Engine Updates

Chiron 1.1a (WB/UCI)
commercial, FRC, Win32/64; mp; multiPV; '.zi' file must be renamed to '.zip'
bugfixes release:
- tablebases mating problem
- parallel search was not working properly on multi-cpu systems
- pawn blockage detection function could make Chiron crash or score incorrectly some positions
- detection of number of cpu/cores was still wrong with some Intel cpu
- wrong pv output on fail highs
http://www.chironchess.com/

DoubleCheck 2.3 (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
- Win64 and Linux64 builds only
- razoring and eval pruning; unlike other engines, I reduce the depth instead of pruning, and when the reduced depth is <= 0 then I prune
- fixed search extension and reductions a bit
- few minor code changes
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/DoubleCheck.html (Leo page)

EnginMax 5.23a (UCI)
Win32/64
- hash key bug fixed
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/files

Supra 8.2.2 (UCI)
Win32
http://suprachesssystem.com/ (English)
http://www.suprachesssytem.com/ (Portugese)

NOTE: Komodo website has 'Komodo 4' listed on download page, but no download link yet

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated: topCCRL.pgn, 5596 games from CCRL 40/40
- updated: topCEGT.pgn, 15240 games from CEGT 40/20
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Asterisk homepage down for 42 days
Damas homepage down for 81 days ("Free Web Hosting Discontinued")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 171 days

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added another link for SharpChess2
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Some more Graham Banks logos added
- added a link to 'Le fou numérique' for logos
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Makulit
- added link for XiangQi starting positions by Ferdinand Mosca
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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

Akka 1.3 RC 4
open source library for Scala or Java languages gives developers a simpler programming model
to develop highly reliable asynchronous, non-blocking applications for concurrent or parallel
operation using Actors, STM & Transactors; multi-core scalable and fault-tolerant
- this is a *release candidate*
http://akka.io/ (homepage)

Freemake Video Converter 3.0.1
convert 200+ video formats; cut/join/scale video; rip & burn DVDs; burn Blu-rays, upload to YouTube; more
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/

LibreOffice 3.5.0 Beta 1
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)
http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/testing/ (download)

µTorrent 3.1 (build 26616)
very popular and fast open source BitTorrent client
http://www.utorrent.com/ (homepage)
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=109914 (3.1 forum thread)

Meaning of Colors

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

Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list

NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org