Engine Updates

Arabian Knight 1.42 (WB)
Java source; own GUI; mp
version 1.41:
- removed MATERIAL_FACTOR from config; now default value of pawn is 100
- now score printed in pondering is not relative to opponent but to Arabian Knight
- fixed printing nodes count value when pondering
- some small internal changes
version 1.42:
- small changes is time manager
- null move reduce changed from 2 to 3
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/ArabianKnight.html (Leo page)

BagaturChess 1.2 (UCI)
Java source; Win32/64; mp
- multiPV search mode implemented!
- improved time-control of 'sudden death' playing mode (reported by Lars Hallerstrom during ChessWar XVII)
- reduced adaptive extensions in non-pv nodes for better and faster search; now in most cases the engine succeed to make one additional iteration for the same time
- evaluation: increased King safety weight with 10%
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bagaturchess/

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Betsabé II 1.08b JA (WB)
C source w/ Spanish comments & var names; Win32, Linux32; this is a MiniMAX derivative
- bug fixed in Winboard protocol, now seems to work well with BookThinker, (opening book)
http://jimablett.hostwebs.com/

EvolutionChess 0.6.8 (WB)
C++ source; Win32; libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll and libstdc++-6.dll are required to run on Windows XP
- mating issue resolved
http://code.google.com/p/evolchess/

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.234 (WB/UCI)
chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
- bugfix: if the "Play out TB Pos" feature is activated, ChessGUI can adjudicate a long mating game as drawish
- game replay option redefined
http://www.chessgui.com/
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/

Kvetka 3.11 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
- plugin "Analysis" also updated
http://kvetka.org/en/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

ChessMind homepage down for 2 days (yet again)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 75 days (broken computer!)
EveAnn homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
GreKo homepage down for 2 days (a 110mb.com site)
Matacz homepage down for 43 days (a 110mb.com site)
SDChess homepage down for 4 days (Internal Server Error)

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

Django 1.2.7
high-level, rapid development Python-based web framework
- this is a new update to an older version
https://www.djangoproject.com/

MariaDB 5.3.1
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/mariadb-531-release-notes (release notes)

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Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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