Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
WSpeirs Chess 001 JA (UCI)
new engine by William Speirs
Java source; Win32
- works, but moves instantly
- this is a Jet compile, Java jar file also included
https://github.com/wspeirs/chess (project page)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/wspeirs-chess-001-32-jet-ja.zip (direct link)

Chess News

new Roque homepage
https://sites.google.com/site/roquechess/roque-chess-engine

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Armageddon homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
ChestUCI homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 432 days
GreKo homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Mizar homepage down for 3 days
Superchessengine site down for 2 days (Bibi, Fruit, GambitFruit, Movei, Naum, Patzer, Smash & Toga II)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tornado homepage down for 11 days (programmer has purposely removed his page)

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added WSpeirs Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Millenium Chess System: comment expanded, added a link
- Java Chess Protocol Interface: comment expanded, added a link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Partner for Windows Phone
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_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

Aptana Studio 3.2.2
web software development in an IDE supporting HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Ruby, Rails, PHP and Python
w/ code assist, built-in debugging, Git intergration, built-in ftp, and more
http://www.aptana.com/

Calibre 0.8.67
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.0.1
free anti-virus, anti-spyware program; run it in addition to your usual antivirus
http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/

PDFCreator 1.5.0
free Windows tool to create PDF files from nearly any application
http://www.pdfforge.org/

PHP 5.4.7 RC 1
PHP is a very popular open source scripting language; it is mostly used for web applications
- this is a *release candidate*
http://php.net/ (homepage)

TThrottle 6.00
free Windows laptop utility to keep cpu/gpu temperature down by throtttling performance
http://www.efmer.eu/boinc/

Zero Install 1.11 for Windows
open source, decentralized cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en

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