Engine Updates

AviChess 0.9b (WB)
C source; Win32
- some code and data structures optimization
- added time management for human player in console mode
- small adjustments to evaluation function
http://agendacom.nuxit.net/index.html

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
4 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 226), no new build
- 223: search functions improvement
- 224: minor changes
- 225: search functions improvement
- 226: search functions improvement
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

ChessX 0.7 GUI (WB/UCI)
PGN database program for Windows, Mac & Linux with engine support for analysis only (not for playing)
4 new commit(s) to the C++ source, (rev = 1039), no new build
- 1036: implement MultiPV analysis for UCI engines
- 1037: allow changing MultiPV during analysis
- 1038: reset analysis when position changes
- 1039: do not restart analysis if the position hasn't changed
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 34 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 39 days
Brama homepage down for 68 days
Colossus homepage down for 147 days
CSBoard site down for 2 days
Dika homepage down for 69 days
DreamChess homepage down for 2 days
Flux homepage down for 7 days
InmiChess homepage down again today (down every other day)
Mizar homepage down today (no download page)
Nesik homepage down for 43 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (30 days)
Sissa homepage down for 35 days
Wilhelm homepage down for 18 days
Igor Gorelikov Tools site back up
Pyotr homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added extra link for Aquarium, improved comment
- added extra link for Chess Assistant
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- changed links for Rybka section of the list
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

Private Engine List
- added Vajolet
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_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

Glary Utilities 2.23.0.923
free; cleanup, repair, optimize, enhance privacy & security, etc.
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

ID3 Renamer 3.1.2
free utility to rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/

Scala 2.8.0 RC 3
a powerful imperative/functional jvm language for professional programmers w/ OO & actors for concurrency
this is a *release candidate*
http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads

Thunderbird 3.1 RC 1
preview of next major version of Thunderbird email program
this is a *release candidate* intended for testing purposes only
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/early_releases/downloads/

Meaning of Colors

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

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