Engine Updates

Jazz r721 (WB/UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac32/64
- improvements to evaluation of end-game positions
- improved move ordering during the search
- depth-dependent null-move reduction factor
- evaluation hash table
- eliminate lazy evaluation
- many enhancements to the commandline interface
- addition of a "benchmark" test
- better use of compiler intrinsics for bitscan/population count
- in addition, there have been a large number of bugfixes
- "compared to the previous version this version should be a clear improvement"
http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-index.html

Chess News

Kvetka 3.18 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
http://kvetka.org/en/

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Belofte homepage down for 20 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChestUCI homepage down for 15 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dolphin homepage down for 18 days (not found)
Igor Gorelikov Tools page down today (a 110mb.com site)
InmiChess homepage down for 15 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Jim Ablett main page down for 6 days ("suspended due to overtraffic")
Pyotr homepage down for 15 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 15 days (a 110mb.com site)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Ron Murawski
- added RDChess alt site
- added Xpdnt homepage link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_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

CrystalDiskInfo 5.5.0
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

GPartEd Live 0.15.0-3 Stable
open source Gnome Partition Editor - resize, move, copy, check, label your hard drive's partitions
understands most file systems including all for Windows and Linux
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/ (project page)

UltraVNC 1.1.8.8
open source, cross-platform remote desktop; can view/control Win, Linux, or Mac
http://www.uvnc.com/ (homepage)
http://www.uvnc.com/downloads/ultravnc.html (download)

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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