Engine Updates

Crafty 23.2 (WB)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac
- fixed 50-move rule bugs
- pre-computed mobility scoring for sliders
- lazy eval improvement
- support for new Winboard "cores" and "memory" commands
http://www.webkikr.com/ (binaries)
ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/source/ (source)

GChessIV 0.2.0 (WB)
Win32; new engine by Andrea Griffini
http://e4e6.altervista.org/download.php (download from G6)

Umko 0.8 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64; Fruit derivative
http://sourceforge.net/projects/umko/

Chess News

Kvetka 3.5.0.2 Chess GUI (UCI)
intended for game viewing and analysis
- updated plugin: "Program and plugins updating"
http://kvetka.org/en/

Down/Problem chess websites
Ares homepage down for 39 days
BabyChess homepage down for 20 days
Betsy homepage down for 57 days
Colossus homepage down for 63 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 35 days
Frank-Walter homepage down for 4 days
Protej homepage down today
Sinobyl homepage down for 10 days

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
- added SOS
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

CodeLite 2.3.0.3833
excellent open source cross-platform IDE for all C/C++ compilers. Recommended
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, function call tips, etc.
http://codelite.org/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/codelite/files/ (download)

HWiNFO32 3.43
free system hardware information tool, system health monitoring and benchmarks
http://www.hwinfo.com/ (homepage)
http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html (download)

KompoZer 0.8 beta 3
open source, easy-to-use web-authoring system with WYSIWYG web page editing
this is a *beta* release
http://www.kompozer.net/

Sysinternals Suite
free trouble-shooting utilities suite from Microsoft
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx

µTorrent 2.0.1 beta 18408
open source BitTorrent client
this is a *beta* release
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=68992 (info)

Wise Registry Cleaner 4 Free 5.05
free registry cleaner. Cleans incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.wisecleaner.com/download.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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