Engine Updates

Chenard 2009.09.23 (WB)
"Fixed compiler warnings in the Linux text-only version of Chenard.
There were no algorithm changes, just minor tweaks in the file uistdio.cpp
that make the warnings go away."
http://cosinekitty.com/chenard/

Chesley the Chess Engine svn287 (WB)
no build for this version yet
latest builds: 1.1.2 JA(Win32/64), 1.1(Mac)
- Implement unapply(). This is the inverse function of apply, used to revert a position to its original state
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/

Protector 1.2.7 (UCI)
revision(s) to the source code today (current = rev. 59)
no builds yet
- added 'threat limit' as a UCI option
- adjusted time control code
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)
latest builds are here (updated more often than download files):
http://protector.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/protector/bin/ (bin files)

Toga II 2.0SE (UCI)
Yes, yet another Toga fork by the infamous Kranium along with Kiro
Because the name 'Toga II' conflicts with another engine, I will not add it to
my engine list unless it is markedly stronger than the other Toga II. Since
each author is only allowed 2 engines I can only add this engine if I delete
one of Kranium's (Norman Schmidt's) other engines.
http://www.cyclonechess.com/toga.htm

Twisted Logic 20090922 (WB/UCI)
For Win32/64. Pawn hash setting is tricky; Reports of crashes on some cpu/os combos
There was a silent update late in the day to correct crashing problems
Make sure you have the latest version
- complete eval rewrite
- improved search
http://ed.apostol.googlepages.com/home

Jim Ablett Win builds
- GnuChess 5.07.2b JA (WB) for Win32/64
Michel Van den Bergh's bugfixed GnuChess, compiled by Jim Ablett
--- Various bug fixes. In particular there was a bug (not my doing!) which caused
gnuchess 4.07.2b to react very slowly to closing the xboard window. Remarkably
standard gnuchess did not suffer from this because the effect was undone by another bug.
http://www.mediafire.com/?zmzmqlzcwyg (direct download)

NOTE: Latest cutting-edge beta versions of Winboard (*not* official) can be found here:
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/winboard.zip

Down chess websites
Averno site down for 59 days
Numpty site back up
Superchessengine site back up

Chess News

Kvetka 3.3 UCI Chess GUI
Intended for game viewing and analysis. Several plug-ins available.
- Support of such web pages as Chessbase.com, Chessok.com, Chessgames.com
- many new hotkeys
- friendly navigation over the last opened files
- managing columns in "Games" window
http://kvetka.org/en/

Bonus Notifications (recent releases) (free stuff)

CodeLite 1.0.3031
excellent open source cross-platform IDE for all C/C++ compilers
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, fuction call tips, etc.
http://codelite.org/ (homepage)
http://codelite.org/ComingRelease/NewFeatures (new features)

CrystalDiskInfo 3.0.0
open source hard drive monitoring program
http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html
http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/manual-en/KeyFeatures.html (screenshots)

CurrPorts 1.75
Monitor opened TCP/IP network ports / connections
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html

FrostWire 4.18.3
open source Gnutella peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

Google Chrome 4.0.211.7 Beta
free web browser, this is a new *beta* release
http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/chrome/beta/

Chromium 4.0.213 build 26965
free open source web browser in source code form, this is the latest release
Chromium is the open-source project behind Google Chrome and is more cutting-edge
http://dev.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/get-the-code (get code)
http://dev.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/build-instructions-windows (build intructions)

Google Chrome Frame
This is an early-stage (pre-beta) plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer
On enabled websites with the right header tag:
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1">
it will cause IE to temporarily replace its native (non-standards-compliant)
rendering engine with WebKit (a standards-compliant one)
http://blog.chromium.org/

Google SketchUp 7.1.4871
free program to create 3D models (Pro version is *not* free!)
http://sketchup.google.com/
http://sketchup.google.com/product/whygopro.html (feature comparison chart)

VLC 1.0.2
excellent open source multimedia player (audio/video)
http://www.videolan.org/