Engine Updates

Arasan 15.2 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac, Android; can use Gaviota ebtbs
- silent update, version number is unchanged
- added a 64-bit version for older cpus without SSE 4.2
http://www.arasanchess.org/
http://www.arasanchess.org/arasanx-64.exe (direct link)

Chenard 2013.02.26 (WB)
C++ source is pubic domain; uses custom egtbs; Win32/64, Linux; own GUI
- it looks like only the own-GUI code was updated
- several serious bugs corrected
http://cosinekitty.com/chenard/

Firenzina 2.2.2 (UCI)
a 'new' engine by Dmitri Gusev, based on Fire by Norman Schmidt, which is an IvanHoe derivative
C source; mp; Win64 SSE 4.2
- Win64 SSE 4.2 only
http://dgusev.cs.edinboro.edu/GameDev/Chess/firenzina.html

Glass 2.0 (UCI)
Win32/64; limit strength
- silent update, version number is unchanged
- added a 64-bit tweakable version
http://www.pkoziol.cal24.pl/glass/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 70 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down for 8 days (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 70 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities page down for 8 days (a 110mb.com site)
WJChess homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)

Wiki Changes

Nothing new today

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

Akka 2.1.1
open source library for Scala or other JVM languages; gives developers a simpler programming
model to develop highly reliable asynchronous, non-blocking applications for concurrent or
parallel operation using Actors, STM & Transactors; multi-core scalable and fault-tolerant
http://akka.io/ (homepage)

Clonezilla Live 2.1.0-26
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)
http://clonezilla.org/
http://clonezilla.org/news.php (release notes)

UltraDefrag 6.0.0, RC 3
open source defrag program for Windows
- this is a *release candidate*
http://ultradefrag.sourceforge.net/en/index.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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