Update Information: May 18, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Chess GUI Opening Books
books by by Graham Banks
- Graham2013-2.cgb
- WorldClass2013-1.cgb
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/download/file.php?id=29404 (Graham)
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/download/file.php?id=29405 (WorldClass)
Jim Ablett Puppy Linux Chess Distros
lots of chess software and lots of Linux engines
- for 32-bit or 64-bit CPUs
- burn a bootable CD/DVD from the iso image
- booting from this disk will not affect your Windows or Linux installation
- 32-bit version has been updated
http://jimablett.net63.net/chess_755/chess-distros.html
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Armageddon homepage down for 23 days (403 error: forbidden)
Belofte homepage down for 68 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChessMind homepage down for 14 days (not found)
Chiron homepage down for 3 days (misconfigred: PHP fatal error)
Dolphin homepage down for 66 days (not found)
Elf homepage down for 20 days ("domain name expired")
InmiChess homepage down for 63 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 30 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Power Chess PGN Databases page down for 11 days (not found)
Pyotr homepage down for 63 days (not found)
Tytan homepage down today (not currently available)
Wing homepage down for 15 days (not found)
Wiki Changes
Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- RobboBases/TripleBases: added more links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- many minor edits
- Scid: added a link
- added: Analyze Chess - This (Free)
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Live Chess Free/Pro
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links
Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- DroidFish for HTC Desire mobile phones: updated link
- added Minimardi for Android
- added Mobialia Chess for Android
- added Chess Master 2013
- added The King of Chess
- adde3d World of Chess
- added Gaussian Knights
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list
Play Chess Online List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Jin: updated link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:play_chess_online_list
PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added ChessBase to PGN format converter for Android
- added Chess PGN, Chess PGN Master, Chess PGN Viewer for Android
- some minor editing revisions
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_list
Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added iChess / Chess Tactics
- added Z-Chess 101
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
Data Crow 3.10.0
free, open source media manager/cataloger for movies, books, music, software, etc.
http://www.datacrow.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/datacrow/ (project page)
HandBrake 0.9.9
cross-platform, open source multithreaded video transcoder (conversion utility)
http://handbrake.fr/
NetBSD 6.1
BSD_based Linux distro; desktops: AfterStep, Blackbox, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #74 in popularity
http://www.netbsd.org/
Slackel 3.1
Slackware/Salix-based Linux distro; KDE & Openbox desktops; #71 in popularity
http://www.slackel.gr/
Tails 0.18
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #41 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/
TThrottle 6.60
free Windows laptop utility to keep CPU/GPU temperature down by throtttling performance
http://www.efmer.eu/boinc/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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