Engine Updates

Michel Van den Bergh builds
GNUchess 5.07.151b (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64 & Mac
version 5.07.151b changes:
- bugfix: the hash key computation for book lookup was incorrect
version 5.07.150b changes:
- added basic UCI support
- Polyglot book support added
- "book convert" converts a gnuchess book (.dat) to a polyglot book (.bin)
http://alpha.uhasselt.be/Research/Algebra/Toga/gnuchess-release/

Redqueen 0.6 (UCI)
5 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 400), no new build
- 396: implementing neural networks
- 397: minor changes
- 398: fixed backpropagation code
- 399: implementing neural networks
- 400: implementing neural networks
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Vajolet 0.4.1 (UCI)
1 new commit(s) to the C# source, (rev. = 50)
- smaller window and draw for insufficient material
http://code.google.com/p/vajolet/

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.200 (WB/UCI)
a nice chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
- fix crash bug
http://www.hugedrive.com/published/WG/show.php?q=QklHTElPTg==-5c90a08d

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Frenzee homepage down for 42 days (permissions problem)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 26 days (misconfigured)
ChessMind homepage back up
Smash homepage back up

Wiki Changes
Nothing new today

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

AVG Anti-Virus Free 2011 (build 1120)
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free (homepage)
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh (download)

Notepad++ 5.8.1
open source programmer's editor. Recommended!
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

System Explorer 2.3.7
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/

Meaning of Colors

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

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