Take a look at the excellent site of Alex Schmidt for information/news about all UCI engines!

Palestine Chess Programmers Prize: information.

Thomas McBurney's programs and some great chess utility's!

George Lyapko's WinBoard page with some great tools!

Chess programming Some usefull(?) links for chess programmers!
Config files for winboard by Federico Corigliano: WBconf-22 Last update: 04/03/2004.
Additional Config files by Roger Brown: Add Config Last update: 06/11/2004.
Winboard and UCI Engine News:
06/03/2005:

Updated: Natwarlal v0.11 (Also Linux and Source!) Download: Natwarlal

Updated: MSCP v1.6b(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!) Download: Jim Ablett

Updated: SlowChess Blitz WV (Bugfix! Also UCI!) Download: SlowChess

05/03/2005:

Updated: Ant 2005-K Download: Ant

Updated: Zeus v1.11 (Also new book!) Download: Zeus

03/03/2005:

Updated: Zappa v1.0 = Bugfix for egtb use! (Also UCI!) Download: Zappa

Updated: MSCP v1.6a(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: SlowChess Blitz WV (Bugfix! Also UCI!)

Updated: Tytan v5.13 Download: Tytan

02/03/2005:

Updated: Chess Rikus 1.4.64 (Also source!) Download: Chess Rikus

Updated: Knightx v1.91a (Also Linux!) Download: Knightx

01/03/2005:

Updated: Arion v1.2 (Also UCI!) Download: Arion

Updated: DanaSah v1.2 Download: DanaSah

28/02/2005:

Updated: SlowChess Blitz WV (Also UCI, Bitbases and source(2.96)!)

Updated: Booot v4.5 (Also UCI!) Download: Booot

Updated: J.S.BAM v0.46 (New: Pondermode!) Download: J.S.BAM

Updated: Natwarlal v0.10 (Also Linux and Source!)

Updated: Matacz CCT7 Download: Matacz

26/02/2005:

Updated: Arasan v8.4 (Also Linux and source!) Download: Arasan

Updated: Jose Database v1.3.5 (Windows, Linux und Mac OS X!) Download: Jose Database

Updated: Ufim v6.00 (Also UCI!) Download: Ufim

Updated: Amundsen v0.4 (Windows exe by Dann Corbit!) Download: Dann Corbit's ftp

Updated: MSCP v1.6(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

25/02/2005:

Updated: Zappa v1.0 = runs also at win98 now! (Also UCI!)

24/02/2005:

Updated: Amundsen v0.4 (Linux/XBoard/source only!) Download: Amundsen

Updated: Witz Alpha 15 release (Also source) Download: Witz

Updated: Zappa v1.0 =Should run at Athlon and P3 cpu's now!! (Also UCI!)

Updated: NanoSzachy v1.7 Download: NanoSzachy

23/02/2005:

Updated: AICE v0.90 New: Ponder, analyse and FRC mode!! (Also UCI and Linux!) Download: AICE

Updated: MSCP v1.5k(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: SOS 5.1 (UCI) Download: Arena

22/02/2005:

Updated: Zeus v1.10 (Also new book!)

Updated: Queen v3.02 (Also UCI!) Download: Queen

Updated: MSCP v1.5j(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: Zappa v1.0 (Also UCI!)

Updated: Popochin v1.0 (Bugfix!) Download: Popochin

New engine: AtlanChess v2.0 Download: AtlanChess

21/02/2005:

Updated: Tytan v5.12

Updated: SOS 5 (UCI)

20/02/2005:

Updated: MSCP v1.5i-r1(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!) Download: Jim Ablett

19/02/2005:

Updated: J.S.BAM v0.44

Updated: MSCP v1.5i(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: GES v1.35 (Also source!) Download: GES

Updated: Ajedrez Táctico v2.61 (Also own GUI) Download: Ajedrez Táctico

Updated: Amyan v1.59.5 (Also UCI!) Download: Amyan

18/02/2005:

New engine: Popochin v1.0

Updated: Queen v3.01 (Also UCI!)

17/02/2005:

Updated: Queen v3.00 (Also UCI!)

Updated: Crafty v19.19 Download:
Bryan Hofmann (32 and 64 bits exe's by Bryan Hofmann!)
Dann Corbit's ftp (Mofified and compiled by Dann Corbit)
Crafty pages (exe's by Peter Skinner)

Updated: Elf v1.21 Download: Elf

Updated: ChessAlex v1.3 beta 7 (UCI, also own GUI!) Download: ChessAlex Commercial!

