Engine Updates

Nothing new today

Chess News

ChessGUI opening books
- ChessOK2013-1.cgb -- constructed from drawn games between opponents rated 2600+ (restricted to 12 moves depth)
- Candidates2013.cgb -- constructed from the games in the recent Candidates tournament (restricted to 8 moves depth)
- ForumUsers.cgb -- constructed from opening lines suggested by members of the Talkchess, Rybka and Chess2U forums (restricted to 12 moves depth)
- ForumUsers2.cgb -- amended version of the original book, with some lines omitted and others added (restricted to 12 moves depth)
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6978

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Belofte homepage down for 26 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChestUCI homepage down for 21 days (a 110mb.com site)
Dolphin homepage down for 24 days (not found)
Igor Gorelikov Tools page down for 7 days (a 110mb.com site)
InmiChess homepage down for 21 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pyotr homepage down for 21 days (not found)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 21 days (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

Calibre 0.9.26
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/

Cinnarch 2013.04.05
Arch-based, rolling-release Linux distro; Cinnamon desktop; #27 in popularity
http://www.cinnarch.com/

KeePass Password Safe Professional Edition 2.22
open source password manager; manage your passwords securely
Professional Edition requires .NET or Mono framework
Classic Edition has fewer features but is adequate; does not require .NET/Mono framework
http://keepass.info/
http://keepass.info/compare.html (compare Classic vs Professional)

Zero Install 2.1 for Windows
open source, decentralized cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en

Meaning of Colors

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

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