Engine Updates

AviChess 0.8 (WB)
C source; Win32
- some code and data structures optimization
- bugfix for Winboard/Xboard incremental clock mode management
- king safety
http://agendacom.nuxit.net/index.html

MagnumChess 2.00 (UCI)
Java source; Win32
- code has been significantly re-factored
- fixed a couple of bugs
- added lmr
- fixed minor transposition table issue
- re-factored search code
- re-wrote SEE
- improved code readability
- removed unused classed
- removed GUI
- use bitmasks to identify passed pawns
http://code.google.com/p/magnumchess/

Protector 1.3.2 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 220), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)

RedQueen 0.3 (UCI)
3 commit(s) to the C++ source code (commits= 167), new build today
- implemented UCI mate info
- increase de possible length of the game size
- tagging release 0.3
- fixed bug at LMR code
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess

Chess News

ChestUCI 5.1
- 18 more checkmate problems added to ChestUCI-DB
http://fhub.110mb.com/

Winboard/XBoard News
- draw fix for online playing on ICS/FICS
- WinBoard and XBoard now support a seek graph
http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html
all these fixes are always available in the latest alpha version
http://hgm.nubati.net/winboard.zip (latest alpha version)

Down/Problem chess websites
Amundsen homepage down for 16 days
Ares homepage down for 7 days
Betsy homepage down for 26 days
Colossus homepage down for 32 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 4 days
Typhoon homepage down for 10 days
Jin GUI homepage back up after being down for 2 days

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- added Resp
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

Sandboxie 3.43.21 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)
this will be the last announcement of Sanboxie beta releases: they occur too often!

Task Coach 0.78.3
open source todo manager
http://www.taskcoach.org/

VLC media player 1.0.5
open source multimedia player (audio/video). Recommended.
http://www.videolan.org/

Vuze 4.3.1.0a
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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