Engine Updates

ArabianKnight 1.0.8 (WB)
Java source; own GUI; Win32
- fixed important bug; Transposition Tables at endgame sometimes caused mate in infinity moves...
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/ArabianKnight.html

Jim Ablett Win builds
Butterfly 0.0.1 JA (WB)
C++ source; Windows32/64, Linux32/64
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Darmenios 0.2 (WB)
new engine by Dariusz Czechowski
Win32/64
http://darczech.ovh.org/lpps/

Protector 1.3.2 (UCI)
2 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 228), no new build
- eval change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)

Chess News

Kvetka 3.5.0.2 Chess GUI (UCI)
intended for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available
- probably a bugfix for yesterday's release
http://kvetka.org/en/

Polyglot 1.4w26
Fonzy Bluemers' Polyglot version
- send info strings to winboard.
- show tablebase hits and hashtable usage.
- better handling of book_open error,engine path error,engine open error
- multipv output changed with hgm's patch
- don't resign on illegal moves while in ics mode.(untested)
http://www.geenvis.net/pg.html

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
4 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 564)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Down/Problem chess websites
Amundsen homepage down for 9 days
Ares homepage down for 36 days
BabyChess homepage down for 17 days
Betsy homepage down for 54 days
Colossus homepage down for 60 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 32 days
Frank-Walter homepage down today
Sinobyl homepage down for 7 days
Aristarch homepage back up
BBChess homepage back up
Typhoon homepage back up after being down for 37 days

Wiki Changes

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

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)
Nothing found

Meaning of Colors

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

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