Engine Updates

Firenzina 2.2.2 JA (UCI)
C source; mp; Win32/64; engine is based on Fire, which is an IvanHoe derivative
- this is a source-code-only port from Microsoft compiler to GCC or MinGW32/64
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/fire-22-extreme-gcc-src-ja.zip (direct link)

Chess News

Jesús Muñoz statistical/probability tools
6 Elo/LOS programs with Fortran source code
- program updated: Probabilities_in_a_trinomial_distribution
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a5c9e8m3vk6zq50/Six_Fortran_95_tools.rar (direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Belofte homepage down for 13 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChestUCI homepage down for 8 days (a 110mb.com site)
DarkFUSc# homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Dolphin homepage down for 11 days (not found)
GreKo homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Hopeless homepage down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
InmiChess homepage down for 8 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pyotr homepage down for 8 days (not found)
RDChess homepage down for 3 days (no content)
Safrad homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 8 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added new Graham Banks logos for: Barracuda, FishCooking, Portfish, & Rainbow Serpent
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added EXchess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_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

EaseUS Todo Backup Free 5.8
free backup program w/many features: hard disk image, full/incremental/automatic file/folder backups, and disk clone
http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

Python 2.7.4 RC 1
popular open source programming language
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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