Update Information: January 10, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
RedQueen 1.1.2 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64; uses pthreads library; requires extra dlls (included)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess/
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Akkad homepage down for 24 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 24 days (not found)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Warning: Inmi site has been hacked and is unsafe to visit
AVG antivirus: 'Exploit Blackhole Exploit Kit [type 2371]'
Kaspersky antivirus: 'object is infected'
Warning: Hopeless site may have been hacked
Google: 'Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer'
Tony Mokonen's files page is now considered dead, it will no longer be tracked.
Wiki Changes
Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Hopeless - Clericus GUI: removed link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list
Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated Alybadix link, added APwin for Alybadix and Popeye
- updated Euclide link
- updated Fancy link
- added to Popeye: PyWinShell
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_chess_problems
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
Amanda Network Backup 3.3.3
open source, cross-platform admin tool for network backup
http://www.amanda.org/
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2013.2890
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh.line-2013
FBackup 4.8.289
free, simple backup program for personal or commercial use (Windows only)
http://www.fbackup.com/
Glary Utilities 2.52.0.1698
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html
Groovy 2.1.0 RC 1
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
- this is a *release candidate*
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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