new/updated engines: 2009/01/07

[Ron Murawski]

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new/updated engines: 2009/01/07

AliBaba 1.6wb JA
bugfix, Winboard enhancement
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

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new/updated engines: 2009/01/06

AliBaba 1.5wb JA
bugfixes, Winboard enhancements
There was a 1.4wb JA version briefly
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Ifrit_b3_3
http://andchess2006.narod.ru/
'b' version updated, 'C' version unchanged

POS 1.2
http://www.vanheusden.com/pos/
"performance optimalisations, new algorithm, fixed pgn output, repeating moves
detection improved"
this engine was updated 2008/12/29, but I missed it!
WB/UCI by Folkert van Heusden; written in Java

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Polyglot-1.4w10UCIb13
http://alpha.uhasselt.be/Research/Algebra/Toga/
"perft mode exposed"
Enables using Polyglot opening books under UCI GUIs. This is a Michel Van den
Bergh modification of Fonzy Bluemers modification of Fabien Letouzey's Polyglot.
This is the same as the Winboard Gold "Polyglot 1.5"
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/WinBoard/polyglot.exe

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Old Chess Alex site is gone. Does anyone know if a new site will appear?

[H.G.Muller]

I might have messed this up, because I see now that Michel has produced two new versions on the same evening, and the one I compiled to include with the Gold Pack might actually be b12.

I guess we will have to make a policy for this: will the Gold Pack always be updated with the latest version of each of its components, or will we keep it stable until a new WinBoard is released. Obviously we do not want to distribute buggy versions, so I had to replace my compile of the Polyglot b8 (and CPW, but not many people probably care about that).