Engine Updates

Ifrit j3 (UCI)
C++ source (Russian language comments); Win32
- off the two compiler warnings; details in the file a_Structure.h
- the constants in the generator in a separate file d_Bitboard_const.h
- cosmetic correction code generator
- replace the class namespace (namespace), ie I rejected the PLO
- removed some modules
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fandchess2006.narod.ru%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess has download also)

Chess News

Kvetka 3.5.1 Chess GUI (UCI)
Intended for game viewing and analysis. Several plug-ins available. Available in a portable version.
- new version of plugin "Windows service" is released
http://kvetka.org/en/

Polyglot 1.4.58b
Michel Van den Bergh's Linux and Windows builds of Fabien Letouzey's Polyglot
- implementation of BookDepth in UCI mode
- small corrections to the manpage
http://alpha.uhasselt.be/Research/Algebra/Toga/polyglot-release/

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 2 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 7 days
Betsy homepage down for 109 days
Blitzter homepage down for 44 days
Brama homepage down for 36 days
Colossus homepage down for 115 days
Dika homepage down for 37 days
Gosu homepage down for 42 days
Lyapko Utilities site down (again) for 3 days at 110mb site
Nesik homepage down for 21 days
Sinobyl homepage down for 61 days
Sissa homepage down for 3 days
Tony's Chess homepage down (again) for 3 days at 110mb site

Wiki Changes

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added ARVES
- added ChessCafé
- added ChessBase puzzles
- added Croatian Internet Chess Problem Magazine
- added Dutch Chess Problem Society
- added Finnish Chess Problem Society
- added FFE by Erick Mouret
- added Iuri Akobia´s pages
- added Mr. Mip´s Chess Palace
- added ProbÉchecs
- added Yet Another Chess Problem Database
- removed Problemesis
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_chess_problems

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

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

Paint.NET 3.5.5
very nice free image and photo editing software (paint program). Recommended.
http://www.getpaint.net/

System Explorer 2.2.1
free; detailed info about tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows, services, drivers,
connections and opened files; graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://systemexplorer.mistergroup.org/

Task Coach 1.0.3
open source cross-platform todo manager with task or calendar viewing
http://www.taskcoach.org/

NOTE: interesting announcement today about open source BluRay disc authoring
http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/?p=328 (announcement)
http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html (project page)

Meaning of Colors

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

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