Engine Updates

Chenard 2010.08.23 (WB)
C++ source is pubic domain; uses custom egtbs; Win32/64, Linux; own GUI
- only the GUI has changed, the engine is unchanged
http://cosinekitty.com/chenard/

Protector 1.3.5 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 326), no new build
- eval change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/

Redqueen 0.6 (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 347), no new build
- 347: changed some search & eval parameters for testing purposes
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

Chess for Android 2.4
Aart Bik's free chess engine for the Android phone
http://aartbik.blogspot.com/

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- new EPD program: epdColor - counts the number of times each color is to move
- change: "epdMove" is now called "epdPly"
- change: "epdComments" is now called "epdComment" & output filenames were changed to "opV.txt" and "opH.txt"
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

STS Stat 3.0
utility by Philippe Gailhac for calculating engine analysis scores using STS & Arena
- fixes the bug of non-scoring of STS 11 & 12 in the STS stat results table
- few other updates too
http://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/sts-stat
http://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/sts-stat/STSStat3.0.zip

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Aristarch homepage down for 2 days
Frenzee page down for 7 days (permissions problem)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 2 days
Pyotr homepage down for 2 days

Wiki Changes
Nothing new today

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

PC Wizard 2010 - 1.95
free utility to detect & benchmark all PC hardware & system components
good tool for deciding hardware upgrades; portable version available
http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

SpeedyFox 1.4.3
free FireFox optimizer: quicker startup and faster operation
http://www.crystalidea.com/speedyfox

SQLite 3.7.2
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
"it is recommended that all SQLite users upgrade to version 3.7.2"
- fix an old and very obscure bug that can lead to database corruption
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (changelog)

Meaning of Colors

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

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