16/02/2005:

Updated: Crafty v19.19 (source only!) Download: Crafty ftp

Updated: Elf Aiá'merán

Updated: Frenzee v200 (CCT7) Download: Frenzee

Updated: J.S.BAM v0.41

15/02/2005:

Updated: SlowChess 2.96 (Bugfix for 2.96, same version number! Also UCI, and source!)

Updated: Wing v1.3 (New: Pondermode, also: Move ordering, evaluation, hash probe/store is improved. Search extensions implemented.) Download: Wing

14/02/2005:

Updated: DanChess CCT7 (Finished at rank 3/5!! Great job Daniel!!) Download: DanChess

Updated: Terra v3.4 (Also UCI!) Download: Terra

Updated: MSCP v1.5h(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: Thor's Hammer v2.25 (Also source!) Download: Thor's Hammer

13/02/2005:

Updated: SlowChess 2.96 (Also UCI, and source!)

Updated: Zeus v1.09

Updated: Kiwi v0.5a (beta?) (Also Linux!(0.4d)) Download: Kiwi

12/02/2005:

Updated: Fruit v2.0 Update for Linux (faster) and Mac OS X G4 and G5 executables!! (UCI only, Windows (not updated), Linux, MAC OS X and Source!!) Download: Fruit

10/02/2005:

Updated: New openingbook for Eeyore! Download: Eeyore

09/02/2005:

Updated: Kiwi v0.4d (Also Linux!)

08/02/2005:

Updated: Zeus v1.08

Updated: Tytan v5.10

Updated: Glaurung v0.2.1 (Faster Windows executable available!! UCI only!) Download: Glaurung

07/02/2005:

Updated: Crafty v19.18 (64 bits exe's by Bryan Hofmann!)

Updated: DanaSah v1.1

Updated: Chispa v4.03 (Also UCI, FRC and Linux!) Download: Chispa

Updated: (Deep)Shredder 9 UCI now available from the Shredder Classic site! The UCI version will _not_ be part of Chessbase Shredder 9 version.

06/02/2005:

Updated: Naum v1.6 (At WinBoard the parameter "/xboard" is need now! Also UCI!) Download: Naum

Updated: Parrot 05.02.05 Download: Parrot

Updated: Witz Alpha 14 release (Also source)

Announce: CCT7, engine tourney for programmers at ICC, only 4 days left to register! All info can be found here: CCT7

News: Info pages for DanaSah, Neophyte, pikoSzachy and Simon added, logos are from Jim Ablett!

Updated: Glaurung v0.2.1 (Bufix for openingbook usage. UCI only! Also Mac OS X, Linux and Source!) Download: Glaurung

05/02/2005:

Updated: Glaurung v0.2.0 (New: Openingbook. UCI only! Also Mac OS X, Linux and Source!)

Updated: Tytan v5.08

03/02/2005:

Updated: PRO DEO v1.1 Download: Pro Deo

Updated: Tytan v5.07

02/02/2005:

Updated: Alfil v502 (Also UCI!) Download: Alfil

Updated: Tytan v5.05

Updated: Witz Alpha 13 release (Also source)

01/02/2005:

Updated: Petir v2.3a Download: Petir

31/01/2005:

Updated: Jonny v2.75 (Bugfix in pondermode!! Also Linux!) Download: Jonny

Updated: Petir v2.3

Updated: Witz Alpha 12 release (Also source)

Updated: Elf v.Alorra (Bugfixed version!)

Updated: Amateur 2.82 Download: Amateur

Updated: Mustang v2.92 (download file is fixed!!) Download: Mustang

30/01/2005:

Updated: Kiwi v0.4c (Also Linux!)

Updated: Elf v.Alorra (Former: The Sultan)

29/01/2005:

Updated: Mustang v2.92 (zip file seems damaged??)

Updated: PolyGlot v1.2 (Great UCI2WB adapter! for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) Download: PolyGlot

Updated: Petir v2.2

28/01/2005:

Updated: Tytan v5.01

Updated: DanaSah v1.0 (same version nr, new exe)

27/01/2005:

New engine: DanaSah v1.0

Updated: Jonny v2.75 (Also Linux!)

Updated: Glaurung v0.1.7 (UCI only! Also Mac OS X, Linux and Source! )

Updated: Tytan v5.0

26/01/2005:

Updated: Kiwi v0.4c (Only Linux!)

