Merry Christmas!

Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
DoubleCheck 2.31 JA (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
http://jimablett.net63.net/

Komodo 4 (UCI)
commercial; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- now commercial
- estimated strength increase of 20-35 Elo
- no mp version yet
http://komodochess.com

Rodent 0.08 (UCI)
new engine by Pablo Vazquez + Pawel Koziol
C source; Win32; based on Sungorus code
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=439271&t=41590&sid=5d992013fe1d861c371685c10c7690c9 (announcement)
http://www.koziol.home.pl/rodent_0.08.zip (direct link)

Chess News

Chess Engines for Android
- added zip package containing all engines
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Aristarch homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Asterisk homepage down for 52 days
ChessAlex homepage is down for 5 days
Damas homepage down for 91 days ("Free Web Hosting Discontinued")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 181 days
iCE homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- split out IPPOLIT-family engines into individual listings:
--- IPPOLIT
--- Igorrit
--- RobboLito
--- IvanHoe
--- Fire
--- DeepSaros/Vitruvius
--- ArmageddonToo
- added Tinapa (it was missing from the list)
- ChessAlex: added WayBack Machine link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Umko for Android: added link to blog
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added ArmageddonToo
- added Dancing Dragon
- added Iggorit
- added Ivanhoe
- added Sting
- Crab: noted that x64 version of this engine is no longer available
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_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

FreeFileSync 4.6
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

Task Coach 1.3.4
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/

Vuze 4.7.0.2
open source Java-based BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/index.php

Meaning of Colors

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

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