Engine Updates

Fire 1.4 xTreme Beta (UCI)
C source; Win32/64; Ippolit derivative
- new release for older cpus: 32-bit no SSE2
- this is a *beta* release
http://users.telenet.be/chesslogik//fire.htm

Zeta Dva 0.1.7.1 (WB)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- for Win32 & Linux64 only
- "~ +2ply in search"
- more dynamic eval
- null move pruning
- late move reductions
- IID
- no Jim Ablett builds yet
https://github.com/smatovic/zeta_dva
https://github.com/smatovic/zeta_dva/tree/zeta_dva_0171/bin (binaries)
https://github.com/smatovic/zeta_dva/blob/912dab3683d857e2ef9089ed449623f5859f757b/bin/zeta_dva_0171_win32.exe?raw=true (Win32 exe)

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

BabyChess homepage down for 49 days (404: page not found)
Bestia homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Frenzee homepage down for 282 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Grizzly broken promise (move to new homepage) not done after 42 days
Loop homepage down for 30 days (serious clone accusation has ended Loop!)
MFChess homepage down for 36 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Bubble homepage back up

Wiki Changes

FACE Tournament
- Gerhard has updated the download page
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- fixed Knights link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added cross-link for 'Play Chess Online List'
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list

Play Chess Online List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added BlitzIn
- updated Chess Coach link
- updated link for Cyber Chess
- added Mobile Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:play_chess_online_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

7-Zip 9.22 Beta
open source WIN32/64 file archiver with very good compression; recommended
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.7-zip.org

Metapad 3.6
free text editor for Windows; syntax highlighting for 30 programming languages; more
http://liquidninja.com/metapad/
http://liquidninja.com/announcing-metapad-3-6/ (announcement)

Miranda IM 0.9.22
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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