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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Friday, September 25, 2009, 02:24:</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:#777;">Chesley the Chess Engine r288 (WB)</span></strong><br />
no build for this version yet<br />
latest builds: r287 JA(Win32/64), 1.1(Mac)<br />
- Fix bug where En Passant square was not cleared properly when making a NULL move<br />
- Provide faster move application for captures where the hash key does not have to be maintained. For use in SEE.<br />
- Fix capitalization of 'Coord'<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Cyclone xTreme StormPack (UCI)</span></strong><br />
yet another release: 4 builds with all combos of razoring/history turned on/off<br />
<a href="http://www.cyclonechess.com/cyclone.htm">http://www.cyclonechess.com/cyclone.htm</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Tarrasch Toy Engine 0.906 (UCI)</span></strong><br />
- better time management<br />
- some other improvements<br />
<a href="http://www.triplehappy.com/">http://www.triplehappy.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.triplehappy.com/downloads/tarrasch-v0.906-Engine-exe-only.zip">http://www.triplehappy.com/downloads/tarrasch-v0.906-Engine-exe-only.zip</a> (direct download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#777;">Michel Van den Bergh Win build</span></strong><br />
- <strong><span style="color:#090;">GnuChess 5.07.3b (WB)</span></strong> for Win32<br />
Michel Van den Bergh's bugfixed GnuChess<br />
<a href="http://alpha.uhasselt.be/Research/Algebra/Toga/gnuchess-5.07.3b-npth.exe">http://alpha.uhasselt.be/Research/Algebra/Toga/gnuchess-5.07.3b-npth.exe</a> (direct download)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#777;">Jim Ablett Win builds</span></strong><br />
- <strong><span style="color:#090;">Chesley r287  JA (WB)</span></strong> for Win32/64<br />
<a href="http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html">http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html</a></p>
<p>NOTE: HIARCS 12.1 for PocketPC achieves highest ever official chess rating for a PDA<br />
of 2749 Elo on SSDF rating list</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#777;">Down chess websites</span></strong>  <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /><br />
<span style="color:#555;">Averno site down for 60 days</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Myrddin</span></strong><br />
- clearer explanations<br />
- new testsuite results<br />
- complete changelog for old 0.82 release<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:myrddin:index">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:myrddin:index</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications</strong></span> (recent releases of free stuff)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">CDBurnerXP 4.2.6.1637 Beta</span></strong><br />
excellent open source CD / DVD / Blu-ray buring software, this is a *beta* release!<br />
requires .NET framework and Media Format 9.0 Update<br />
<a href="http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download">http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://forum.cdburnerxp.se/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=7841">http://forum.cdburnerxp.se/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=7841</a> (beta info)<br />
<a href="http://download.cdburnerxp.se/cdbxp_setup_4.2.6.1637.exe">http://download.cdburnerxp.se/cdbxp_setup_4.2.6.1637.exe</a> (direct download)<br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=79BC3B77-E02C-4AD3-AACF-A7633F706BA5&amp;displaylang=en">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=79BC3B77-E02C-4AD3-AACF-A7633F706BA5&amp;displaylang=en</a> (.NET)<br />
<a href="http://hem.bredband.net/download3/wmfdist.exe">http://hem.bredband.net/download3/wmfdist.exe</a> (Media Format 9.0)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Thunderbird 3.0 Beta 4</span></strong><br />
excellent open source email program; this is a *beta* release!<br />
<a href="http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/">http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/</a> (homepage)<br />
<a href="http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/3.0b4-candidates/build5/win32/en-US/Thunderbird%20Setup%203.0%20Beta%204.exe">http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/nightly/3.0b4-candidates/build5/win32/en-US/Thunderbird%20Setup%203.0%20Be...</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Vista Codec Package 5.4.3</span></strong><br />
free codecs (audio/video drivers) for all versions of Windows, not just Vista<br />
this package by default removes other system codecs before installing<br />
<a href="http://shark007.net/vistacodecpackage.html">http://shark007.net/vistacodecpackage.html</a></p>
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