Engine Updates

Michel Van den Bergh builds
Gnuchess5 5.07.174b (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64 & Android
- opening book: 'gnuchess.bin' updated
- various tunings (piece values, mobility)
- replace old PST's by those of Fruit 2.1
- now about the same strength as Fruit and hence as GNU Chess 6
http://hardy.uhasselt.be/Toga/gnuchess-release/

Chess News

Kvetka 3.16.1 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
http://kvetka.org/en/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Dann Corbit homepage down for 468 days
GreKo homepage down for 5 days (a 110mb.com site)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 5 days (a 110mb.com site)
Pyotr homepage down for 5 days (no response in 60 seconds)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- FirstChess: fixed an error of mine
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_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

ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.97.6
excellent open source antivirus scanner, does not include an on-access real-time scanner
http://www.clamwin.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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

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