Engine Updates

Protector 1.3.5 (UCI)
2 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 361), no new build
- search change(s); added new batch testing files
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/

NOTE (Myrddin):
"A bug has been found in version 0.84 that appears to only affect local games
using the Winboard GUI and the Gaviota Tablebases. The bug causes Myrddin to
appear to claim a draw at the beginning of a game, which Winboard (correctly)
adjudicates as invalid and declares Myrddin's opponent as the winner. Many
thanks to Olivier DeVille for finding this. ... I will fix this version as
soon as I am certain of the extent of the problem. Many thanks for your
patience."

Chess News

Jon Dart 4500 opening positions
"I have made a somewhat more restrictive version of this - which does not count
quick draws (<25 moves) and requires White and Black both have at least 15% of
games that end in a win"
http://www.arasanchess.org/open2028.pgn (pgn)
http://cap.connx.com/EPD/dartopen2028.epd.bz2 (epd - Dann Corbit site)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

BBChess homepage down for 7 days
Frenzee homepage down for 34 days (permissions problem)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 18 days (misconfigured)
Simplex homepage down for 16 days
Aristarch homepage back up
Lokasoft homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Position Trainer
- added H.O.R.S.T.
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Chess Engine List
- added Wayback Machine link for Lightning chess engine
- added direct download link for latest version of Goyaz
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

FreeFileSync 3.11
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool. Recommended.
- a quick bugfix for yesterday's release
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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