Engine Updates

Rebel Century (WB/UCI)
Ed Schröder's program from 2000, old DOS version modified to run on Win32
Win32
- this engine is donationware; all proceeds will benefit the Warchild charity
- version number unchanged; this is a silent update
- this is a bug fix release
http://www.top-5000.nl/donationware.htm

Chess News

icsdroneng 0.28
interface between an xboard chess engine and an ICS (Internet Chess Server); UCI engines are supported by using Polyglot adapter
original icsdroneng program written by Henrik Gram, now maintained by Michel Van den Bergh
- you must build it yourself
http://sourceforge.net/projects/icsdrone/files/ (tar.gz)
http://hardy.uhasselt.be/Toga/icsdroneng-release/ (tar.gz, rpm, & amd64deb)

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- TXT tools: maintenance release
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bestia homepage down for 4 days (a 110mb.com site)
ChestUCI homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 489 days
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 26 days (a 110mb.com site)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 4 days (a 110mb.com site)
O'Chess homepage down for 4 days (not found)
Parrot homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Powder homepage down for 3 days (project removed?)
Pulsar homepage down for 2 days (not found)
Pyotr homepage down for 26 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 4 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Darky: corrected protocol
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Crafty Chess Interface: added a link and comment
- removed Chess Tutor
- moved iNemesis to Developable / Discontinued / Faulty / Incomplete Chess GUIs section
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Chess Tutorials List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Tutor
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_tutorials_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

Borg Calendar 1.7.7
free, cross-platform desktop calendar/task-tracking; appointments, todo list, project tracking, etc
http://mbcsoft.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=38 (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/borg-calendar/files/ (download)

GPU-Z 0.6.6
free utility: information about your video card and GPU
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ (info)
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2181/TechPowerUp%20GPU-Z%20v0.6.6.html (download)

Greenshot 1.0.5.2197 RC 5
free, open source screenshot capture program for Windows
http://getgreenshot.org/

Notepad2 5.0.26 Beta 3
open source Win32/64 Notepad replacement based on Scintilla w/ syntax highlighting for many languages
- this is a *beta* version (32 bit only)
http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html (homepage & downloads)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad2/ (project page)

Waterfox 16.0.1 (64-bit Browser)
64-bit version of Firefox browser
http://waterfoxproject.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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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