Engine Updates

Arasan 17.0 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac, Android; can use Gaviota egtbs
- "measurably stronger than 16.3 in my testing but it is not a huge difference"
http://www.arasanchess.org/

JFresh 0.1a (UCI)
new engine by Christian Daley
C source; Mac, Linux
http://github.com/christiandaley/JFresh

Irozenblyum ??? (WB)
new engine by Leonid Rozenblyum et al
Java source
- source code only, no jar file
http://github.com/lrozenblyum/chess/

Chess News

Arasan Testsuite (version 17)
- contains a set of 250 chess problems
http://www.arasanchess.org/testsuite.shtml

LiliaChess Chess GUI 4.8.8.0 (WB/UCI)
free Chess GUI + some freely available chess engines
cross-platform (Java)
- showing "analyze" output from the engines is now implemented
- added a "show engine features" command (combobox right-click)
- time display not immediately cleared at game termination
- minor adjustments to piece images and marble surface
- PGN and EPD command buttons: "R" and "W" replaced by icons
- fixed bug "task already cancelled" in getFeatures (at engine selection in combobox)
- code refactoring based on new classes FEN and MoveTable
http://www.liliachess.org/

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Chess King: minor update revision to comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added: (Deep)Smash, ExCE, K2, and Minace
- removed Smash
- rearranged the list a bit
- some minor edits
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_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

AIMP 3.55.1345
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, tag editor, Internet radio & more
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&lng=en

MySQL Community Server 5.6.17
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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