Engine Updates

Arabian Knight 1.21 (WB)
Java source; own GUI
- non-linear free pawn award added
- some changes in double or isolated pawn penalties
- lazy eval value changed
- few other small bugs fixed
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/ArabianKnight.html

DoubleCheck 1.2 (UCI)
C source; Win64, Linux64
- Delta pruning, Futility pruning, and Late Move Reductions (can be disabled via UCI option)
- UCI option Draw was removed. A bug with repetition draws was also fixed
- UCI command movetime now supported
- various bug fixes
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/DoubleCheck.html (Leo page)

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.228 (WB/UCI)
chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
- optionally play out TB mates
- display correct Nalimov distance to mate again (was wrong in recent releases, GaviotaTB was not broken)
http://www.chessgui.com/
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/
http://www.chessgui.com/chess/ChessGUI.zip (direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bubble homepage down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 45 days (broken computer!)
Jonny homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Matacz homepage down for 12 days (a 110mb.com site)
Omar homepage down today
Smaug homepage down for 16 days
Superchessengine homepage down for 59 days (Bibi, Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer, Smash & Toga II)
Tri-OS homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added links for Crafty and GNUChess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

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

ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.97.2
excellent open source antivirus scanner, does not include an on-access real-time scanner
http://www.clamwin.com/

EaseUS Todo Backup Free 3.0
free backup program w/many features: hard disk image, full/incremental/automatic file/folder backups, and disk clone
http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

FBackup 4.6.255
free, simple backup program
http://www.fbackup.com/

Puppy Linux 'Lucid Puppy 5.2.8'
Open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
old, slow computers run very well using Puppy's all-in-memory Linux kernel
There are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
You will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
Puppy is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution for Windows users. Recommended.
You don't necessarily use the latest release, you use the version with the software you want
- 'Lucid Puppy 5.2.8' is compatible with Ubuntu packages
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news & download)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=551999#551999 (more 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