Update Information: March 27, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Francesca MAD 0.1.8 (WB)
Win32; hash fixed in size: 128MB(standard), or 1GB(lardy)
- silent update, version number unchanged
- corrected printout of version number
http://www.silentshark.co.uk/
Supra 1.1.7 (UCI)
Win32; separate Win32 build for Windows 7
- corrected some strategic errors
- Supra 1.1.7 win about 70% against Supra 1.1.5a
http://suprachesssystem.com/
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Bearded homepage down for 45 days
Brutus homepage down for 44 days
ChessMind homepage down for 2 days
Frenzee homepage down for 220 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Sorgenkind homepage down for 86 days
Typhoon homepage down for 12 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 85 days (no response in 60 seconds)
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
FileZilla Client 3.4.0
open source ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/
Git 1.7.4.2
free, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/ (homepage)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/RelNotes/1.7.4.2.txt (release notes)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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