Engine Updates

Plisk 0.2.5n (WB/UCI)
Win32/64, AMD64, Mac, & Linux32
- reworked king safety
- new move sorting algorithm
- speedups in evaluation
- eval printed from White's point of view
http://sites.google.com/site/pliskchess/

Chess News

ChessBase 10, SP 5
commercial GUI & chess database
- new update for current customers
http://fritzserver.org/updates/cbm/c10.exe (direct link)

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- file update: superGM.pgn
- file update: GM2600.pgn
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex homepage down for 91 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 96 days (Permissions problem)
Bearded homepage down for 12 days
CuckooChess homepage down for 18 days
Feuerstein homepage down for 31 days (probably dead)

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- changed link address for Crafty Chess Interface and corrected version number
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

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

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

Play Chess Online List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added VikasWorld
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:play_chess_online_list

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

Calibre 0.7.10
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Firefox 3.6.8
open source browser. Recommended!
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

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