Update Information: April 30, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Stockfish 3 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
http://stockfishchess.org/
unofficial Stockfish builds supporting Syzygy Tablebases
https://github.com/jromang/Stockfish/commit/c82d7b6cbf2647ba7bccf2edcdc816785dc92ba2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/grc3by2ks0ybz05/stockfish-30-04-13-64bit-SSE42-RTB.zip
Chess News
Bilis 0.14 (WB)
new variants engine by Ferdinand Mosca
- this engine plays chess variant 'Makruk'
https://sites.google.com/site/deuteriumengine/files/makruk
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Armageddon homepage down for 6 days (403 error: forbidden)
Bearded homepage down for 8 days (not available)
Belofte homepage down for 51 days ("this site has been suspended")
Dolphin homepage down for 49 days (not found)
Elf homepage down for 3 days ("domain name expired")
InmiChess homepage down for 46 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 13 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pyotr homepage down for 46 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 46 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wiki Changes
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Components
- Chessmaude: revised link, revised comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added WChess for iPhone
- added Fruitbox
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list
Myrddin
- lots of editing changes, mostly correcting rating of 2175 to approximately 2240
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:engines:myrddin:index
Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added asisChess
- added Majestic Chess
- added Mazette
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list
Online Databases / Game Collections List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added TascBase
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:online_databases_game_collections_list
PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Cloud
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_list
Private Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Nebula
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list
Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- ChestUCI: updated link
- MaterUCI: updated link
- Franz Huber´s Program Projects: updated link
- Abdelaziz Onkoud: fixed a typo
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
Clonezilla Live 2.1.1-25
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)
http://clonezilla.org/
http://clonezilla.org/news.php (release notes)
Data Crow 3.9.23
free, open source media manager/cataloger for movies, books, music, software, etc.
- a quick bugfix for yesterday's release
http://www.datacrow.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/datacrow/ (project page)
DragonFly BSD 3.4.1
a cutting-edge Linux distribution based on FreeBSD 4, enhanced with a high performance
HAMMER journaling filesystem; virtual kernels that are inherently deadlock-free;
desktops: Fluxbox, JWM, KDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #73 in popularity
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/ (homepage)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/features/ (unique features)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/release34/ (release notes)
GPartEd 0.16.1
open source Gnome Partition Editor - resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)
MonetDB Feb2013, SP2
a heavy-duty, full-featured, cross-platform, open-source database that is not well-known
http://www.monetdb.org/Home (homepage)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ReleaseNotes (release notes)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ (download)
Sabayon Linux 13.04
Gentoo-based distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #21 in popularity
http://www.sabayon.org/
Soluto 1.3.1207.0
free; uses community-developed power-user solutions to fix your Windows PC problems
http://www.filehippo.com/download_soluto/ (download)
http://www.soluto.com/ (homepage)
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list
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