Engine Updates

Alex 2.12 (WB/UCI)
Win32, Linux32
- in pondering mode, the program now waits for a Winboard command after ending the search before the opponent has responded
- EGBB is still disabled under Winboard
http://home.comcast.net/~Normand_Blais/

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
AliBaba 1.35wb JA (WB)
Win32, Linux32
- fixed castling rights bug
- a few small tweaks
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Gull 1.0a (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
- hanging bug fixed: this bug occured only in "ponder on" games without adjudication
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gullchess/

Redqueen 0.6 (UCI)
11 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 388), no new build
- 378: ""
- 379 - 380: initial import
- 381 - 382: clean up code
- 383: fixed bug at rmse calculation
- 384: trend added
- 385: changed testing data
- 386: trend refactor
- 387: print using csv format
- 388: trend refactor
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated EPD program: bmOpcode - scorrected centipawn evaluation and added input error detection
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Rybka 4
commercial
- new opening book
http://www.rybkachess.com

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Aristarch homepage down for 3 days
Frenzee homepage down for 39 days (permissions problem)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 23 days (misconfigured)
Simplex homepage down for 21 days
Smash homepage down today (no response in 60 seocnds)

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added FreeChess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Xenon Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Private Engine List
- added Fridolin
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_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

IzPack 5.0.0 beta 2
free Java cross-platform installer for packaging, distributing and deploying applications
- this is a *beta* release
http://izpack.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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