Engine Updates

BlackMamba 1.2 (UCI)
Win32/64/64SSE2, Mac32; multiPV; limit strength
- increased strength
- improved search speed
- better eval routine
- new way of count nodes
- smart detection of pawn blockages
- runtime detection for SSE42 support
https://sites.google.com/site/mdannib/home

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Toga Returns 1.0 JA (UCI)
'new' engine by Ben Tennison based on Toga/Fruit
C++ source; based on Toga/Fruit; Win/Linux/Android
- about +30 Elo
http://www.mediafire.com/?abnrr38m2eboyzk (direct link)

Chess News

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Arasan 15.1 JA
- for Android
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/arasan-15.1-android-ja.zip (direct link)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/arasanx (direct link)

The Chess Lv.100
new Chess GUI + native engine by Rémi Coulom
- for Windows8/Windows RT only
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/the-chess-lv-100/f2edfccb-e157-4f0f-a3a1-05a051b86e22

The Chess Crazy Bishop
commercial; for iOS/Android only
- there is a less-featured free version available for iOS
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/the-chess-lv-100/f2edfccb-e157-4f0f-a3a1-05a051b86e22

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 11 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down for 66 days (a 110mb.com site)
CCCP homepage down for 30 days (not found)
ChestUCI homepage down for 14 days (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 11 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 66 days (a 110mb.com site)
MatMoi homepage down for 8 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 14 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony Mokonen's files down today (no response in 60 seconds)

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

Calculate Linux 13
Gentoo-based distro; desktops: GNOME, KDE, Xfce; #64 in popularity
http://www.calculate-linux.org/

Calibre 0.9.12
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Git 1.8.0.3
free, cross-platform, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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