Engine Updates

BagaturChess 1.1.3 (UCI)
Java source; Win32/64; mp
- fixed "loss on time" issue during time-per-move mode; reported by Olivier Deville during ChessWar XVII test games
- fixed "loss on time" issue in 40th move with tournament time controls like 40/X; again catched and reported by Olivier Deville
- fixed issue in 64 bits EXE - again memory issue which appears in some rare cases
- updated readme files (e.g. credits section)
- UCI: usage of Transposition table entries' scores in PV nodes is implemented as UCI option (default value is false)
- technical: trust window of MTD search is now adaptive and vary between 0 and 32 centipawn depending on the stability of the best move (bigger stability when one and the same best move appears in more search iterations)
- technical: transposition table's entries (their scores) in PV nodes are used only if the length of the best line is enough (with the expected depth)
- technical: big source code refactoring in regards to the changes of the configuration concept
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bagaturchess/

Ziggurat 0.17 (UCI)
requires Win64 with a SSE4 CPU (fast popcount type) to run
- fixed a bug where move sorting of the principal variation was not done for pawn promotion; this would cause Ziggurat to find a mate, then forget it and find it again
- razoring and the null move heuristic turned on
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze16nq0r/index.html

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.232 (WB/UCI)
chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
- TLCV stuff
http://www.chessgui.com/
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

ChessMind homepage down for 3 days
Crafty webkikr page down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 62 days (broken computer!)
Matacz homepage down for 29 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- removed all Superchessengine links
- Patzer moved to Retreated Engine List
- changed Monik link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Private Engine List
- added Magic by Matthew R. Brades, USA
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list

Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- 'Nalimov online database for web query' is now a separate entry
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added more Winboard 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

Game Booster 3.0
free; increases performance by temporarily shutting down background processes and maximizing available RAM; recommended
http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html (homepage)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Game_Booster_d5952.html (download)

Greenshot 0.8.1 RC 1 (Build 1312)
free, open source screenshot capture program
- this is a *release candidate*
http://getgreenshot.org/

Lotus Symphony 3
IBM's free word processor, spreadsheet and slideshow presenter based on the OpenOffice codebase
- first time listed here
http://www-03.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.nsf/home (homepage)
http://www-03.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.nsf/products (info)

PeaZip 3.9.1
open source file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP
- extract 134 archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

Sandboxie 3.58
free utility (nagware) or nag-free shareware: run/install programs in a safe sandbox
that cannot affect your Windows stability/security
http://www.sandboxie.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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