Engine Updates

Cheese 1.5 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64, Linux32/64
http://cheesechess.free.fr/en/index.html

Cinnamon 1.1 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; package comes with Tarrasch Chess GUI (Windows only); Win32/64, Linux32/64; Mac64; engine formerly known as Butterfly
http://cinnamonchess.altervista.org/index.php (project page)
http://cinnamonchess.altervista.org/download.php (downloads)

Crafty 15.0 -> 15.9 (WB)
collection of old Crafty 'dino' versions
- requires external cygwin dll file (included in package)
http://tmokonen.net84.net/JA.rar (direct link)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Crafty 23.6 JA (WB)
C++ source; mp; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
http://jimablett.atwebpages.com/

EXchess 7.11 (WB)
C++ source; mp; own GUI; FRC; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
http://personal.denison.edu/~homand/EXchess.htm

Giuchess 1.0 (WB)
- C source code only, no builds
http://sourceforge.net/projects/giuchess/files/

GreKo 10.2 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; limit strength; Win32
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess download)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/greko/files/ (Sourceforge download)
http://greko.110mb.com/index.html

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
GreKo 10.2 JA (WB/UCI)
C++ source; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
http://jimablett.atwebpages.com/

iCE 1.0 v1619 (UCI)
Win32/64; own GUI; iCE = 'improved chess engine'; successor to the mACE engine
http://www.fam-petzke.de/chess_home_en.shtml

Jazz r799 (WB)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- WB protocol only, UCI protocol dropped
http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-download.html

Jazz r801 (WB)
C source; Win32/64
- Windows-only, WB-only bugfix for r799
http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/download/Jazz-801-win.zip (direct link)

Komodo 5.1 MP, rev. 1 (UCI)
commercial; Win32/64, Linux 64, Mac; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); limit strength
- bugfix update
http://komodochess.com/

Rhetoric 1.0 (UCI)
Win32; uses a genetic algoritm to 'train' the playing style towards human GM style
http://www.chessrhetoric.com/

Smirf MS-178e (WB*)
Win32,; own GUI; supports variant play (10x8)
* requires Smirfoglot converter to run under WB protocol
- choice of Win32 setup file (w/GUI) or engine dll + Smirfoglot
http://www.10x8.net/chess/SMIRF.html

Supra 17.0 (UCI)
Win32/64
http://suprachesssystem.com/

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Turgenev rev32 JA (WB)
new engine by Chad Williamson
Go source; Win32
- minimal support for WB protocol
- no time control implemented; play at +10 min t/c or it will lose on time
- plays weak; gives away pieces
https://github.com/dahc/turgenev (source)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5047625/turgenev-rev32-ja.exe (direct link)

Zeta Dva 0.22 (WB)
C source; Win32/64, Linux64
- some minor bugfixes
https://github.com/smatovic/ZetaDva (repository)
https://github.com/smatovic/ZetaDva/tree/master/bin (download)
to download: choose file wanted; right-click 'view raw'; do browser 'save as'
https://github.com/smatovic/ZetaDva/archive/master.zip (full package)

Chess News

Chess Engines for Android
Aart Bik's collection of engines that run on his Chess For Android Chess GUI
- MiniMardi added
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html

Chess Engines for Android in Chessbase format
Aart Bik's collection of engines that run on commercial Chessbase Android Chess GUI
- version 1.0 of engines package is available
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/android.html

Crafty Chess Interface 8.0
VB source; chess GUI for Crafty with nice wood board by Valters Baumanis (requres VB6 run-time library)
- includes Crafty 23.6
- "premove and bug fixes coming soon..."
http://nightmarechess.com/crafty/

Freeware-Schach 3.32 Chess GUI (UCI)
Chess GUI + engine
Win32
- engine only plays within supplied GUI (not standalone)
http://www.freeware-schach.de/eindex.html

GreenChess GUI 2.2.4 for OSX (UCI)
Chess GUI and PGN viewer by George Merchant
- Mac only
http://www.greenchess.com/

Jim Ablett Linux Chess Distros
lots of chess software and lots of Linux engines
Default login username & password for 32-bit edition:
User : user
Password : password
Root : root
- 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 and now uses antiX as base Linux distro
https://mega.co.nz/#!GZlHTIDY!MBYW1VAPRV64XBVeAKwpRyHrYFIWWinrmOudWVxfg1o (direct link)
http://jimablett.net63.net/chess_755/chess-distros.html

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- removed: "eco" PGN game files
- removed: "posAfterX" EPD position files
- updated: 40H-PGN Utility Suite (now 48 programs)
- restored: "eloFill" (pgn program formerly eloSpread)
- added: "eloInsert" (new pgn program)
- updated: "engineTest" (epd database)
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Olivier Deville's PGN collection
also a Polyglot book based on all the PGN games
Olivier updates this collection monthly
"Games from 2001 to 2013"
- minimum Elo = 2530
- only long time control games
- no annotations
- no computer games
- no games under 20 moves
http://www.open-aurec.com/chesswar/download.html

Tarrasch Chess GUI 2.02ar (UCI)
C++ source; open source Chess GUI by Bill Forster
- 'maintenance release'
http://www.triplehappy.com/ (homepage)
https://bitbucket.org/billforsternz/tarrasch-chess-gui (code repository)
http://triplehappy.com/downloads.html (download)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

AdaChess homepage down for 50 days ("account has been suspended")
Armageddon homepage down for 74 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Bestia homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Fianchetto homepage down today (502: bad gateway)
Flux homepage down today (not found)
JavaRival homepage down for 81 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
PowerChess PGN Databases page down for 62 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 25 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wing homepage down for 66 days (misconfigured server)