Engine Updates

Tucano 2.00 (WB)
C source; Win32/64
- many changes to evaluation and search function
- "I believe it is around 50 elo stronger than latest version"
- Win32/64 builds only - first time for Win64 build
- Linux build is removed
https://sites.google.com/site/tucanochess/

Chess News

Scid vs. PC 4.9.1 Chess GUI (WB)
open source fork of Scid project enhanced for playing chess
Win32/64, Mac & .tgz source for Linux
- silent update, version number unchanged
- missing Mac build released for this version
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scidvspc/files/ (downloads)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Armageddon homepage down for 16 days (403 error: forbidden)
Belofte homepage down for 61 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChessGenius homepage down today ("down for maintenance")
ChessMind homepage down for 7 days (not found)
Comet homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Dolphin homepage down for 59 days (not found)
Elf homepage down for 13 days ("domain name expired")
GreKo homepage down for 2 days (a 110mb.com site)
InmiChess homepage down for 56 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 23 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Power Chess PGN Databases page down for 4 days (not found)
Pyotr homepage down for 56 days (not found)
Wing homepage down for 8 days (not found)

several github repos temporarily down for maintenance
ie: Bobcat, Pulchess, & Purple Haze

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Armageddon Chess: added Wayback Machine link
- Nejmet: added Wayback Machine link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Blind Chess (Banqi)
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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

SMPlayer 0.8.5
cross-platform graphical interface for MPlayer media player
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

Meaning of Colors

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

Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list

NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
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