Engine Updates

Alex Lobanov Win64 builds
- OliThink 5.2.4x64 AL (WB) for Win64
http://rapidshare.de/files/48883870/OliThink524_x64.zip.html (direct download)

Jim Ablett Win builds
- Stockfish 1.6 JA (UCI) for Win32/64
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

Crafty 23.1 Chessbase (Native)
for Win32/64
http://www.chessbase.com/download/engines/crafty/crafty2301.zip (Win32)
http://www.chessbase.com/download/engines/crafty/crafty2301_x64.zip (Win64)

Note: Yesterday's Daydreamer release is buggy (Windows version only)

Down/Problem chess websites
Smirf site down for 62 days
ElTurco site back up
Prophet site back up
Smash site back up
Warning: Lyapko site is an attack site and dangerous to visit

Chess News

Winboard 4.20091224 alpha
this is an *alpha* release
http://hgm.nubati.net/winboard.zip (direct download)

STS (v8.0) - "Advancement of f/g/h Pawns"
new pgn testsuite by Swaminathan & Dann Corbit
http://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/8-advancement-of-f-g-h-pawn
http://www.mediafire.com/?qyyywz3e4on (direct download)

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 532)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Wiki Changes

Chess News List
- remove Chessbin from list, it is now a WB engine on the Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_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

CCleaner 2.27
free system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. Thorough and effective.
http://www.ccleaner.com/

GPU Caps Viewer 1.8.1
OpenGL tool: reports GPU performance information & tests thermal stability
http://www.ozone3d.net/gpu_caps_viewer/

jEdit 4.3
open source programmer's text editor; supports many languages; extensive plugins
http://www.jedit.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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