Engine Updates

Pwned 1.3 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64; uses Gaviota end game table bases; requires .NET 4.0 Framework
- bugfix for UCI protocol problems
http://pwnedthegameofchess.com/
http://pwnedthegameofchess.com/pwned_windows_v1.3.zip (direct link)

Chess News

HaChu 0.11 (WB)
plays chess variant 'Chu Shogi' on a 12x12 board
http://hgm.nubati.net/chu/ (rules)
http://hgm.nubati.net/HaChu.exe (direct download)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

AdaChess homepage down for 28 days ("account has been suspended")
Armageddon homepage down for 52 days (403 error: forbidden)
JavaRival homepage down for 59 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Jim Ablett primary page down today (no response in 60 seconds)
PowerChess PGN Databases page down for 40 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wing homepage down for 44 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

ImgBurn 2.5.8.0
free CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application
http://www.imgburn.com/

Shedskin 0.9.4
a restricted Python to C++ compiler; compiler included in package
"a typical speedup of 2-200 times over standard CPython"
http://code.google.com/p/shedskin/

Meaning of Colors

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

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