Engine Updates

AdaChess 1.0 (WB)
new engine by Alessandro Iavicoli; former name - Serena (private engine)
Ada source; Win32, Linux32
- Winboard protocol support is weak
http://www.alessandroiavicoli.it/

Nebula 1.5 (UCI)
mp; multi-pv; FRC; Win32/64
- improved basic material, passed pawn and king safety evaluation
- many new evaluation terms
https://sites.google.com/site/nebulachess/home

Rybka Classics (Fossils)
Win32/64; mp (some of them); test position solver, etc.
- download contains old, free versions of Rybka
- versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, etc.
- warning: these are large download files
http://ubuntuone.com/53tzazbcTI21EmARbjhxey (81MB direct link)
http://rybkachess.com/free/RybkaClassics.zip (28MB direct link)

Chess News

CookieCat
Myopic
Source code engines by Steven J Edwards
- downloads are available for a limited time only
- CookieCat is written in Pascal
- Myopic is written in C++
- both engines are command line only (not WB or UCI)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/31633927/CookieCat.tar (direct link)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/31633927/myopic.tar (direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 34 days (not found)
Deep Saros homepage down for 34 days (not found)
Merlin homepage down for 5 days (503 error: service unavailable)

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Aquarium & (Deep) Rybka: added another link
- Chess Partner: added another link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Private Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Chexa: updated link and corrected author name typo
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list

Private Engine List
update by Ron Murawski
- removed Serena, it is now publicly released as AdaChess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Alfil
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

CPU-Z 1.62.2 OC
free utility to detect all PC hardware & system components
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

CrystalDiskInfo 5.3.1
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

Groovy 2.1.0 RC 3
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
- this is a *release candidate*
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)

Snowlinux 4 "Xfce"
Snowlinux 4 "E17"
based on Debian/Ubuntu; desktops: Xfce, Enlightenment, MATE, Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE, LXDE; #11 in popularity
http://www.snowlinux.de/

WinPython 3.3.0.0 Beta 1 for Win32/64
open-source portable distribution of Python for Windows32/64
allows use of different Python versions that are fully isolated from each other
WinPython is the easiest way of getting Spyder IDE working on Win32/64
NumPy, SciPy and Matplot are also included
- this is a large file to download (more than 200 MB)
- this is an *beta* release
http://code.google.com/p/winpython/

Meaning of Colors

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

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NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
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