Engine Updates

EnginMax 5.12 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64
"new re-compiled (32 and 64bit !) and bug fixed version of my old engine"
- - new re-compiled version for win32 and x64 with some different bug fixes
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/files

GullChess 0.6 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gullchess/

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
3 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 251), no new build
- 249: fixed parameters, created static null move prunning
- 250: minor fixes
- 251: minor fixes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Tornado 3.6.4 (UCI)
FRC; multi-pv; mp, Win32/64; limit strength
- small changes in search and eval
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/

Chess News

ChessZone Magazine
Free monthly chess magazine of annotated GM games
- # 06, 2010
http://www.chesszone.org/magazine/magazine.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 50 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 55 days
Brama homepage down for 84 days
Dika homepage down for 85 days
Flux homepage down for 23 days
Mizar homepage down for 18 days (no download page)
Nesik homepage down for 59 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (46 days)
Wilhelm homepage down for 34 days

NOTE: Knightmare engine declared dead by author!

Wiki Changes

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Crab
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Crab
- added Stockfish
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list

Private Engine List
- added Vapor
- removed Zilch
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list

Chess Engine List
- moved Knightmare to the Retreated Engine List
- bumped Ivanhoe version number
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

CDBurnerXP 4.3.2.2212
open source CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software. Recommended
this program requires .NET framework; Media Format 9.0 Update required if using WMA format
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download (homepage & download)

Geany 0.19
open source cross-platform programmer's editor & lightweight IDE for more than 40 languages
http://www.geany.org/ (homepage)

Scala 2.8.0 RC 4
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

Meaning of Colors

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

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