Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux/Android builds
Betsabé II 1.30 JA (WB)
C source w/ Spanish comments & var names; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android; this is a MiniMAX derivative
http://jimablett.atwebpages.com/

Blunderer 1.1 (UCI)
'new' engine by Jerry Dopnald (a Toga II developer), based on Toga
C++ source; Win32; not a serious engine
- purposely designed to lose
http://www.computerchess.info/tdbb/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=1401 (direct link)

Chenard 2013.02.08 (WB)
C++ source is pubic domain; uses custom egtbs; Win32/64, Linux; own GUI
- it looks like only the own-GUI code was updated
http://cosinekitty.com/chenard/

NG-Play 8.0 (WB)
C source; Win32
- much faster search (NegaScout used instead of Negamax)
- changes in initial move ordering
http://users.otenet.gr/~yggeorgo/

Delphil has a new homepage
http://delphil.webatu.com/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 52 days (not found)
Armageddon homepage down for 2 days (403 error: forbidden)
Bestia homepage down for 17 days (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 52 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 17 days (a 110mb.com site)

Warning: Hopeless site is giving inconsistent results
sometimes Google says: 'Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer'
other times the site loads normally; it seems to be a risky site

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

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- WinBoard and XBoard: added 2 links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Thompson's Endgame Databases: updated link
- minor text revision
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_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 0.9.18
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/

CPU-Z 1.63
free utility to detect all PC hardware & system components
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Flash Player 11.5.502.149
free cross-platform Flash video player
http://www.adobe.com/

Git 1.8.1.3
free, cross-platform, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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