Engine Updates

IvanHoe 999950h (UCI)
C source; Win32/64 Linux 32/64; Ippolit derivative
- this is a Franklin Titus build
http://chess.cygnitec.com/engine/ivanhoe/

Redqueen 0.7 (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 435), no new build
- 434: removed root move ordering using 1 ply pv search; fixed verification which exit earlier from id loop if a mate/draw is repeating; fixed verification to reset fifth rule counter
- 435: changed game phase calculation; PST evaluation was changed to be done incrementaly in doMove instead of calculating all piece square values in the evaluation main function
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Tornado 4.0 (UCI)
FRC; multi-pv; mp, Win32/64; limit strength
"... seems the new one have about +50 Elo"
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated R-Mates epd database
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

AICE homepage down for 2 days
Frenzee homepage down for 67 days (permissions problem)
NSVChess homepage down for 21 days (403 error: forbidden)
Sibyl homepage down for 2 days
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down today (internal server error)
Gringo homepage back up
Protej homepage back up
Rybka 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

Game Booster 2.0 beta 2.0
free; increases performance by temporarily shutting down background processes
and maximizing available RAM; Recommended!
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html (homepage)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Game_Booster_d5952.html (beta download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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