Engine Updates

EXchess 7.02 (WB)
C++ source; mp; own GUI; FRC; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
- can now can assign hash sizes larger than 4GB
- default builds can now handle up to 16 cores
- analysis mode now works in Arena
- fixed a couple of other minor interface issues with all xboard protocol programs
http://personal.denison.edu/%7Ehomand/EXchess.htm

Firenzina 2.2.2 (UCI)
C source; mp; Win32/64; engine is based on Fire, which is an IvanHoe derivative
- silent update, version number unchanged
- this is yet another recompile, this time for Win32
- unlike previous 32-bit compiles this one was tested to see if it worked
http://dgusev.cs.edinboro.edu/GameDev/Chess/Firenzina_2-2-2_xTreme_generic_x32.zip (direct link)
http://dgusev.cs.edinboro.edu/GameDev/Chess/firenzina.html

Project Invincible 2.04 (WB)
C++ source; mp; own GUI; Win32, Linux32
- fixed a deadlock when promoting a pawn
- fixed crash in positions with a lot of moves
- minor changes
http://code.google.com/p/project-invincible/

Chess News

ChessZone Magazine
free monthly chess magazine of annotated GM games
- #03, 2013 (March issue)
http://www.chesszone.org/magazine/magazine.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 88 days (not found)
Belofte homepage down for 6 days ("this site has been suspended")
Bestia homepage down for 26 days (a 110mb.com site)
BremboCE homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
ChestUCI homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
CSBoard homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Cutechess-cli homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Deep Saros homepage down for 88 days (not found)
Dolphin homepage down for 4 days (not found)
InmiChess homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Lyapko Utilities page down for 26 days (a 110mb.com site)
Octochess homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Pyotr homepage down today (not found)
Revati homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Sloppy homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)

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

Orwell Dev-C++ 5.4.1
excellent cross-platform open source C/C++ IDE for 32-/64-bit development
http://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/

qBittorrent 3.0.9
open source cross-platform Bittorrent client
http://www.qbittorrent.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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