Engine Updates

Chronos 1.9.9 (WB)
Win32/64
http://sites.google.com/site/chronosce/Home

EnginMax 5.12a (WB/UCI)
Win32/64
- some bug fixes again, that lost on time sometimes, minor changes on pondering modus
- logging inputs and outputs complete removed from source
- new book generated, learning book, resign and offer draw, and many options that not very much needed removed
- on the start its dont read the configuration file because thats not need in UCI mode, its reading after type xboard to switch to winboard mode
- some changes in search and futility pruning
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/

GullChess 0.8 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gullchess/

Plisk 0.2.4o (WB/UCI)
Win32/64, AMD64, & Linux32
- search improved
- switched book format to Polyglot books
- added Polyglot book management options
- small evaluation changes
http://sites.google.com/site/pliskchess/

Redqueen 0.5 (UCI)
3 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 266), no new build
- 264: fixed evaluation of passed pawns
- 265: fixed bugs
- 266: created a lookup table to get square deltas; minor fixes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Tornado 3.6.6 (UCI)
FRC; multi-pv; mp, Win32/64; limit strength
- small changes in search and eval again
- evaluate passed pawns and add the pattern rook trapped by the king on the edge too
- book learning removed, because i found thats stored also endgame positions too, that is not really usefull and did not really help, using the standard main book is enough
http://sites.google.com/site/mychessengines/

Chess News

Chess Statistics
online php script by Edmund Moshammer (Glass) produces Elo & LOS based on game results
http://glass.2.ag/tools.php

ChessGUI 0.182 (WB/UCI)
Nice chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh
There is a separate download for a portable version
http://biglion.110mb.com
http://www.w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Alex homepage down for 55 days ("Temporarily Unavailable")
Amundsen homepage down for 60 days
Nesik homepage down for 64 days
NSVChess homepage down for 2 days
Numpty homepage closed until further notice (51 days)
Wilhelm homepage down for 39 days
Mizar homepage back up, the link has changed

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- Mizar: fixed homepage link
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

PHP 5.2.14 RC 1 & PHP 5.3.3 RC 1
PHP is a very popular open source web language
these are *release candidates*
http://php.net/ (homepage)
http://qa.php.net/ (RC info & download)

Sencha Touch
new open source mobile app framework based on HTML5, CSS3 & JavaScript
http://www.sencha.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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