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<title>Update Information: May 3, 2009</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Sunday, May 03, 2009, 23:51:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list]Engine Updates[/url]</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#666;">Info Only: Chenard</span></strong><br />
new Jim Ablett build<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:#666;">Info Only: Frittle</span></strong><br />
new Jim Ablett build<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;">Update: Glass 1.2</span></strong><br />
also new opening book manager<br />
-the engine finally comes with multiPV support.<br />
-on some platforms it should be noticeably faster due to a change of some numeric types.<br />
-Glass interpolates between midgame and endgame pcsq tables now<br />
-finally, an awful king safety bug has been fixed, making Glass much more aggressive, if slightly erratic.<br />
<a href="http://www.marittima.pl/glass">http://www.marittima.pl/glass</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Update: Numpty 0.3pr</span></strong><br />
Almost a total rewrite from the previous version:<br />
Features:<br />
- Improved winboard 2 support (including setboard, force and go)<br />
- time management (including depth, x + y and x in y controls)<br />
- recognition of under-promotion<br />
- perft function<br />
Strength (probably about +300 elo)<br />
- standard alpha-beta search with iterative deepening<br />
- game phase specific individual piece square tables<br />
- specific endgame knowledge (including passed pawn handling and common mates)<br />
- evaluation criteria to handle doubled pawns and trapped pieces<br />
- enlarged integrated opening book (still hand developed/tuned) <br />
<a href="http://uk.geocities.com/bloodhound66@btinternet.com/index.htm">http://uk.geocities.com/bloodhound66@btinternet.com/index.htm</a> (website)<br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?n2ejvnmda3t">http://www.mediafire.com/?n2ejvnmda3t</a> (direct download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#666;">Info Only: RedQueen</span></strong><br />
another commit to the source code (commits= 64)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess">http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Update: Stockfish 1.3.1 &amp; 1.3.1JA</span></strong><br />
new patch for compatibility with Glaurung 2 books<br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?syclraegm3b">http://www.mediafire.com/?syclraegm3b</a> (source code only)<br />
<a href="http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html">http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html</a> (Jim Ablett build)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#666;">Info Only: Down engine websites</span></strong>  <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /><br />
ColChess down for 4 days (webpage removed)<br />
Natwarlal down for 15 days (webpage removed)<br />
Yoda down for 7 days (download file removed)</p>
<p>Vickie website back up</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list]Chess News[/url]</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#666;">Info Only: SCID</span></strong><br />
another commit to the source code (commits = 426)<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid">http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/]Wiki Changes[/url]</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list]Mobile Chess List[/url]</strong><br />
added tChess (versions Lite and  Pro) for iPhones / iPods touch</p>
<p><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list]Private Engine List[/url]</strong><br />
added link for Stobor</p>
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