Engine Updates

miniMardi 1.3 (WB)
by Juan Pablo Fernandez
not new at all, but new to the CC-Wiki!
C source; Win32, Linux32, Android
http://sourceforge.net/projects/minimardi/ (project)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.minimardi (Android)
http://web.archive.org/web/20100209002508/http://user.it.uu.se/~jufe1771/minimardi/minimardi.html

Nirvanachess 1.1 (UCI)
Win32/64
- first time for Win64 build
- 10%-20% faster in terms of nodes per second
- hash move is now "free" (no move generation necessary)
- fixed many bugs in the evaluation function
- more Extensions, more reductions overall reaches 2-4 ply deeper under the same time controls
- about 200 Elo stronger than version 1.0
- various other small bug fixes
http://nirvanachess.blogspot.com/

Chess News

Freeware-Schach 3.31.1 Chess GUI (UCI)
Chess GUI + engine
Win32
- engine only plays within supplied GUI (not standalone)
http://www.freeware-schach.de/eindex.html

Kvetka 3.19 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
- also updated plugin "Options"
to make them completely compatible with the new version
http://kvetka.org/en/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

AdaChess homepage down for 14 days ("account has been suspended")
Armageddon homepage down for 38 days (403 error: forbidden)
Elf homepage down for 35 days ("domain name expired")
JavaRival homepage down for 45 days (no response in 60 seconds)
PowerChess PGN Databases page down for 26 days (not found)
Wing homepage down for 30 days (misconfigured server)

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Elf: removed link, updated comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_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

antiX 13
based on Debian (testing), desktops: Fluxbox, IceWM; #35 in popularity
http://antix.mepis.com/

Jenkins 1.518
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Manjaro Linux 0.8.6
Arch-based distro; desktops: Openbox, Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #9 in popularity
http://manjaro.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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