Engine Updates

Akkad 0.52b (UCI)
Win32/64; Ippolit derivative
- no source code
http://akkad.jimdo.com/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bestia homepage down for 32 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 517 days
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 32 days (a 110mb.com site)
O'Chess homepage down for 32 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 31 days (project removed)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 32 days (a 110mb.com site)

Crafty Chess Interface has a new homepage
http://valters.0lx.org/crafty/gui.php

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated link for Crafty Chess Interface
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Imortal-zh
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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

CodeBlocks 12.11 RC 2
open source cross-platform C/C++ IDE for all compilers
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.codeblocks.org/

CrystalDiskInfo 5.1.0
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

PDFCreator 1.6.0
free Windows tool to create PDF files from nearly any application
http://www.pdfforge.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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