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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Monday, July 05, 2010, 01:05:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Jim Ablett Win builds</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">CuckooChess 1.05 JA (UCI)</span></strong><br />
Win32<br />
- new Jet compile<br />
- built without own GUI code<br />
<a href="http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html">http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Dirty 6J-22 (WB)</span></strong><br />
Win32<br />
- new books: big.book &amp; default.book<br />
<a href="http://www.dirtychess.com/">http://www.dirtychess.com/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Eeyore 1.50 (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
Win32, Linux32<br />
- added UCI support<br />
- added Linux build<br />
<a href="http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/Eeyore.html">http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/Eeyore.html</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Protector 1.3.5 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 300), no new build<br />
- eval change(s)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/</a> (project site)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Redqueen 0.5 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 295), no new build<br />
- 295: improved king safety<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess">http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Stockfish 1.8 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64<br />
- new official opening book by Salvo Spitaleri<br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?tiajnwmbnj0">http://www.mediafire.com/?tiajnwmbnj0</a> (direct link)<br />
<a href="http://good.net/_nk4CmuHB2">http://good.net/_nk4CmuHB2</a> (alternate download link)<br />
<a href="http://www.multiupload.com/TNCQATE7EN">http://www.multiupload.com/TNCQATE7EN</a> (alternate download link)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">SCID</span></strong><br />
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI<br />
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 594)<br />
no build for this version<br />
- some new files released (FIDE player data &amp; photos)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid">http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down/Problem Chess Websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /><br />
AICE homepage down today<br />
Alex homepage down for 72 days (&quot;Temporarily Unavailable&quot;)<br />
Amundsen homepage down for 77 days (Permissions problem)<br />
Feuerstein homepage down for 12 days (probably dead)<br />
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (68 days)<br />
Sibyl homepage down today<br />
Simplex homepage down today</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Linux Engine List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- added Eeyore<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications</strong></span> (recent releases of free stuff)</p>
<p><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:<br />
- 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;">Python 2.7</span></strong><br />
popular open source scripting language<br />
<a href="http://www.python.org/">http://www.python.org/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/">http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/</a> (more info)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">RJ TextEd 6.51</span></strong><br />
free programmer's text editor; unicode, spell-checking, code-completion, remote editing, etc<br />
<a href="http://www.rj-texted.se/index.htm">http://www.rj-texted.se/index.htm</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://www.rj-texted.se/download.htm">http://www.rj-texted.se/download.htm</a> (download page)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Sandboxie 3.46</span></strong><br />
free utility (nagware) or nag-free shareware: run/install programs in a safe sandbox <br />
that cannot affect your Windows stability/security<br />
<a href="http://www.sandboxie.com/">http://www.sandboxie.com/</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>
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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>
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