Engine Updates

EXchess 6.30 Beta (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac; limit strength
- removal of TDleaf learning
- king safety has been improved
- a number of other smaller improvements and changes are also included
http://personal.denison.edu/~homand/EXchess.htm

RBrChess 3.2 (WB)
Win32
http://home.kpn.nl/rogerbroertjes/

Chess News

P2P (WB)
new adapter by HG Muller
runs under a GUI as a WB engine, used for connecting to remote GUIs
"two humans can play each other, each having a game display"
http://hgm.nubati.net/p2p.html (homepage)
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=474109&t=44450 (specs)
http://hgm.nubati.net/p2p.zip (Windows exe direct link)
http://hgm.nubati.net/p2p (Linux binary direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

ChessMind homepage down today
Dann Corbit homepage down for 385 days
DeepDuke homepage down for 14 days (SourceForge project page is okay)
Denis Mendoza engine builds page down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Jonny 4.0 homepage down today (old Jonny 2.83 site is fine)
Norbert Raimund Leisner List down today (no response in 60 seconds)

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

HandBrake 0.9.7
cross-platform, open source multithreaded video transcoder (conversion utility)
http://handbrake.fr/

VectorLinux 7.0 64 bit
Slackware-based Linux distro; choice of KDE, LXDE, Openbox or Xfce desktop; #23 in popularity
http://www.vectorlinux.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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