Updated: Glaurung v0.1.7 (UCI only! Only Mac OS X, Linux and Source sofar! )

New engine: Simon v1.0 Download: Dann Corbit's ftp

25/01/2005:

New engine: pikoSzachy v1.0 Download: pikoSzachy

24/01/2005:

Updated: AICE v0.88 (Also UCI and Linux (0.86)!) Download: AICE

Updated: Terra v3.3 (Also UCI!)

23/01/2005:

Updated: AICE v0.87 (Also UCI and Linux (0.86)!)

Updated: Adam v2.8a (UCI only! Bugfix for v2.8!) Download: Adam

22/01/2005:

Updated: Alfil v501 (Also UCI!)

Updated: Crafty v19.18 (Several fast exe's by Bryan Hofmann)

News: Keep an eye on your taskmanager when using Crafty 19.18, there is probably a memory leak inside the new EGTB(6 man) code!?

Updated: Zeus v1.07

New engine: Neophyte v0.1 (By W. Hoggarth) Download: Neophyte

Updated: Glaurung v0.1.6 (UCI only! Also Mac OS X and Source! )

Updated: Crafty v19.18 (modified/compiled by Dann Corbit)

21/01/2005:

Updated: Glaurung v0.1.6 (Only Mac OS X and Source! UCI only!)

Updated: Crafty 19.18 compiled by Jim Ablett (GCC 3.3 - mmx optimized) Download: Crafty 19.18

Updated: Tytan v4.98

20/01/2005:

Updated: Crafty v19.18 (source only! Only change is the new egtb.cpp code)

19/01/2005:

Updated: Gosu v0.6 (Also Linux! New: Opening book) Download: Gosu

Updated: FireFly v1.2.4 (Also UCI!) Download: FireFly

18/01/2005:

Updated: Adam v2.8 (UCI only!)

17/01/2005:

Updated: DanChess v1.08-1701 (Some bugs fixed!!)

Updated: Elostat v1.3 (Little bugfix, max nr of players 1500!), Thanks to Frank Schubert! Download: EloStat

Updated: Booot v4.4.1 (Also UCI!)

16/01/2005:

Updated: Gibbon 1.02 (UCI only!) Download: Gibbon

New: NetChess version 1.6 (Graphical User Interface (support WinBoard 1,2 and UCI 1,2 protocols)) Download: NetChess

Updated: Alex v1.63.03 (Also UCI!) Download: Alex

Updated: Kiwi v0.4b (Also Linux, Solaris!)

15/01/2005:

Updated: TLCV 2.01 (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) Download: TLCV

Updated: WBRGO 1.6 (Windows only!) and REGO 1.3 (all OS which support Java!) Download: FireFly, WBRGO and REGO

Announce: Chess960 Computer World Championship, Mainz 2005 Homepage: ChessTigers

14/01/2005:

Updated: Gandalf 6.0 (Free update, In CP GUI chose: "Help" >"Help on the web" >"Check for updates") Available from: LokaSoft.

12/01/2005:

Updated: Atlas v2.0 Download: Atlas

Updated: Witz Alpha 11 release (Also source)

10/01/2005:

Updated: Galis WBTM v1.0 (WB Tourney manager by Nikola Bacic) Download: Galis WBTM

Updated: Kiwi v0.4a (Also Linux, Solaris!)

Updated: Chispa v4.02 (Also UCI!)

Updated: Booot v4.4 (Also UCI!)

09/01/2005:

Updated: FireFly v1.2.3 (also UCI!)

08/01/2005:

Updated: Tytan v4.85

Updated: Pharaon v3.2 (Also UCI!) Download: Pharaon

06/01/2005:

Updated: GES v1.34 (Also source!)

Updated: FireFly v1.2.2 (also UCI!)

05/01/2005:

Updated: Zeus v1.05 (New: Pondering, mvnw)

04/01/2005:

Updated: Witz Alpha 10 release (Also source)

News: DanChess v1.08 (Another link, just if you still have problems to download) Download: DanChess

03/01/2005:

Updated: Witz Alpha 8 release (Also source) Download: Witz

Updated: Knightx v1.91 (Also Linux!)

02/01/2005:

Updated: DanChess v1.08 Download: DanChess

Updated: Wing v1.2 (New: Openingbook and some bugfixes!)

