Engine Updates

CuckooChess 1.04 (UCI)
Java source; own GUI
http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/javachess/index.html

Ildtiadar 0.8c (WB)
Win32 & Linux32
- promotion bug fixed
- added support for more than 16 pieces on the board for each side
- edit mode fixed
http://eloxoph.com/ildtiadar/

Jim Ablett Win builds
OliThink 5.3.0 JA (WB) for Win32/64 & Linux32/64
http://homepages.tesco.net/henry.ablett/jims.html

RedQueen 0.2 (UCI)
2 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 154), no new build
- improved move ordering
- search refactored
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

RobboLito 0.09 (UCI)
C source; Win32/64; this is an Ippolit derivative
- source code readability greatly improved, translations added and updated, indentation and white space usage unified and standardized
- all new features easy adjustable during compilation time by setting appropriate switches in robbolito.h
- alignment of hash structures improved
- improved bit scan functions
- improved rand function
- new version of popcnt function as an option
- cache prefetching added
- new smooth scaling of null move, inspired by Dann Corbit's idea, and modified for Robbolito
- improved time management especially in time controls without increment and tournament
http://www.cyclonechess.com/robbolito.htm

Chess News
Nothing new found today

Down/Problem chess websites
Amundsen homepage down for 11 days
Ares homepage down for 2 days
Betsy homepage down for 21 days
Colossus homepage down for 27 days
Dann Corbit site down for 6 days
Typhoon homepage down for 5 days
Gosu homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- added Rainman
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 occasionally crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.733
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection. Recommended.
32-bit program that runs on all modern Win systems including Win64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download?prd=afg#tba4 (downloads)

PeaZip 2.91
open source file and archive manager
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP
- extract 118 archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

Sandboxie 3.43.18 beta
free utility (nagware): run/install programs in a safe sandbox that cannot affect your Windows stability/security
this is a *beta* release
http://www.sandboxie.com/ (homepage)
http://www.sandboxie.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=6842 (download links)

Vuze 4.3.1.0
open source Java-based BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/index.php

Meaning of Colors

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

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