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<title>Update Information: August 20, 2009</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Friday, August 21, 2009, 00:54:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Security Warning: WildCat site</span></strong></span><br />
Firefox message: &quot;This web site at igorkorshunov.narod.ru has been reported<br />
as an attack site and has been blocked based on your security preferences.&quot;</p>
<p>What happened when Google visited this site?</p>
<p>&quot;Of the 5 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 4 page(s)<br />
resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user<br />
consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2009-07-31, and the<br />
last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2009-07-31.&quot;</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: Plisk 0.1.2 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
builds for Win32/x64 &amp; Linux<br />
- fixed a bug when selecting a move from OpeningBook could cause it to select an invalid move<br />
- when only 1 legal move, do not search (if in root), just return it<br />
- lower the weak rank penalty<br />
- bonus for minor pieces attacking isolani pawns<br />
- fixed receiving multiple moves in force mode under xboard protocol<br />
- have a move prepareSort function that is for QS only<br />
- reworked piece mobility<br />
- tweaks to timing code<br />
- penalty for trapped rook by the king who moved<br />
- bonus if the passed pawn is not isolani<br />
<a href="http://sites.google.com/site/pliskchess/">http://sites.google.com/site/pliskchess/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Update: Protector 1.2.7 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
another 3 revisions to the source code today (rev. 28-&gt;30)<br />
no version update, but new builds for Win32/x64 &amp; Linux32/64<br />
- added 'TARGET_X86' target for building<br />
- reduced size of hard-coded hash table from 4MB to 256KB<br />
- created new builds in bin source<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/</a><br />
latest builds are here (updated often):<br />
<a href="http://protector.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/protector/bin/">http://protector.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/protector/bin/</a> (bin source file)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Update: Jim Ablett Win builds</span></strong><br />
- <strong><span style="color:#090;">Old egbb files</span></strong> now available<br />
--- Latest EGBBs + 3.3 dlls don't work for me with 32 bit engines. <br />
--- All 32 bit engines I have compiled (not just Scorpio) which can use egbbs, crash when accessing them. <br />
--- 64-bit engines do not have this problem<br />
- <strong><span style="color:#090;">Rocinante 1.01 JA (UCI)</span></strong> for Win32/x64)<br />
--- A new UCI engine based on the  interesting &amp; rarely used algorithm PB* .B* probability based search<br />
- <strong><span style="color:#090;">Joanna 2002 1.04 JA (WB)</span></strong> for Win32<br />
- &quot;Enhancements &amp; bugfixes by Zyzol. Zyzol runs the Polish LPPS Tournament/Site&quot;<br />
--- Support for wb &quot;setboard&quot; command and change support wb &quot;go&quot;command<br />
--- Information to winboard changed. Now additional information can be sent from winboard to pgn file<br />
--- Because engine cannot properly guess 3 fold repetitions, rule added, if score &gt;= 150 and <br />
engine time &gt;= 2/3 opponent time, engine will not guess three fold repetitions and 50 move rules<br />
--- A return to Author's time management idea to sometimes add 1 ply to search depth. This boosts engine power and improves gameplay.<br />
--- Bugfix for pawn promotion. Send move g2g1Q to Winboard instead of g2g1H.<br />
- <strong><span style="color:#090;">Sloppy 0.2.2 JA (WB)</span></strong> for Win32/x64<br />
--- New Intel 32-bit compile included with working egbb support.<br />
--- Use only old version egbbs &amp; v3.0 dll<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: Slibo (engine + GUI)</span></strong><br />
another commit to the source code (commits = 136)<br />
- Added play level dialog<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/slibo">http://sourceforge.net/projects/slibo</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#666;">Info Only: Down chess websites</span></strong>  <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /><br />
<span style="color:#666;">Averno site down for 25 days<br />
Pierre site down for 58 days<br />
WJChess site down for 2 days for site maintenance work</span></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: BremboCE on-line Java chess engine</span></strong><br />
no, the update is not visible<br />
<a href="http://bremboce.cisana.com/">http://bremboce.cisana.com/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notification</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Update: Task Coach</span></strong><br />
- nice open source todo manager<br />
<a href="http://www.taskcoach.org/">http://www.taskcoach.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/taskcoach/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/taskcoach/</a></p>
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