Engine Updates

Arasan 15.5 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac, Android; can use Gaviota ebtbs
- fix bug that can cause illegal move from pondering
- check for checkmate before returning 50-move draw
- send Winboard variants in feature line (only "normal" is supported)
- "there should be no performance difference from previous versions"
http://www.arasanchess.org/

Komodo 5 CCT (UCI)
commercial; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); limit strength
- "approximately 30 ELO stronger" [than previous version]
- single processor version only
http://komodochess.com/

Project Invincible 2.04a (WB)
C++ source; mp; own GUI; Win32, Linux32
- this is a Linux bugfix release, the Windows build does no require correction
- fixed build on distributions where so-called implicit DSO linking is disabled by default such as Ubuntu 13.04
http://code.google.com/p/project-invincible/

Komodo 5.1 MP (UCI)
announced for May 28 release

Chess News

Jesús Muñoz statistical/probability tools
6 Elo/LOS programs with Fortran source code
- program updated: Probabilities_in_a_trinomial_distribution
- optimizations
- raised limit of max games to 16,000
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a5c9e8m3vk6zq50/Six_Fortran_95_tools.rar (direct link)

Jim Ablett Puppy Linux Chess Distros
lots of chess software and lots of Linux engines
- for 32-bit or 64-bit CPUs
- burn a bootable CD/DVD from the iso image
- booting from this disk will not affect your Windows or Linux installation
- 32-bit version has been updated
http://jimablett.net63.net/chess_755/chess-distros.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Armageddon homepage down for 9 days (403 error: forbidden)
Bearded homepage down for 11 days (not available)
Belofte homepage down for 54 days ("this site has been suspended")
Cecir homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Dolphin homepage down for 52 days (not found)
Elf homepage down for 6 days ("domain name expired")
InmiChess homepage down for 49 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 16 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pyotr homepage down for 49 days (not found)
Sjakk homepage down today ("service temporarily unavailable")
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 49 days (a 110mb.com site)
Wing homepage down today (not found)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Ron Murawski
- removed dead ChessBase links for engines: Crafty and Sjeng
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

Avast! Free Antivirus 8.0.1488
free antivirus for Win32/64; the program is registerware: you must divulge your email address
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

BitComet 1.36
free peer-to-peer file-sharing for Windows32/64; compatible with BitTorrent
http://www.bitcomet.com/

Calibre 0.9.29
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/

Feng Office 2.3, RC 1
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.
- only the 'Community Edition' is free
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/ (download)

RSSOwl 2.2
open source, cross-platform Java RSS newsreader
http://www.rssowl.org/

WinPython 3.3.1.0 -- for Win32/64
WinPython 2.7.4.0 -- for Win32/64
open-source portable distribution of Python for Windows32/64
allows use of different Python versions that are fully isolated from each other
WinPython is the easiest way of getting Spyder IDE working on Win32/64
NumPy, SciPy and Matplot are also included
- this is a large file to download (more than 200 MB)
http://code.google.com/p/winpython/

Meaning of Colors

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

Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list

NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.
ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org