site/jaksahchess/

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
3 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 261), no new build
- 259: tests
- 260: minor fixes
- 261: minor fixes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

Gaviota: 2400 opening book positions
- in pgn format
- about 10 moves deep
http://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/download

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 592)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 53 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 58 days
Brama homepage down for 87 days
Dika homepage down for 88 days
Flux homepage down for 26 days
Mizar homepage down for 21 days (no download page)
Nesik homepage down for 62 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (49 days)
Wilhelm homepage down for 37 days
BikJump homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- moved JasaH out of the Retreated Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_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

NetBeans IDE 6.9
open source cross-platform IDE for many programming languages. Recommended!
(Java, C/C++, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, JavaFX, JavaScript, Ajax, Scala, Groovy, etc.)
supports normal syntax highlighting, code completion, namespace completion, etc.
all languages have debuggers, profilers and unit testing plus support for collaborative programming
http://netbeans.org/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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