Engine Updates

Dann Corbit Win builds
AviChess 0.7 x64 (WB)
Win64
not new, but new to me: the new AviChess version is 0.9a
- this is an old Dann Corbit x64 build of version 0.7 from 12/31/2009
http://cap.connx.com/chess-engines/new-approach/AviChess.zip (direct link)

Dann Corbit Win builds
AviChess 0.9a (WB)
C source; Win32
- this is a recent Dann Corbit Win32 build from 4/19/2010
http://cap.connx.com/chess-engines/new-approach/AviChess-0.9a.7z (direct link)

Chesley the Chess Engine r322 (WB)
1 new commit(s) to the C++ source, (rev = 322), no new release
latest builds: r320 JA(Win32/64), 1.1(Mac)
- minor code cleanup
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/

Chess News
Nothing new found

Down/Problem Chess Websites
Amundsen homepage down for 5 days
Betsy homepage down for 107 days
Blitzter homepage down for 42 days
Brama homepage down for 34 days
Colossus homepage down for 113 days
Dika homepage down for 35 days
Gosu homepage down for 40 days
Lyapko Utilities site down today (again) at 110mb site
Nesik homepage down for 19 days
Sinobyl homepage down for 59 days
Sissa homepage down today
Tony's Chess homepage down today (again) at 110mb site

Wiki Changes

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added LittleThought
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_list

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Freezer
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_chess_problems

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added LittleThought
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_engine_list

Chess Engine List
- added Zappa
- added link for Sissa Win32/64 Dann Corbit build
- added link for Umko Win32 Dann Corbit build
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

Calibre 0.6.49
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers; format conversion;
news feeds; integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Cobian Backup 10.0.3.731
free multithreaded Win32/64 backup; supports ftp upload/download, compression, encryption, backup of locked files
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm

Speccy 1.01
free system information tool with complete hardware inventory
http://www.piriform.com/speccy

Meaning of Colors

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

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