Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
BagaturChess 1.2e JA (UCI)
Java source; mp
- Win32 build
http://jimablett.net63.net/

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
DiscoCheck 3.5 JA (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
http://jimablett.net63.net/

GreKo 9.2 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; limit strength; Win32
- "This is a refactoring version without any changes in search/eval.
A lot of code was cleaned up, to make in more compact and readable.
Elo/Knps formula was tuned a little, to make handicap levels more realistic.
Source code should be compiled with modern compilers, because some
features of new C++ Standard are used."
http://greko.110mb.com/index.html

Chess News

Lucas Chess 6.3 Beta 6
"play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor"
- this is a *beta* release
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/ (new homepage)
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/downloads/list (download)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Chad's Chess homepage down for 15 days (provider has discontinued free website hosting)
ChessMind homepage down for 11 days ("Server not found")
Dann Corbit homepage down for 322 days
Surprise homepage down for 7 days (server is misconfigured)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- MinkoChess: added missing Jim Ablett link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Surprise: added alternative download
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_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

FrostWire 5.3.6
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

JSDuck 3.10.3
open source JavaScript documentation generator
https://github.com/nene/jsduck

Parted Magic 2012_05_14
open source partition editor, virus/rootkit scanner, hard drive cloner, and hard drive & RAM tester; recommended
http://partedmagic.com/

SQLite 3.7.12
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- "regularly scheduled maintenance release"
- "several new optimizations and bug fixes and upgrading is recommended"
- see the changelog for details
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_7_12.html (changelog)

System Explorer 3.8.8
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/

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