Engine Updates

Byak (UCI)
new source-code-only engine by Sylvain Philip
C source
- discovered by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- source code, makefile for gcc, but no binaries
- seems to be intended for Win32/64
- "just in development stage (alpha version), works not correctly, time management and evaluation function are missing -among other things- it would be better to wait before binaries are released"
https://github.com/ilhooq/byak

Nebiyu 1.45 (WB)
Win32; supports chess variants; programs for Checkers, Go, Reversi & Amazons too; extra games require Winboard 4.5 or better
https://sites.google.com/site/dshawul/home

Scorpio 2.7.6 (WB)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64, Linux 32/64, Android; own endgame bitbases
https://sites.google.com/site/dshawul/home

Chess News

BlueChess GUI 1.0.3 for iPad (UCI)
Chess GUI and engine by George Merchant (GreenChess GUI)
http://www.greenchess.com/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Armageddon homepage down for 20 days (403 error: forbidden)
Belofte homepage down for 65 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChessMind homepage down for 11 days (not found)
Dolphin homepage down for 63 days (not found)
Elf homepage down for 17 days ("domain name expired")
InmiChess homepage down for 60 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 27 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Power Chess PGN Databases page down for 8 days (not found)
Pyotr homepage down for 60 days (not found)
Wing homepage down for 12 days (not found)

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Aquarium & (Deep) Rybka: expanded comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

Adblock Plus 1.1.2 for Android
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

phpMyAdmin 4.0.1
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Python 2.7.5
popular open source programming language
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)

Thunderbird 17.0.6
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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