Engine Updates

DiscoCheck 4.0.0 RC 1 (UCI)
C source; Win64, Linux64
https://github.com/lucasart/chess (code repository)
https://github.com/lucasart/chess/tree/master/bin (new builds)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Jazz r640 JA (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
- silent update, version number unchanged
- recompiles to fix pv output under UCI
http://jimablett.atwebpages.com/

Chess News

Chess Engines for Android
new downloads available on Aart's page:
- Alfil 13
- Critter 1.6a
- BrutePos for Android 1.1
- DiscoCheck 3.7.1
- Gaviota 0.86
- Myrddin 0.86
- VirutorChess 1.1
- many older builds removed, some new builds promised
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 39 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down for 4 days (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 39 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 4 days (a 110mb.com site)
Merlin homepage down for 10 days (503 error: service unavailable)

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

Autoruns 11.41
displays programs configured to run during system bootup or login, & the Windows processing order
of these programs
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

Codelite 5.0.6213
excellent open source cross-platform IDE for all C/C++ compilers
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, function call tips, more
http://codelite.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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