Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
ArabianKnight 1.1.2 JA (WB)
Win32
http://jimablett.hostwebs.com/

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Fimbulwinter 5.04 JA (WB)
C source; Win32, Linux32
- fixed some bugs in my time control code which weakened the engine quite a bit
- fixed winboard 'setdepth' command
- better time management with Linux compile
- few small tweaks
- fixed code to be compilable with Gcc (Linux)
http://jimablett.hostwebs.com/

Supra 1.3.1 (UCI)
Win32
http://suprachesssystem.com/

Chess News

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated: GrandS - (20110726) PGN database of long time-control games between players rated 2425+, 2007-present; 53038 games
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Armageddon homepage down for 16 days
Bestia homepage down for 7 days (a 110mb.com site)
Bubble homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 30 days (broken computer!)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 7 days (a 110mb.com site)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 7 days (a 110mb.com site)
Smaug homepage down today
Superchessengine homepage down for 44 days (Bibi, Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer, Smash & Toga II)
Tippy Chess homepage down today
Tony's Chess homepage down for 7 days (a 110mb.com site)
Toledo Nanochess homepage back up
Anaconda/Gromit homepage is now considered dead, it will no longer be tracked.

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- improved/corrected link for: DolphinChess
- moved to Source Code Only List: BabyChess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
- improved/corrected links for: Booot, Madeleine, Matant & Pupsi
- noted that Patzer website currently unavailable
- added another link for Thompson´s Endgame Databases
ttp://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- noted that Armageddon is now a dead program
- improved/corrected links for: Neurosis & Smirf
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- noted that Gromit is now a dead program
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

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

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- noted that Anaconda is now a dead program
- updated Smirf link
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

BurnAware 3.4
CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc-burning software
http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (info)
http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html (download)

CCleaner 3.09
free registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective: recommended
http://www.ccleaner.com/
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2011/7/26/ccleaner-309 (announcement)

MariaDB 5.3.0 Beta
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra db engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
- this is a *beta* release
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features (extra features)
http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-53 (version info)

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

NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org