Engine Updates

BSC 3.9 (WB)
Win32, Linux32/64 & Solaris64
- fix bugs in interface and protocol WinBoard
- butterfly uses history for MRL
- internal iterative deepening
- adaptive nullmove reduce 3 or 2
- only extension on recapture and check, 7th pawn, promote
- fix somes eval bugs and tuning gains
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fb0n0...

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Jazz r444 JA (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32, Mac32/64, Linux32/64
- new Linux32/64 compiles by Jim Ablett, version number unchanged
http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-index.html

Chess News

ChestUCI-DB
database of mate problems
- updated: now more than 6440 mate problems
http://fhub.110mb.com/

Gaviota tablebases, probing code 0.4
Miguel Ballicora's open source probing code for engine programmers (in C language)
- bug fix: in certain situation, en passant squares were not detected properly; that was when the position needed to be switched (black <--> white) before probing the table bases; this bug was reported by John Merlino; thanks!
- warnings by 64-bit compilers have been silenced
http://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/download (download page)
http://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/Home/releases/untitledpost-1 (info)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bearded homepage down for 29 days
Brutus homepage down for 28 days
ChessMind homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Fianchetto homepage down for 59 days
Frenzee homepage down for 204 days (webpage down until new engine release)
Genesis homepage down for 57 days
Sorgenkind homepage down for 70 days
Usurper homepage down for 69 days

Wiki Changes
Nothing new today

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

Adblock Plus for Chrome 1.1.1 beta
free, open source Chrome plugin that blocks most web advertisements
- this is a *beta* release
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb

Calibre 0.7.49
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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