Engine Updates

Daydreamer 1.75 RC 3 (UCI)
C source; Win32
- no source code provided for this release
- no longer uses multi-cpu cores when loading
this build is is a *release candidate*
http://charm.cs.uiuc.edu/~abecker/daydreamer_175_rc3.exe (RC 3 exe)
http://github.com/AaronBecker/daydreamer/ (homepage, no download)

Ildtiadar 0.8f (WB)
Win32 & Linux32
- faster
- odd promotion bugs hopefully gone (those were real showstoppers)
- time management! (Although very basic - it will play badly when low on time because interrupting itself
instead of going to a lower depth right away and won't fully use the time it has with longer time controls)
- some little improvements in protocol handling and command line options
- Arena-triggered bug gone! (also a showstopper)
"If you start a game with Ildtiadar, you must wait for the greeting message of the AI to appear before you attempt to move - otherwise Arena will fail to prompt the engine to move. I still need to talk with the Arena support to find out why that's the case."
http://eloxoph.com/ildtiadar/

Mainsworthy T22 & S14 (WB)
Win32; own GUI (GUI for native use only, no other WB or UCI engines)
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/details1/Mainsworthy.html (Leo page)

Protector 1.3.4 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 254), no new build
- eval change(s)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)

Chess News

SCID
PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (patchset = 577)
no build for this version
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Betsy homepage down for 84 days
Blitzer homepage down for 18 days
Brama homepage down for 11 days
Colossus homepage down for 90 days
Kenny Dail (Mac) builds site down for 62 days
Dika homepage down for 12 days
Gosu homepage down for 17 days
Omar homepage down today
Sinobyl homepage down for 36 days
Sjakk homepage back up

Wiki Changes

Chess Tutorials List
updates by Norman Raimund Leisner
- corrected link for Fritz und Fertig
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_tutorials_list

GUI Protocol List
updates by Norman Raimund Leisner
- moved BabyChess from discontinued list, the web site is back up
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
updates by Norman Raimund Leisner
- removed Brutalis, ChessExplorer, Göran Forslund´s pages, Ramon Merel´s pages, and Scribd
- fixed link for Andrew Buchanan´s pages
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_chess_problems

Variants Engine List
updates by Norman Raimund Leisner
- added an extra link for Bonanza
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list

Chess Engine List
- added Trynyty to Retreated Engine List
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 crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

Ext JS 3.2.0 Public Release
free version of the open source cross-browser JavaScript library for building rich internet applications
http://www.extjs.com/

Vala/Genie 0.8.0 alpha
this project is the most significant C language development in a long time
the Vala language resembles C# and the Genie language resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
this is *alpha* software, not yet at version 1.0
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala + download)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie)

Wireshark 1.2.7 stable
Wireshark 1.3.4 beta
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

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