Engine Updates

Deep Sjeng c't 2010 (UCI)
Commercial; smp, skill levels
- version comes on CD contained in c't magazine
- order edition 24/10: Ausgabe 24/10
- you cannot use credit card to pay, it must be a bank transfer
- price: 3,70 Euro; shipping Germany-free, Europe-1,50 Euro, other places-10,00 Euro
http://www.heise.de/kiosk/einzelhefte/ct.shtml (magazine link)

Redqueen 0.7.5 (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 475), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Naraku engine news:
"In this week I release a new version." (bugfixes)

Chess News

ChessMaude 1.15 (WB)
Winboard compatible Chess GUI; play against included 1600-1700 Elo native engine (Tyrell) or any WB eninge
http://home.comcast.net/~Normand_Blais/

ChessX 0.8 GUI (WB/UCI)
PGN database program for Windows, Mac & Linux w/ analysis only (not for playing)
- re-release of the files: previous 0.8 downloads contained the old 0.5 code
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/
http://chessx.sourceforge.net/

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- PGN program: "adjusted extraction boundaries in steady.exe"
- removed GM2600 PGN file
- removed superGM PGN file
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
2 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 627)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Frenzee homepage down for 91 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 45 days (403 error: forbidden)
Prophet site down for 15 days ("This domain name expired on 11/01/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion")
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 25 days (internal server error)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- removed Leo site as alternate Deuterium download site
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

Adobe Reader 9.4.1
free PDF viewer
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows

FireBird
popular open source, cross-platform SQL database that does not require an administrator
- new ODBC/JDBC 2.0 RC 2 drivers released
this is a *release candidate*
http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=files&id=odbc

Foxit Reader 4.3
free pdf viewer. Faster render than Adobe, less bloat. Recommended.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

Groovy++ 0.2.28
this is an extension to the standard Groovy jvm language; it supports better runtime efficiency
http://code.google.com/p/groovypptest/downloads/list

Miranda IM 0.9.11
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/

Python 3.2 alpha 4
popular open source scripting language
this is an *alpha* release
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)
http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.2/ (3.2 info)

Sysinternals Suite
free trouble-shooting utilities suite from Microsoft
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx

Meaning of Colors

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

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