Update Information: June 1, 2013 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Nothing new today
Down/Problem Chess Websites
AdaChess homepage down for 13 days ("account has been suspended")
Armageddon homepage down for 37 days (403 error: forbidden)
ChessOK (commercial) homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Elf homepage down for 34 days ("domain name expired")
JavaRival homepage down for 44 days (no response in 60 seconds)
PowerChess PGN Databases page down for 25 days (not found)
Wing homepage down for 29 days (misconfigured server)
Dolphin homepage is now considered dead, it will no longer be tracked.
Pyotr homepage is now considered dead, it will no longer be tracked.
Wiki Changes
GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Universal Chessbot Client: updated link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list
Online Databases / Game Collections List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Power Chess Project
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:online_databases_game_collections_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
FreeFileSync 5.16
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/
TortoiseSVN 1.7.13
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client
http://tortoisesvn.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.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org