Download problems with Box: Boxed Bugs for Bucks?

Yes indeed, i've just seen the same download problem on my on PC. Cliclking on the Download button does nothing at all!

Some web topics say it's because of bandwidth limit exceeded, some others are not even seriously answered by the help desk.

Finally i've tried below alternative method with success in Chrome Browser:

1) Copy the link

2) Open an new incognito tab (A regular tab may not work!)

3) Paste the link

4) Manually change "app.box.com...." address to "m.app.box.com...."

The trick is to simulate a mobile browser. As some blog visitors had reported they've got the same problem on PC but not on their smartphones, there should be something related to the O/S. Why it works on Android and not on Windows remains a mystery. I'm boxed...

Android UCI engine update: Chiron 3

Although it shows up as an update to the engine, i've noticed the version number remains the same. The what's new notice is also the same as the previous update.

WHAT'S NEW
* Improved parallel search
* Fixed a bug that could make Chiron stall

Download Chiron for Android on GOOGLE PLAY.

Chess Free AI 2.52

I doubt that the second item might be the main reason of the update. Thus i'd rather read it like: "Ad delivery improvements".

WHAT'S NEW
* Further minor fix to new book
* Ad stability improvements

Download latest Chess Free AI version on GOOGLE PLAY.

Houdini 5 for Android on the horizon according to Robert Houdart

We really need to make him release H5 for Android before he vanishes again for another three years.

Frankly speaking, who knows how long the magician will be around after TCEC-9 Superfinal, in case H5 can't resist enough against Stockfish 8?

What's another month of wait?

The current standing at TCEC predicts that Stockfish is close to grab the crown back again according to the bad score of Houdini: +1 =18 -6 after 25 games out of 100 to play. The huge ELO boost over H4 couldn't yet recover the gap.

No matter what, i would be more than happy to host Houdini 5 Android in Rapidroid. If my appreciation for the unexpectedly successful comeback is not a strong reason, let me just say how tired i am of seeing the old Critter 1.6 arm5 (now even arm7 and not compatible with Lollipop) still at 3rd place behind Stockfish and Komodo. We need a magician in Android arena!

Follow TCEC-9 Superfinal live on Chessdom.com HERE.

Android UCI engine update: Komodo 10.2

The Komodo team finally released the Android port of Komodo 10.2 on GOOGLE PLAY. I'm surprised to see how delayed the porting has been this time following the Windows release.

No matter what, Android users must be happy to receive the most recent version, though there seems to be little to add in terms of ELO strength over Komodo 10. 

Android UCI engine update: Stockfish Matefinder 8 AP

Matefinder is another Stockfish fork maintained by Joseph Ellis. It's dedicated to solve puzzles. The latest version v8, like other forks Brainfish and CFish. I suppose that's because it's based on Stockfish 8.

GET Stockfish Matefinder 8 for all builds

Android UCI engine update: CFish 8 AP

Stockfish official code is written in C++. If you rewrite it using C, you simply get closer to the processor level for extra speed but you sacrifice portability of the code among systems and you face more difficulty in translating the existing. It's kind of a downgrade for a programmer but if it makes your engine run faster, why not?

C++ is much more ergonomic and modern by definition but chess programmers always prefer speed. So CFish is a good idea.

After the release of Stockfish 8, CFish followed the official branch and thanks to Aprijal, we have an Android port of CFish. I can speak about 20% more kNps on my MTK6752 processor compared to SF8. It's by far the fastest Stockfish i've ever had!

GET CFish 8 AP for all builds

Previous versions i forgot to share last month (oops!):
GET CFish 20161017.AP for 32-bit arm7 pie
GET CFish 20161017.AP for 64-bit arm8