Update Information: November 3, 2012 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Armageddon homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Bestia homepage down for 11 days (a 110mb.com site)
ChestUCI homepage down for 8 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 496 days
DreamChess homepage down today (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 11 days (a 110mb.com site)
Norm Pollock site down for 6 days (no response in 60 seconds)
O'Chess homepage down for 11 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 10 days (project removed?)
Pulsar homepage down for 9 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 8 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 11 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wiki Changes
Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Pulsar: added alternative download link
- O'Chess: added alternative download link
- Glider Chess: added to 'Someday Announcement Engine List'
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Private Engine List
update by Ron Murawski
- added Durandal, Leonidas, Nebula, Serena, and WhiskySoda
- removed LUCI, it is replaced by Durandal
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_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
DragonFly BSD 3.2.1
a cutting-edge Linux distribution based on FreeBSD 4, enhanced with a high performance
HAMMER journaling filesystem; virtual kernels that are inherently deadlock-free;
desktops: Fluxbox, JWM, KDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #89 in popularity
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/ (homepage)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/features/ (unique features)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/release32/ (release notes)
FreeFileSync 5.9
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/
UltraDefrag 6.0.0 Beta 1
open source defrag program for Windows
- this is a *beta* release
http://ultradefrag.sourceforge.net/en/index.html
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