Engine Updates

Tony Mokonen Win32 builds
DiscoCheck 5.2 TM (UCI)
DiscoCheck 5.1 TM (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac64
- Win32 + source
- new builds include necessary dependencies
http://tmokonen.net84.net/

Tony Mokonen Win32 builds
Minace 1.0 TM (UCI)
new engine by 'zekyll', aka 'T.A.'
C++ source; Win32, Linux64
- Win32 + source
- new build includes necessary dependencies
https://github.com/zekyll/Minace (code repo)
http://tmokonen.net84.net/

Raffaela 2.1.5 (WB)
own GUI; Win32
http://www.linformatica.com/index-scacchi.php

Toga II builds (UCI)
- these are misc. Win32 builds of Toga II using piece square tables supplied by various chess authors
- not serious engines
http://www.togareturns.com/downloads/

José M Velasco Win64 builds
Toga II 280513 JMV (WB/UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
- includes original Win32 build + source
- new 64-bit build is 20% faster on José's computer
http://motorchess.blogspot.com.es/2014/01/toga-ii-280513-32-y-64-bits.html

Chess News

Lucas Chess 8.02
"play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor"
Python source; Win32
http://www-lucaschess.rhcloud.com (new homepage)
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/downloads/list (download)

ProTools 1.4
Ed Schröder's command-line tool for improving engines
http://www.top-5000.nl/prodeodos.htm

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

Chess Tutorials List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed BlindChess for DOS
- updated link for Chessimo
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_tutorials_list

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Pandora Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Pandora Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_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

Codelite 5.4.0
excellent open source cross-platform IDE for all C/C++ compilers
features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion,
function call tips, more
http://codelite.org/

Ghostery 5.1 for Firefox
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download

Git 1.8.5.3
free, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/

Jenkins 1.548
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

MakuluLinux 4.0
based on Debian (testing); Cinnamon, Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce desktops; #64 in popularity
- this is a rolling release
http://www.makululinux.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org

Hi Ron. I have re-uploaded Minace 1.0 again, to include the missing file libwinpthread-1.dll. Thanks to Norbert for pointing this out.

I had accidentally re-uploaded DiscoCheck 5.1, which is why it had a newer file date. The archive should be the same as before. Also, the updated DiscoCheck 5.2 and Minace 1.0 archives include the dependent DLL files, but the compiles themselves are unchanged.

Tony

It seems that DiscoCheck 5.2 also requires the same dependencies as Minace 1.0, so I have updated that archive once again. The compile is still the same, just another DLL file has been added.

Thanks for the explanations, Tony.

I will include these new packages in the January 14 announcement.