Engine Updates

RedQueen 1.1.4 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android; requires extra dlls (included)
http://redqueenchess.sourceforge.net/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex WBTM homepage down for 32 days (a multimania site)
BaChess homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Bestia homepage down for 47 days (a 110mb.com site)
Bright homepage down for 23 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Fianchetto homepage down for 47 days (502 error: bad gateway)
GreKo homepage down for 2 days (a 110mb.com site)
Gringo homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Hamsters homepage down for 11 days (not found)
Kiwi homepage down for 11 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 47 days (a 110mb.com site)
Nejmet homepage down for 31 days (a multimania site)
SharpChess2 homepage down for 4 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Spark homepage down for 23 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 15 days (a 110mb.com site)
T-Rex homepage down for 32 days (a multimania site)
Wing homepage down for 112 days (not found)

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- YChess: addede a link, removed a comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Private Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Maverick
- added Zadrexsaurus
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_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

Calibre 1.0.0
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/

Git 1.8.4
free, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/

PNotes.NET 1.0
free, open source Windows reminder program that uses persistent desktop notes
- this is the new .NET version, which requires more memory and extra runtimes, but has slightly more features
http://pnotes.sourceforge.net/

RIOT 0.5.1
free image optimizer for gif, jpg, and png (smallest size w/ least loss of quality)
http://luci.criosweb.ro/riot/

SolydXK 201308
Linux distro based on Debian (testing); KDE or Xfce desktop; #109 in popularity
http://solydxk.com/

TThrottle 7.12
free Windows laptop utility to keep CPU/GPU temperature down by throtttling performance
http://www.efmer.eu/boinc/

Ubuntu 12.04.3
Debian-based Linux distro; Unity desktop; #2 in popularity
- this is an update to the LTS version
http://www.ubuntu.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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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