Engine Updates

Maverick 0.5 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
- "I'd estimate this version to be about 200+ Elo better than the previous version"
- added additional basic endgame knowledge
- added passed pawn evaluation
- beefed up the evaluation routine to include basic terms such as mobility
- fixed a nasty hash bug to do with mating positions
- added one-reply to check extensions in the first ply of the quiescent search
- enabled hash cutoffs at PV nodes
- nodes per second have dropped considerably due to the slower evaluation
- a bazillion tweaks
http://www.chessprogramming.net/

Chess News

Bonanza 6.0 (WB)
chess variant program (Shogi only)
- quick update to yesterday's release
http://hgm.nubati.net/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi (source code)
http://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh513964.html (necessary extra files)
http://hgm.nubati.net/bonanza.zip (exe direct link)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex WBTM homepage down for 55 days (a multimania site)
Bestia homepage down for 70 days (a 110mb.com site)
Bright homepage down for 46 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Fianchetto homepage down for 70 days (502 error: bad gateway)
Hamsters homepage down for 34 days (not found)
Kiwi homepage down for 34 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 70 days (a 110mb.com site)
Nejmet homepage down for 54 days (a multimania site)
Spark homepage down for 46 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Toledo Nanochess homepage down today (a 110mb.com site)
Tornado homepage down for 6 days (requires password for access)
T-Rex homepage down for 55 days (a multimania site)
Wing homepage down for 135 days (not found)

Wiki Changes

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Bonanza: added a link
- Suicide Chess Website: minor edit
- 3D-Schach Parmen : updated link
- Das etwas "andere" Schach: removed from list
- added Tri-Schach and Zöllmer 3D-Schach
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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

Django 1.5.4
Django 1.6, Beta 4
high-level, rapid development Python-based web framework
- security patch to fix a vulnerability
https://www.djangoproject.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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