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<title>Update Information: May 29, 2009</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Reply by Ron, Saturday, May 30, 2009, 02:02:</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:#f00;">New: Onno 1.0</span></strong><br />
new commercial UCI engine by Onno Garms<br />
&quot;Onno's  Elo rating  is between 2860 and 2900&quot;<br />
<a href="http://www.onnochess.com/index.html">http://www.onnochess.com/index.html</a></p>
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<title>Update Information: May 29, 2009</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Saturday, May 30, 2009, 00:20:</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:#090;">Update: Chronos 1.9.6</span></strong><br />
- Evaluation: Material evaluation cleanup.<br />
- Evaluation: Piece-evaluation cleanup and optimized (nps slightly increased).<br />
- Evaluation: Endgame evaluation improved, supporting several common endgames:<br />
-   Insufficient material draws: kk, knk, kkn, kbk, kkb, knnk, kknn (improved from version 1.9.5)<br />
-   Pawn endgames: kpk, kkp (also supported for non rook-pawns).<br />
-   Majors-drawish endgames: krkr, kqkq<br />
-   Bad-bishop endgames (A bishop for each side, opposing, and pawns semi balanced)<br />
- Evaluation: Fixed a minor bug in unstoppble passed pawns.<br />
- Evaluation: Pawn shelter slightly improved (infimus ELO gain!).<br />
- Whole code refacoring (some .cpp and .h files were completely excluded).<br />
- Command line parameters: Transposition, material and pawn hash tables sizes can be adjusted.<br />
<a href="http://sites.google.com/site/chronosce/">http://sites.google.com/site/chronosce/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Update: Exchess 5.02 beta JA</span></strong><br />
new Jim Ablett x64/win32 builds<br />
- EGTB support re-enabled. (was disabled by author in 5.01 beta)<br />
- EGTB usage in 64-bit fixed.<br />
- Re-compiled both x64 &amp; win32 exes.<br />
<a href="http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html">http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html</a> (Jim's page)<br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?gzgiy4djjof">http://www.mediafire.com/?gzgiy4djjof</a> (direct download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#666;">Info Only: Down chess websites</span></strong>  <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /><br />
BabyChess has no content for 1 day<br />
EveAnn down for 1 day<br />
Omar down for 1 day</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color:#f00;"><strong>Security Warning!</strong></span></span><br />
LittleThought website marked as a possible attack site by Google<br />
&quot;This web site has been reported as an attack site and has been blocked based on your security preferences.&quot;<br />
- Malicious software includes 86 scripting exploit(s).<br />
- 2 domain(s) appear to be functioning as intermediaries for distributing malware to visitors of this site<br />
- third parties can add malicious code to legitimate sites, which would cause us to show the warning message</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:#090;">Update: Chess Hero 1.1</span></strong><br />
produces test positions from PGN files<br />
- included Glaurung as the default chess engine.<br />
- new &quot;Reset Penalties&quot; command<br />
- side-to-move can now be a player name<br />
- support for non-ascii file paths<br />
- minor graphic tweaks<br />
<a href="http://innokuo.altervista.org/chesshero.html">http://innokuo.altervista.org/chesshero.html</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=wiki:dokuwiki#chess_diagram_example]FEN Diagram Example[/url]</strong><br />
fixed up FEN display on the main wiki site to make it just like here on the Forum</p>
<p><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list]Native Engine List[/url]</strong><br />
lots of new engines and links</p>
<p><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list]Variants Engine List[/url]</strong><br />
many, many new engines added</p>
<p><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list]GUI Protocol List[/url]</strong><br />
Peshk@ training software link added to Aquarium GUI comments</p>
<p><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list]Engine GUI List[/url]</strong><br />
Peshk@ training software link added to Aquarium GUI comments</p>
<p><strong>[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:myrddin:chesswarxiv]Myrddin Annotated Games[/url]</strong><br />
John Merlino is improving this page with chess diagrams and better descriptions</p>
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