Engine Updates

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Chess News

Talkchess 2012 Hard PGN Testset
very difficult testsuite compiled and maintained by Vincent Lejeune
"a lot of position come from already known set (hardCCC, MGV77, Arasan, 100-brillante, Nightmare, Albillo)"
- first positions are the easiest, last positions are the hardest
http://home.scarlet.be/vincentlejeune/hard-talkchesscom-2012-beta-september.pgn

Down/Problem Chess Websites

ChestUCI homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 476 days
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 13 days (a 110mb.com site)
Pyotr homepage down for 13 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

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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

CrystalDiskInfo 5.1.0 RC 1
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
- privacy alert: watch out for the OpenCandy ads, use adfree Portable Edition instead
- this is a *release candidate*
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 22.1
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php

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

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