Engine Updates

Houdini 1.01 (UCI)
Win32/64, mp; Ippolit derivative
"about 20 Elo stronger than the previous version"
http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm

Tornado 3.6.2 (UCI)
FRC; multi-pv; mp, Win32/64; limit strength
"latest <untested> version"
version 3.6.1 was available briefly
- pawn and eval hash tables separated again, because sometime its crash with SMP search
- trying to avoid draw scores implemented
- minor bug fixed and speed compiled
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/

Redqueen 0.4 (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 231), no new build
- 231: search functions improvement
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

NOTE: Arena 2.0.4 Chess GUI build 2453 (WB/UCI) announced by Michael Diosi.
This is a private version and not available for download.

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 40 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 45 days
Brama homepage down for 74 days
Cylone homepage down today
Demon homepage down today
Dika homepage down for 75 days
Fire homepage down today
Flux homepage down for 13 days
Frenzee homepage down for 2 days
Igor Gorelikov Tools site down today
InmiChess homepage down for 2 days
Mizar homepage down for 7 days (no download page)
Mscp homepage down for 4 days
Nesik homepage down for 49 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (36 days)
Pyotr homepage down today
RobboLito homepage down today
Sissa homepage down for 41 days
Toga II 2.0SE homepage down today
Wilhelm homepage down for 24 days
Vicki homepage back up
Xadreco homepage back up after being down for 3 days

Wiki Changes

Chess News List
- Harry Schnapp Books removed
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list

Native Engine List
updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Bukster Chess
- added N Schach
- added Quick Chess
- removed Yacht
- added Yea Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Play Chess Online List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- NSchach fixed link, improved comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:play_chess_online_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

Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.1.7.140
free disk defragmentation program; very fast defrag with system disk optimization
http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag

AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.829
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection. Recommended.
32-bit program that runs on all modern Win systems including Win64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download?prd=afg#tba2 (downloads)

Open Watcom 1.9
open source C/C++/Fortran cross-platform cross-compiler with GUI IDE & extensive toolset
hosts and compiles on/for: DOS16/Windows32/Linux32/OS2
http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Download (downloads)
http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/C_Compilers_Release_Changes (release notes)

VirtualBox 3.2.2
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

Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list