Engine Updates

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Chess News

ChessPartner ios 6.0.2
commercial chess engine + GUI
- fixed compatibility issues with IOS 6
- fixed handling PGN import from e-mail
- some other minor bug fixes
- added layouts for iPhone 5
- (this update requires at least IOS version 4.3)
http://www.lokasoft.nl/chesspartner-ios.aspx

ChessX 0.9.2 GUI (WB/UCI)
PGN database program for Windows, Mac & Linux w/ analysis only (not for playing)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/
http://chessx.sourceforge.net/

Match 1.2
a command line utility running in the background when playing engine-engine matches
updates screen every 10 seconds showing win/loss scoring, LOS, & Elo
- now calculating Elo error margin and estimated Elo
- added version history (control)
- added histogram support
- improved the documentation
http://www.top-5000.nl/match.htm

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bestia homepage down for 14 days (a 110mb.com site)
ChestUCI homepage down for 11 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 499 days
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 14 days (a 110mb.com site)
O'Chess homepage down for 14 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 13 days (project removed?)
Pulsar homepage down for 12 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 11 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 14 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony Mokonen's files page down today (no response in 60 seconds)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Bestia: added another link
- Pwned: added a comment and extra link
- Toledo Nanochess: added another link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Aquarium: added more links
- Chess Assistant: added more links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

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

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

Flash Player 11.5.502.110
free cross-platform flash video player
http://www.adobe.com/

Ghostery 0.9.7 for Opera
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download

openSUSE 12.2 "ARM"
independent Linux distro; destop choices: Blackbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce;
#5 in popularity
- this release runs on ARM cpus
http://www.opensuse.org/

Opera 12.10
open source web browser: the most standards-compliant html/css rendering
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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