Updated: Eagle v0.5.1 (UCI only!) Download: Eagle

New engine: Latista v1.20 Download: Latista

01/01/2005:

Updated: Tytan v4.8

News: BlackBishop and Holmes available from WBEC Ridderkerk, Thanks to Andreas Herrmann!!

Updated: Marvin v1.3.0 (Also UCI and Linux!) Download: Marvin

Updated: AICE v0.861 (Also UCI and Linux!)

31/12/2004:

Updated: Tytan v4.79

Updated: Witz Alpha 6 + 7 release (Also source)

30/12/2004:

Updated: AICE v0.86 (Also UCI and Linux!)

New engine: The Sultan v0.2c (Now renamed to Elf!)

Updated: MSCP v1.5g(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: GreKo v3.0 (Also Linux & FreeBSD) Download: GreKo

New engine: Gibbon 1.01 (UCI only!)

Updated: Hokus Pokus v0.6.3 (Also Linux!) Download: Hokus Pokus

Updated: Witz Alpha 4 release

29/12/2004:

Updated: Tytan v4.76

New engine: Witz Alpha 2 release

27/12/2004:

Updated: Petir v2.1

26/12/2004:

Updated: GES v1.33

Updated: Fruit v2.0 Also an Mac OS X version included now!! (UCI only, Windows, Linux and Source!!)

25/12/2004:

Updated: Hokus Pokus v0.5.9 (Also Linux! New: egtbs and config.txt!! Code changed from C to C/C++)

Updated: Ufim v5.03 (Also UCI!)

24/12/2004:

Updated: Fruit v2.0 = replaced by an 15% faster executable! Still v2.0 but the new exe is named "Fruit20-fast.exe"! (UCI only, Windows, Linux and Source!!)

Updated: DanChess v1.07 SMP beta

Updated: LGpgnver v1.16 (tool to check game results!) Download: George Lyapko

Updated: GES v1.32

23/12/2004:

Updated: GreKo v2.85 (Also Linux & FreeBSD)

Updated: Eagle v0.4.6a (UCI only!)

22/12/2004:

Updated: Eagle v0.4.6 (UCI only! Some bugs fixed!)

Updated: Arena v1.1 (WB/UCI compitable chess interface!) Free available from Alex Schmidt's UCI site (Link on the (left)top of this page!)

21/12/2004:

Updated: FindDraw v2.3 Download: FindDraw
FindDraw ignores given game results and determines the following outcomes : - draw by lack of material, draw by 50 move rule, draw by 3-fold rep, draw by stalemate, mate (if no move played after the mate), developped at 800x600 screen resolution.

Updated: Surprise v4.2.1 Download: Surprise

Updated: AICE v0.85 (Also UCI and Linux!)

Updated: WBRGO 1.3 (Windows only!) and REGO 1.1 (all OS which support Java!)
WBRGO and REGO are Chess viewers to follow games live when TD's broadcast them with Tommy's server!

Updated: Delphil v0.9j Download: Delphil

20/12/2004:

Updated: Arion v1.1 (Also UCI!)

19/12/2004:

Updated: Zeus v1.04

Updated: Eagle v0.4.2 (UCI only! works also with PolyGlot now!)

18/12/2004:

Updated: NanoSzachy v1.6

Updated: Naum v1.5 (Also UCI!)

17/12/2004:

Updated: Tikov 0.6.3 (Bugfixed version by Jim Ablett!) Download: Jim Ablett

Updated: MSCP v1.5f(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: Delphil v0.9i

16/12/2004:

Updated: Tikov 0.6.2 (Bugfixed version by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: Chispa v4.01 (Also UCI!)

13/12/2004:

Updated: Hokus Pokus v0.5.6 (Also Linux! New: Analyse option!)

New engine: Arion v1.00 (By Gabriel Guillory, France. Also UCI!

Updated: Booot v4.3 (Also UCI!)

Updated: Chispa v4.01 (Also UCI!)

Updated: Arasan v8.3 (Also Linux and source!)

12/12/2004:

Updated: Knightx v1.90a (Also Linux!)

09/12/2004:

Updated: Jan Willem v1.13 (Bugfix!!, Also Linux!) Download: JanWillem

08/12/2004:

Updated: Delphil v0.9h

07/12/2004:

New engine: Brama 051204 by Biagio Rea (?), Italy. Download: Brama

New engine: Arics v0.95a by Vladimir Fadeev, Belarus. Download: Arics-SDChess

Updated: El Turco v0.93 (Also Linux!) Download: ElTurco

Updated: MSCP v1.5e(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: TRACE v1.33B Download: TRACE

Updated: Jan Willem v1.13 (Also Linux!)

