Engine Updates

Phalanx XXIII beta (WB)
C source; Win32
this version was released 45 days ago, I missed it
- Oct 2010 : Added millisecond time control
- Oct 2010 : Windows binary compiled against cygwin-1.7.5-1
- Oct 2010 : Sync-ed with Scid vs. PC's phalanx (adding "st" command, and fixing illegal castling)
- Oct 2010 : Sourceforge Phalanx project now owned by stevenaaus
- Dec 2006 : added setboard option - Pascal Georges
http://sourceforge.net/projects/phalanx/ (project page)
http://phalanx.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Protector rev. 387 JA (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; official version number is 1.3.5
- latest development version (not official release)
- compiled from latest src (rev. 387) from Protector SVN repository
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Protector (UCI)
2 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 388), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/

REMainsworthy 116-x207 (WB)
C++ source; Win32; own GUI (GUI for native use only, no other WB or UCI engines); author has several engines
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/Mainsworthy.html

Rotor 0.6 (UCI)
Win32
- major refactoring of code, several classes introduced
- several speed optimizations removed which made it difficult to modify the code
- mate score handling in transposition table corrected
- "moves ..." after UCI command "position fen ..." now handled
- futility pruning added
- attack tables modified, attack information of all squares is now available in every node
http://sites.google.com/site/chessrotor (new homepage)

Chess News
Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akiba homepage down for 10 days (404 error)
Aldebaran homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
ChessAlex homepage down for 22 days (404 error)
Frenzee homepage down for 123 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
NSVChess homepage down for 79 days (403 error: forbidden)
Holger Schluckebier Mac builds homepage down for 59 days (internal server error)

Wiki Changes

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Bookup: slight change to comment, added some links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

Adblock Plus 1.0.22 for Chrome beta
free, open source Chrome plugin that blocks most web advertisements
- this is a *beta* release
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb

Recuva 1.39
free program to recover deleted files from Recycle Bin, digital cameras, mp3 players etc.
http://www.piriform.com/recuva

Secunia PSI 2.0
free; detects vulnerable and out-dated programs and plug-ins which expose your PC to attacks
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/

Meaning of Colors

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

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