Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
MagnumChess 3.0.0 r20 JA (UCI)
Java source; Win32, Linux32
- eval function re-written
- move generation optimized
http://code.google.com/p/magnumchess/

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

ChessAlex homepage is down for 62 days
Dann Corbit homepage down for 238 days
iCE homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added to Scid comments, mentioning Scidb
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

FBackup 4.6.263
free, simple backup program for personal or commercial use
http://www.fbackup.com/

JSDuck 3.6.0
open source JavaScript documentation generator
https://github.com/nene/jsduck

MySQL Community Server 5.5.21
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)

WordWeb Free 6.75
free dictionary/thesaurus for Windows; look up words from almost any program
http://wordweb.info/free/

Meaning of Colors

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

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