Engine Updates

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Chess News

ChessGUI 0.240a (WB/UCI)
chess GUI/tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
- includes STS_Tool 1.3
- temporarily disabled some features till well tested.
- Threads/Cores must be defined under tab "Engines 1" of "GUI Preferences".
- for now if UCI option grayed out, define it in GUI only
- wise to re-config engnes, though unnecessary
- ChessGUI portable build not available
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/ (secondary link)
http://biglion.bplaced.net/ (homepage and download)

Chess for Android 4.1.5
Aart Bik's free gui + chess engine for the Android
- implemented Android-wide sharing functionality
http://aartbik.blogspot.com/ (blog)
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/android.html (homepage and download)

Lucas Chess 7.0 Beta 2
"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 *beta* release
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/ (homepage)
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/downloads/list (download)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 25 days (not found)
Deep Saros homepage down for 25 days (not found)

Warning: Inmi site has been hacked and is unsafe to visit
AVG antivirus: 'Exploit Blackhole Exploit Kit [type 2371]'
Kaspersky antivirus: 'object is infected'

Warning: Hopeless site may have been hacked
Google: 'Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer'

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- RedQueen: fixed version number
- DanaSah: added alternative download linkl
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added BeRoChess
- updated BigLion/Chess GUI link
- updated ZDNET link
- removed Bobby Junior link (no longer available)
- KnightCap: removed alternative link (no longer available)
- Deep Rybka 4: updated link
- Chess Assistant: updated link
- Kvetka: fixed typo
- added Lichess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated ChessGUI link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated discontinued Jim Ablett link to current secondary site
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed DoubleCheck link
- removed FruitFly from the list
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- updated discontinued Jim Ablett links to current secondary site
- removed Chess (DOS)
- Chess Mafia: updated link
- removed Goldbar (DOS)
- Grand Master Chess: updated link
- removed Indo Chess
- JavaScript Chess: updated link
- removed JChess
- removed Minerva Chess Engine
- Pandora Chess: updated link
- Pawn: removed secondary links
- removed Tyrell
- removed Vikas World
- removed WinChess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Crab: removed all links (no longer available)
- Deep Saros: removed link to website, which is currently down
- RyanFish: removed bad link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- 2 pages of diffgs so there must have been a lot of changes!
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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

Calibre 0.9.14
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/

Data Crow 3.9.16
free, open source media manager/cataloger for movies, books, music, software, etc.
http://www.datacrow.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/datacrow/ (project page)

Tails 0.16
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #58 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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