[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list]Engine Updates[/url]

Update: Chesley the Chess Engine 209
no build for this version yet
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/

Update: Gray Matter 1560
- more robust hash table index calculator. Fixed a bug which essentially disabled the hash table.
- updating revision # for windows
- added a few things, disabled hash table probing (still a bug in there somewhere)
"When [the hash table is] enabled, lots of strange things happen, and there
are several bugs to work out. Engine is much stronger if the hash table is
disabled alltogether."
most recent exe files: 1557 (x64) and 1553 (Win32)
http://code.google.com/p/gray-matter/

Info Only: OBender
there is a new Linux build available for download, engine was not updated
http://evgeniy-korniloff.narod.ru/download.html

Info Only: Slibo
another 3 commits to the source code (commits = 108)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/slibo

Update: Tornado 3.11
- main work was on a new Kingsafety attack code
- dynamic lazy eval cutoff between opening and endgame
- LMR minor changes
- ponder move changed
- killer move changes
- sort of moves changed
- aspiration search changes
- minor bug fixes
http://www.tornadochess.de/

Update: Kenny Dail builds for Mac
- EXchess 5.01 beta
- Chesley 208
- Sloppy 0.2.2
- Xpdnt 090704
http://www.sillygreenmonkey.com/chess/

Info Only: Down chess websites
Nesik site down for 19 days
Pierre site down for 21 days

Ayito site down for 16 days, homepage is now removed from the Chess Engine List

[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list]Chess News[/url]

New: Square Vacancy Testsuite
STS (Strategic Test Suite), Part 4
- Occupying the vacant square near the opponent's territory to create more pressure in surrounding areas
- Taking complete control of the vacant square to gain more space over the board
- Queen is the piece that creates more pressure if it's placed on a vacant square in opponent's camp
http://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/square-vacancy/

Update: Norm Pollock 40H PGN Utilities
files updated: 2007-09.pgn, GM2600.pgn
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

[url=http://computer-chess.org/]Wiki Changes[/url]

[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_tutorials_list]Chess Tutorials List[/url]
a new list by Norbert Raimund Leisner!
added 50 Chess Games for Beginners, BlindChess for DOS, Chess Eye, Chessimo,
Chess Mentor, Chess Puzzle Games, Fritz und Fertig, KataChess, and Think Like
A King Creator

[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list]GUI Protocol List[/url]
added another link for Chess Assistant

[url=http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list]Chess Engine List[/url]
added KnightDreamer, Knighmare, KnightX, La Dame Blanche, LadyGambit, Lambchop, and LaMoSca