Engine Updates

DanasahZ 0.4 (WB/UCI)
C source (Spanish language comments); Win32, Linux32, Mac64, Android; FRC; uses Scorpio bitbases and ProDeo opening book
https://sites.google.com/site/danasah/english/danasah-z-engine

DeepBrutePos 1.7 (WB/UCI)
Java source; mp; cross-platform jar file
http://www.vanheusden.com/DeepBrutePos/

Madchess 1.3 (UCI)
C# source; requires .NET 3.5 or better; requires extra dlls (included)
- "I've added 50 to 90 Elo to MadChess"
http://www.madchess.net/page/downloads.aspx

NG-Play 9.3 (WB)
C source; Win32/64
- first time Win64 build added to package
http://users.otenet.gr/~yggeorgo/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Alex WBTM homepage down for 69 days (a multimania site)
Bestia homepage down for 84 days (a 110mb.com site)
Bright homepage down for 60 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Fianchetto homepage down for 84 days (502 error: bad gateway)
GreKo homepage down for 3 days (a 110mb.com site)
Hamsters homepage down for 48 days (not found)
Houdini homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Kiwi homepage down for 48 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 84 days (a 110mb.com site)
Nejmet homepage down for 68 days (a multimania site)
Spark homepage down for 60 days ("webspace-user is unknown")
Stockfish homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Toledo Nanochess homepage down for 15 days (a 110mb.com site)
T-Rex homepage down for 69 days (a multimania site)
Wing homepage down for 149 days (not found)
Toga Returns homepage has been hacked and is dangerous to visit

Wiki Changes

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added SillyChess logo
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Pablo
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Online Databases / Game Collections List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added MillBase in Scid format
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:online_databases_game_collections_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

CDT 8.2.1
open source, fully-featured C/C++ IDE plugin for Eclipse
http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/

Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 29.0
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php

Jenkins 1.534
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Notepad++ 6.5
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

PNotes.NET 1.2
free, open source Windows reminder program that uses persistent desktop notes
- available in two versions
- standard version
- .NET version requires more memory and extra runtimes, but has slightly more features
http://pnotes.sourceforge.net/

TDM-GCC 4.8.1 (32bit) & 4.8.1 (64-bit)
open source GCC C/C++ 32/64-bit Native Portable Build and Development Environment for Windows
creates 32-bit OR 64-bit binaries, for any version of Windows since Windows 95
http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/

Meaning of Colors

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

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