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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posting by Ron, Wednesday, April 03, 2013, 01:00:</em></p><p><p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Engine Updates</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">Jazz r721 (WB/UCI)</span></strong><br />
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac32/64<br />
- silent update, version number unchanged<br />
- new 64-bit UCI compiles<br />
- shortened UCI program name that gets printed<br />
- it is probably best to download the engine again<br />
<a href="http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-index.html">http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-index.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Chess News</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Olivier Deville's PGN collection</span></strong><br />
also a Polyglot book based on all the PGN games<br />
Olivier updates this collection monthly<br />
&quot;Games from 2001 to 2013&quot;<br />
- minimum Elo = 2530<br />
- only long time control games<br />
- no annotations<br />
- no computer games<br />
- no games under 20 moves<br />
<a href="http://www.open-aurec.com/chesswar/download.html">http://www.open-aurec.com/chesswar/download.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Down/Problem Chess Websites</strong></span> <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" alt=":-(" /></p>
<p>Belofte homepage down for 23 days (&quot;this site has been suspended&quot;)<br />
ChestUCI homepage down for 18 days (a 110mb.com site)<br />
Dolphin homepage down for 21 days (not found)<br />
Igor Gorelikov Tools page down for 4 days (a 110mb.com site)<br />
InmiChess homepage down for 18 days (no response in 60 seconds)<br />
MadChess homepage down for 2 days (no content)<br />
Pyotr homepage down for 18 days (not found)<br />
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 18 days (a 110mb.com site)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Wiki Changes</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Engine GUI List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- added Scid<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">GUI Protocol List</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- Scid: updated comment<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Links</span></strong><br />
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner<br />
- added link to Chess Engines Diary<br />
- added link to Jurek Chess Engines Rating<br />
<a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Bonus Notifications</strong></span> (recent releases of free stuff)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Warnings:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color:#f00;">- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.<br />
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected<br />
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash<br />
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 26.0</span></strong><br />
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy<br />
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc<br />
<a href="http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php">http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Firefox 20.0</span></strong><br />
popular, free, open source browser<br />
<a href="http://www.mozilla.com/">http://www.mozilla.com/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Notepad++ 6.3.2</span></strong><br />
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)<br />
<a href="http://notepad-plus-plus.org/">http://notepad-plus-plus.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">SeaMonkey 2.17</span></strong><br />
open source, all-in-one Internet suite: browser, email, news feed, newsgroups, IRC chat, &amp; html editor<br />
<a href="http://www.seamonkey-project.org/">http://www.seamonkey-project.org/</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#090;">Soluto 1.3.1169.0</span></strong><br />
free; uses community-developed power-user solutions to fix your Windows PC problems<br />
<a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_soluto/">http://www.filehippo.com/download_soluto/</a> (download)<br />
<a href="http://www.soluto.com/">http://www.soluto.com/</a> (homepage)</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Meaning of Colors</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#f00;">Red = New or Warning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#090;">Green = Updated</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color:#555;">Gray = Info Only</span></strong></p>
<p>Engine List: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list</a><br />
Chess News: <a href="http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list">http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#555;">NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.<br />
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org</span></strong></p>
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