Engine Updates

Deep Saros 3.2 "Capa"
C source; mp (12 cpus); Win32/64; this is an IvanHoe derivative
http://deepsaros.jimdo.com/

GreKo 9.5 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; limit strength; Win64
- bugfix: config file parameter names fixed
- new: evaluation weights for config and UCI options
- change: LMR conditions modified
http://greko.110mb.com/index.html

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
GreKo 9.5 JA (WB/UCI)
C++ source; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
http://jimablett.net63.net/

Chess News

ChessZone Magazine
free monthly chess magazine of annotated GM games
- #06, 2012
http://www.chesszone.org/magazine/magazine.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akiba homepage down for 18 days
ChestUCI homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 364 days
Polish engine list homepage down for 18 days
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)

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

Notepad++ 6.1.4
open source programmer's editor; recommended
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

PyQt 4.9.3
Python bindings for the Qt libraries
http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/

Meaning of Colors

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

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