Engine Updates

Ifrit j3.5 (UCI)
C++ source (Russian language comments); Win32
- added futility pruning
- added razoring
- touched up evaluation
- it seems there is an Elo increase; but is 100 points is difficult to say; too rough game
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandchess2006.narod.ru%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en

Redqueen 0.5 (UCI)
6 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 320), no new build
- 315: adjusting parameters in LMR
- 316: removed evalPieces from quickEval; changed hashTable to 32 bits key; implemented LazyEval in Evaluator::evaluate
- 317: changed search parameters: lmr thresholds, iid thresholds
- 318: changed mersenne seeds, hashtable data structure
- 319: changed mersenne seeds, hashtable data structure
- 320: changed search parameters: lmr thresholds, iid thresholds
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex homepage down for 93 days
Amundsen homepage down for 98 days (Permissions problem)
Bearded homepage down for 14 days
Feuerstein homepage down for 33 days (probably dead)

Note: Tony Mokonen has found the new homepage of CuckooChess. It is no longer
considered down. I was looking at the wrong web page!

Wiki Changes

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Bayes Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Critter
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list

Chess Engine List
- fixed link for CuckooChess
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

Nothing new today!

Meaning of Colors

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

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