Note: This website was down yesterday due to network problems beyond my control

Engine Updates

Bismark 1.0 (UCI)
new engine by Evgeny Shtranvasser
Win32
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess)

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
GNUchess 6.02 JA (WB)
C++ source; Win32
http://jimablett.net63.net/

Tursas 0.1 (WB)
a new source-code-only engine by Timo Myyrä
Clojure source
- not so 'new', the engine has been available for a year
- "Known issues: perft calculation seems to be incorrect"
- no builds available for download, only source code
https://github.com/zmyrgel/tursas

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Ziggy 0.7 JA (UCI)
new engine by Hrafn Eiriksson
Java source; Win32
- not so 'new', the engine has been available for 10 months
- jar file also included
https://github.com/krummi/ChessEngine (source)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/ziggy-07-ja.zip (direct link)

Julien Marcel Mac64 builds
- BACE 4.6
- Belofte 0.2.8
- Chess-at-Nite 10.2.23
- DoubleCheck 26
- El Turco 0.93
- GambitFruit 1.0 Beta 4x
- GES 134
- GrayMatter 1604
- Jabba compilation
- Jazz r501
- Kiwi 06d
- Resp 0.19
- Sjaak 470
- Toga II 1.2b2a
- Witz Alpha 21
- Xadreco 10.0
- Xpdnt 091007
- ZCT x64MP 0.3.2500
http://julien.marcel.free.fr/macchess/

Note: Fruitfly is a new Fruit 2.1 derivative by Matthew R Brades
https://github.com/ZirconiumX/fruitfly

Chess News

Note: Arasan 14.0.1 JA build for Android
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/arasan-141-android-ja.zip (direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Computer_Chess Wiki was down last night
Dann Corbit homepage down for 254 days
Igor Gorelikov Tools page down today (a 110mb.com site)
Michel Van den Bergh site down for 9 days (not found)

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- UniChess added to list
- MChess Professional: revised entry
- Penguin: revised entry
- vcboard: revised entry
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added a general Linux engine download link
- Amy added to list
- Gray Matter added to list
- Jazz: removed download link
- RobboLito added to list
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added recent Julien Marcel Mac64 builds
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

Online Databases / Game Collections List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Chess Assistant Lite entry modified
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:online_databases_game_collections_list

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Chess Wizard added
- Wilhelm: added two links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_chess_problems

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Jabba Knightmate: revised entry
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

Akka 2.0
open source library for Scala or Java languages gives developers a simpler programming model
to develop highly reliable asynchronous, non-blocking applications for concurrent or parallel
operation using Actors, STM & Transactors; multi-core scalable and fault-tolerant
http://akka.io/ (homepage)

Avast! Free Antivirus 7.0.1426
free antivirus for Win32/64; the program is registerware: you must divulge your email address
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

BurnAware 4.7
CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc-burning software
http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (info)
http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html (download)

Cobian Backup 11.0.0.435
free multithreaded Win32/64 backup; supports ftp upload/download, compression, encryption, backup of locked files
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm

Git 1.7.9.3
free, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/

µTorrent 3.1.2 stable (build 26821)
very popular and fast open source BitTorrent client
http://www.utorrent.com/ (homepage)
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=112660 (3.1.2 forum thread)

Meaning of Colors

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

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