Engine Updates

Akkad 0.51b (UCI)
'new' engine based on Ippolit 0.80 by anonymous authors on Roberto Munter website (Deep Saros/Vitruvius)
Win32/64; Ippolit derivative
- no source code
http://akkad.jimdo.com/

Arasan 15.1 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac, Android; can use Gaviota ebtbs
"measurably stronger than 15.0, but not by a lot"
- correctly parse Winboard "level" command that includes a fractional part in the time increment
- fix bug in result learning code: incorrect learn value when drawing a high-rated opponent as Black
- fixes to eval for potential passed pawns
- small increase in castling scores
- changes to "trade down" material scoring
- remove a redundant check for moving a pinned piece when searching checks in q-search
- fix UCI multipv output when there are fewer legal moves than the specified multipv count
- change max hash table size for GUI
http://www.arasanchess.org/

Chess News

Lucas Chess 7.0 dev 8.1
"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)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Armageddon homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Bestia homepage down for 27 days (a 110mb.com site)
Crafty Chess Interface homepage down for 7 days (not found)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 512 days
Denis Mendoza builds homepage down today (not found)
EveAnn homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 27 days (a 110mb.com site)
Norbert Raimund Leisner List page down today (not found)
O'Chess homepage down for 27 days (not found)
Powder homepage down for 26 days (project removed)
Tony's Chess homepage down for 27 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- OliveChess: added full author name
- Capa: removed from regular list (no successful builds of it); Capa engine appears in the Someday Announcement Engine List
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: minor revision
- PGN Mentor: rearranged comment for clarity
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

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

AIMP 3.20.1155
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, tag editor, Internet radio & more
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&lng=en

System Explorer 3.9.9
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/

Meaning of Colors

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

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