Update Information: January 15, 2010

Engine Updates

ChessBin 0.0.6.2 (WB)
Win32; requires .NET 2.0; own GUI; last version was buggy
http://www.chessbin.com/page/Download-Chess-Bin-Chess-Game.aspx

FireBird 1.0 beta (UCI)
another Ippolit deriative; Win32
http://www.cyclonechess.com/firebird.htm

RedQueen 0.2 (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 135), no new build
- implemented piece squares values and king safety in evaluator
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Jim Ablett Win builds
- Slibo 0.4.9 JA (WB) for Win32
C source; homepage is a Linux GUI + engine; JA compiled build is engine only, does not have GUI
- eval bugs fixed - new universal compile
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2ngoon2t2z (direct link)
http://slibo.sourceforge.net/ (project homepage)

Down/Problem chess websites
AICE homepage down today
Betsy homepage down for 10 days
Colossus homepage down for 16 days
Infinite Loop site down for 2 days
Smash homepage down today
Warning: Lyapko site is an attack site and dangerous to visit

Chess News

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 544)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- added PreChess
- added another Mephisto download link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)
None found!

Meaning of Colors

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

Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list