Engine Updates

Alex 2.00 (WB/UCI)
- new opening book creation
- replace global variables by pointer arguments (PV, move list...)
- add foward pruning similar to razoring
- fix bugs
- add opening book path in init file
http://home.comcast.net/~blais_normand/

Magnum 1.00 (UCI)
new revision(s) to the source (r = 13)
added new build onto source repository
- Fixed bugs related to timing and using polyglot
- Added an executable created using launch 4j
http://code.google.com/p/magnumchess/

Down chess websites
Averno geocities site down permanently, no more homepage
Chaturanga geocities site down 3 days, maybe gone forever?
ChessBd/Slics site down today
Crafty Chess Interface site down 2 days
DanChess geocities site down permanently, no more homepage
Fianchetto site down for 5 days
Frenzee site has no content for 9 days
Smash site down today
Zebra Chess down for 10 days

Note: GEOCITIES is closing on October 26, 2009.
There are a lot of free engines hosted there that might disappear forever!

Warning: Fimbulwinter site is reported as an attack site!
Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer.
3 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent.
Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 2 time(s) over the past 90 days.
Malicious software includes 9 exploit(s), 1 trojan(s). Successful infection resulted in an average of 1 new process(es) on the target machine.

Chess News

Kvetka 3.3.1 UCI Chess GUI
Intended for game viewing and analysis
Plugin "Options" updated
"new options, which are available in the latest version of Kvetka, were added in it."
http://kvetka.org/en/

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

CDBurnerXP 4.2.6.1748
open source CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software. Recommended
this program requires .NET framework and Media Format 9.0 Update
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download (homepage & download)
.NET framework is required & if using WMA format, Media Format 9.0 update is needed
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6
http://hem.bredband.net/download3/wmfdist.exe (Media format 9.0)

Converber 2.2.1
free unit converter (metric to US, currency conversion, etc) with calculator
http://www.xyntec.com/converber.htm

FreeFileSync 3.0
open source folder comparison and synchronization tool. Recommended.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

Miro 2.5.3
open-source, cross-platform video player designed for high-definition desktop playback
http://www.getmiro.com/

Picasa 3.5.0 Build 79.74
free photo organizer / editor from Google
http://picasa.google.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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