Engine Updates

Djinn 0.971 (WB)
Win64, Linux64; 32-biit releases promised for this weekend
- modified the way the configuration file is parsed; it now accepts path names that contain spaces
- restructured and enhanced the time managment code so that it handles millisecond resolution
http://webpages.charter.net/tlikens/index.html

Chess News

4 Elo/LOS statistical programs
by Jesús Muñoz with Fortran source
http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/55208139/file.html

ChessPartner 6.0.1.0 for Windows phone 7
commercial engine + chess GUI
http://www.lokasoft.nl/chesspartner-for-wp7-update-released.aspx

Lucas Chess 7.0 dev 7
"play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor"
Open source (Python); Win32
- this is a *developmental* (beta) release
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/ (homepage)
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/downloads/list (download)

Match 1.3
a command line utility running in the background when playing engine-engine matches or for post-match pgn analysis
as background program: updates screen every 10 seconds showing win/loss scoring, LOS, & Elo
- new Ordo Elo calculation option
- new crosstables
- new html support
- screen update time now configurable
http://www.top-5000.nl/match.htm

Senior Chess for Android
new engine + GUI by Leen Ammeraal (free app)
http://home.planet.nl/~ammeraal/lachess.html (announcement)
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=seniorchess (download)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bestia homepage down for 17 days (a 110mb.com site)
ChestUCI homepage down for 14 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 502 days
GreKo homepage down for 2 days (a 110mb.com site)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 17 days (a 110mb.com site)
O'Chess homepage down for 17 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 16 days (project removed?)
Pulsar homepage down for 15 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 14 days (a 110mb.com site)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 17 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Aquarium & (Deep) Rybka: revised comment, added another link
- Chess Assistant: added another link
- Kaya: added another link, revised comment
- added 'Windows / Linux library written in C / C++ by Jonas Thiem'
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: revised a comment
- MaterUCI: added another link
- Popeye: 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

Calibre 0.9.6
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/

Ruby 1.9.3-p327
popular scripting language, often used with Rails library
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/

Meaning of Colors

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

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