Engine Updates

Ziggurat 0.20 (UCI)
Win64; requires a SSE4 CPU (fast popcount type) to run
- " I ported Ziggurat to C#, but the program ran so slowly that it became extremely uncompetitive. However, the port did uncover a few bugs. I have reverted back to the C version."
- added aspiration window in root search
- added PVS/ZWS
- added delta pruning
- fixed a bug in 3-fold repetition
- fixed a bug in end game evaluation parameters
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze16nq0r/index.html

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

AdaChess homepage down for 15 days ("account has been suspended")
Armageddon homepage down for 39 days (403 error: forbidden)
Elf homepage down for 36 days ("domain name expired")
JavaRival homepage down for 46 days (no response in 60 seconds)
PowerChess PGN Databases page down for 27 days (not found)
Wing homepage down for 31 days (misconfigured server)

Wiki Changes

Nothing new today

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

MySQL Community Server 5.6.12
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/ (reference manual)
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-12.html (release notes)
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)

Snowlinux 4 Cinnamon
Snowlinux 4 MATE
based on Ubuntu LTS; desktops: Xfce, Enlightenment, MATE, Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, LXDE; #15 in popularity
http://www.snowlinux.de/

Meaning of Colors

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

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