New engine: Eagle v0.3 (UCI only!) by Frank Scharn, Germany.

Updated: Hokus Pokus v0.5.5 (Also Linux!)

Updated: Knightx v1.90 (Also Linux!)

06/12/2004:

Updated: El Turco v0.92 (Also Linux!)

Updated: Hokus Pokus v0.5.4 (New files now which dont ask for an dll!(Also Linux!!))

Updated: Jan Willem v1.12 (Also Linux!)

Updated: DarkFUSc v0.9 (UCI only and you need to have .NET Framework installed) Download: DarkFusc

05/12/2004:

Updated: Tytan v4.7

Updated: ChessAlex v1.3 beta 6 (UCI, also own GUI!) Commercial!

04/12/2004:

Updated: Ayito v0.2.54 (New: Own homepage!) Download: Ayito

Updated: Chispa v4.0 Pre-Release version 9 (Also UCI and FRC!)

03/12/2004:

Updated: SlowChess Blitz 0.4 (Also UCI, only some changes in the interface since v0?)

02/12/2004:

Updated: Zeus v1.03

Updated: El Turco v0.91 (Also Linux!)

01/12/2004:

Updated: Ant 2005-G

Updated: Eeyore v1.48

30/11/2004:

Updated: GreenLightChess v3.01.2.2 (Test version!) Download: GreenLightChess

Updated: MSCP v1.5d(Unofficial version based on v1.4 source code, by Jim Ablett!)

Updated: Adam v2.7 (UCI only!)

29/11/2004:

Updated: Movei v0.08.295 Download: Movei

Updated: Zappa v0.80 beta 2 (Also UCI!)

Updated: Glaurung v0.1.5 (UCI only, also Mac OS X, Linux and Source! Also source code!)

Updated: Kiwi v0.3c (Also Linux, Solaris!)

28/11/2004:

Updated: AICE v0.84 (Also UCI and Linux!)

27/11/2004:

Updated: El Turco v0.90-0 (Also Linux!)

News: An "Arena-compatible" version of Cilian 4.14 is now available at the homepage of Jim Ablett.

Updated: Arasan v8.2 (Also Linux and source!)

26/11/2004:

Updated: Pseudo v0.6h Download: Pseudo

News: Ross Boyd created an own home for TRACE!! Homepage: TRACE

Updated: GES v1.30

Updated: Jan Willem v1.11 (Also Linux!)

25/11/2004:

Updated: FireFly v1.2.0 (also UCI!)

Updated: El Turco v0.89-2 (Also Linux!)

Updated: Delphil v0.9g

24/11/2004:

Updated: AICE v0.83 (Also UCI and Linux!)

New engine: El Turco v0.89-1 (Also Linux!)

Updated: Hokus Pokus v0.4.9 (New: big opening book (intern)! Also Linux!!)

23/11/2004:

Updated: Jan Willem v1.10 (Also Linux!)

22/11/2004:

Updated: Tytan v4.6

Updated: Surprise v4.2

Updated: Hokus Pokus v0.4.8 (WB, FreeBSD, Solaris and Linux!!)

Updated: Delphil v0.9d

21/11/2004:

Updated: Gothmog v1.0 beta 12 (Only Mac OS X and Linux!) (WB/UCI/FRC) Download: Gothmog

Updated: Spike v0.8a (Also UCI!) Download: Spike

News: Homepage of Jim Ablett (unofficial MSCP 1.5, Java based engines as standalone executables and more...) Homepage: Jim Ablett

Updated: Zeus v1.02

New/Updated?: SlowChess Blitz (Also UCI)

Updated: Xadreco 5.6 Download: Xadreco (Also Linux and source!)

Updated: TRACE v1.33

20/11/2004:

Updated: Jose Database v1.3.4

Released: Gandalf 6.0 (WB/UCI and CP native!)) Available from: LokaSoft.

Updated: TLCV 1.91 (Tom's Live Chess Viewer)

Updated: Alfil v411.1 (Also UCI!)

19/11/2004:

Updated: Butcher v1.53 (Also Linux!) Download: Butcher

18/11/2004:

Updated: GES v1.29

Updated: Delphil v0.9c

Updated: Hokus Pokus v0.4.5 New: Move now supported! (WB, FreeBSD, Solaris and Linux!!)

Updated: Kiwi v0.3b (Also Linux, Solaris!)


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