Engine Updates

Tony Mokonen Win32 builds
Fischer 1.00 (WB)
C++ source; Win32, Mac64
- first time for Windows build
http://code.google.com/p/fischer-chess/ (project page)
http://tmokonen.net84.net/ (download)

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex WBTM homepage down for 49 days (a multimania site)
Bestia homepage down for 64 days (a 110mb.com site)
Bright homepage down for 40 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Fianchetto homepage down for 64 days (502 error: bad gateway)
GreenLightChess homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Hamsters homepage down for 28 days (not found)
Houdini homepage down today ("error 502")
Kiwi homepage down for 28 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 64 days (a 110mb.com site)
Nejmet homepage down for 48 days (a multimania site)
Revati homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Spark homepage down for 40 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 13 days (a 110mb.com site)
T-Rex homepage down for 49 days (a multimania site)
Wing homepage down for 129 days (not found)

Wiki Changes

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added NapoleonPP w/ Scid & Tarrasch as GUIs
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

List Index
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- minor edits
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:index

Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added NapoleonPP & Smash
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_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

FBackup 5.0.192
free, simple backup program for personal or commercial use (Windows only)
http://www.fbackup.com/

Jenkins 1.531
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server (developer tool)
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Network Scanner 5.5
free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS & SNMP scanner; scans for listening TCP/UDP ports &
displays shared network resource types
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/

PostgreSQL 9.3
open source SQL database for high performance and high availability applications
http://www.postgresql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1481/ (announcement)

Python Tools for Visual Studio 2.0
free, open source Python IDE plugin supporting CPython and IronPython; NumPy & SciPy;
parallel & clustering support; debugging; profiling; more
http://pytools.codeplex.com/

QtWeb 3.8.5
open source web browser based on Qt and Webkit
http://www.qtweb.net/

Speccy 1.23
free Windows system information tool
http://www.piriform.com/speccy (Speccy homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2013/9/9/speccy-v123 (announcement)

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