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new/updated engines: 2008/11/30 & 2008/12/01


2008/12/01
Crafty 22.8
Another day, yet another Crafty version...
22.7 had the wrong GenerateChecks() function
Is anyone testing these releases?
Bob said this version adds 1 Elo
source: ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/source/
Peter Skinner build: http://www.webkikr.net/
Jim Ablett build: http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html


2008/11/30
Grapefruit 1.0 beta
based on TogaFruit -- mp: 1->16 cpus
uses Daniel Shawul's egbb files
C++ source
web site: http://grapefruitchess.sourceforge.net/
download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... _id=233054


2008/11/30
Rodin 1.17
http://rodin.chess.googlepages.com


2008/11/30
Chaturanga 2.4
http://www.geocities.com/mallox02/
Unrelated to original Chaturanga chess engine (1981-1982 ACM tournaments)


2008/11/29
Sinobyl 1.50
this is a name change only (from Latista 1.50)
(WB) Eric Oldre
http://www.oldre.com/chess/sinobyl/
Sinobyl uses Daniel Shawul's egbb files
This info was previously posted by Tony Mokonen. Thanks, Tony!



Additional information:
Computer-chess Wiki: Chess Engine List



Other computer-chess news


2008/11/30
Tom's Live Chess Server (TLCS) 1.72b
http://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/tlcv.html


not new, but new to me

Naum Chess Engine for Palm
http://www.geocities.com/naum_chess/palm/index.html

Fixation for on-line play (Mac only)
supports ICC, FICS, USCL, and ChessNet(limited support for ChessNet)
http://cknelsen.sasktelwebsite.net/fixa ... title.html

Chessic for on-line play (Mac only)
supports ICC
http://www.softedge.se/Softedge/Chessic.html



Additional information:
Computer-chess Wiki: Chess News List


private engine:
KMTChess by Paul Villanueva from Spain
Computer-chess Wiki: Private Engine List

Also, Buzz site has been down since 2008/11/27.
http://buzz.pradu.us/

Other Buzz site not working either:
http://www.buzzchess.com/

What's going on, Pradu?

Ron