Engine Updates

FSharpChess 0.197 alpha (WB)
this is a port of SharpChess to F# language; own GUI
http://fsharpchess.codeplex.com/

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 188), no new build
- r189: move ordering improvement
- r190: improving search
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Tornado 3.50c & 3.50d (UCI)
FRC; multi-pv; mp, Win32/64; limit strength
- 3.50c: bug fixes
- 3.50c: evaluate & search changes
- 3.50c: little performance tuning
- 3.50d: very bad bug fixed that crashed sometimes!
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/

Chess News

ChessX 0.7 GUI (WB/UCI)
PGN database program for Windows, Mac & Linux with engine support for analysis only (not for playing)
1 new commit(s) to the C++ source, (rev = 1034), no new build
- fix compilation problems in recent Windows Qt version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx/

Drago (not WB, not UCI)
for DOS, own GUI
- source code has been released
http://www.linformatica.com/page_8.php

Kvetka 3.6.1 Chess GUI (UCI)
Intended for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
http://kvetka.org/en/

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 17 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 22 days
Blitzter homepage down for 59 days
Brama homepage down for 51 days
ChessMind homepage down for 7 days
Colossus homepage down for 130 days
Dika homepage down for 52 days
Gosu homepage down for 57 days
InmiChess homepage down today (again)
Nesik homepage down for 26 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (13 days)
Sinobyl homepage down for 76 days
Sissa homepage down for 18 days
Tarrasch Toy Engine homepage down today
Wilhelm homepage down today

NOTE: The Betsy homepage, which has been down for 123 days, is assumed to be
dead. The only way to download this engine is as an Arena 1.1 partner engine.
The old Betsy homepage will not be monitored any more.

Wiki Changes

Chess GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- improved comments about: ChessGenius Classic, Mayura Chess Board, & Tarrasch Chess GUI
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Chess Engine List
- updated Atlas homepage link
- added Arena partner link for Betsy
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

jEdit 4.3.2
open source programmer's text editor; supports many languages; extensive plugins
http://www.jedit.org/

Scala 2.8.0 RC 2
a powerful imperative/functional jvm language for professional programmers w/ OO & actors for concurrency
this is a *release candidate*
http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads

USBDeview 1.65
free utility to list all USB devices ever connected to computer; can uninstall any USB drivers local or remote
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html (homepage)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview.zip (direct download)

VirtualBox 3.1.8
open source general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install several guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)
You can be the guy with all the operating systems! (screenshot)
http://www.virtualbox.org/attachment/wiki/Screenshots/snapshot-details.png

Meaning of Colors

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

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