Engine Updates

Numpty 0.7-pr (WB)
Basic source (FreeBasic); Win32
"approx +30 to +60 elo over previous version"
Fixed - excessive use of virtual memory
Fixed - various setboard fen parsing errors
Fixed - failure to recognise furthest black passed pawn in eval
Fixed - incorrect test of trapped piece conditions
Fixed - occasional incorrect promotion to R instead of Q
Fixed - occasional failure to win Q/R + K v K endings
Added - additional book lines
Added - code optimisation, engine is 5-10% faster
Change - improved time management
Change - improved repetition detection checking
Change - minor revision to passed pawn eval
Change - maximum game length increased to 220 moves
http://sites.google.com/site/numptychess/

Protector 1.3.5 (UCI)
2 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 350), no new build
- search & eval change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/

Redqueen 0.6 (UCI)
1 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 355), no new build
- 355: testing new parameters on search
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.199a (WB/UCI)
a nice chess GUI / tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable version
- a misplaced line of code was sometimes preventing the launching of engines
http://biglion.110mb.com/
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/

Norm Pollock site
PGN & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- new EPD program: epdSingle - removes epd records that contain a duplicate position even if the opcodes are different
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Down/Problem Chess Websites

ChessMind homepage down for 3 days
Frenzee homepage down for 20 days (permissions problem)
Igor Gorelikov Tools homepage down for 4 days
Pyotr homepage down for 4 days
Simplex homepage down for 2 days
Smash homepage down for 2 days

Wiki Changes

Online Databases / Game Collections List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- changed links for Chess Assistant Light
- changed note, added a link for ChessBase Light
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

Clonezilla Live 1.2.5-35
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)
http://clonezilla.org/
http://clonezilla.org/download/sourceforge/stable/release-notes.php (release notes)

Vala/Genie software for Windows
Windows builds of software for the Vala/Genie language
- vala 0.9.8
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala page)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie page)
http://code.google.com/p/valide/downloads/list (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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