Update Information: October 10, 2015 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Tony Mokonen Win32/64 builds
Crabby 1.0.0 (UCI)
new engine by Alex Johnson
Rust source; Win32/64
- formerly a source-code-only engine
https://github.com/Johnson-A/Crabby (source)
http://tmokonen.net84.net/Crabby100x32TM.rar (Win32 direct link)
http://tmokonen.net84.net/Crabby100x64TM.rar (Win64 direct link)
GreKo 13.1 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Win32
http://greko.su/index_en.html
Daniel Jose Win64 builds
GreKo 13.1 DJ (WB/UCI)
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Win64
http://www.andscacs.com/greko/greko13.1.zip (direct link)
Michael B Mac builds
GreKo 13.1 MB (WB/UCI)
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Mac
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k2oym78d3v0ti4j/GreKo.zip?dl=0 (direct link)
RamJet 0.12 (UCI)
Win32
http://www.g-sei.org/ramjet/
Chess News
Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Laser 0.2 beta JA (UCI)
- Chenard 8-10-15 JA (WB)
- Clubfoot 8-10-15 JA (048995de70) (UCI)
- Bitfoot 8-10-15 JA (d9aeb437d6)  (UCI)
- Sayuri 2015.08.10 JA (UCI)
- GreKo 13.1 JA (UCI/WB)
- Stockfish Devel (55b46ffa90) JA (UCI)
- Protector 1.9.0 TCEC JA (UCI)
- mchess2 1-02-00 JA (UCI)
- Gunborg 1.39 JA (UCI)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html
Python-chess 0.12.3
chess library written in Python
https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess/releases
Chess Programming Blogs
Ed Schröder blog: http://rebel13.nl/rebel13/blog/index.html
iCE: http://macechess.blogspot.de/2015/10/use-your-time-wisely.html
Updated Wiki Pages
FACE Tournament
update by Gerhard
- updated pages: edition 2
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face
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
Ares Galaxy 2.3.4
open source BitTorrent and chat client w/ built-in multi-media player
http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/files/aresgalaxy/ (download)
BitTorrent 7.9.5 (build 41203)
BitTorrent 7.9.5 (build 41163)
freeware; the original bit torrent program; for Windows only
http://www.bittorrent.com/
BurnAware Free 8.5
CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc-burning software for Windows
http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (info)
http://www.burnaware.com/downloads.html (download)
Foxit Reader 7.2.2.0929
free Windows pdf viewer
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
GnuCash 2.6.9
free, cross-platform, open source, personal/small-business accounting software
- track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses
http://www.gnucash.org/
Gosu 1.8.1
a Java-like programming language for the jvm featuring: OO, closures, inference, simplified generics, etc.
http://gosu-lang.org/
KiTTY 0.65.0.3
open source fork of PuTTY; Windows client for SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols
http://www.9bis.net/kitty/
NetWorx 5.4.2
free Windows network traffic (bandwidth) monitor & usage reporting w/ real-time graphs
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/
Password Safe 3.37.1
open source encrypted password database utility; a single key unlocks all passwords
http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/ (project)
http://pwsafe.org/ (homepage)
PostgreSQL 9.4.5
open source SQL database for high performance and high availability applications
- due to security fixes: "All users should update their PostgreSQL installation at the next opportunity"
http://www.postgresql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1615/ (announcement)
Puppy Linux -- Quirky 7.2.1
Puppy is a popular (#16) and easy-to-learn, easy-to-use Linux distribution
Open source, boots from a CD (your Windows installation is unchanged) w/ simple instruction manual
old, slow computers run very well using Puppy's all-in-memory Linux kernel
There are many versions of Puppy available, each with a specific purpose
You don't necessarily use the latest release, you use the version with the software you want
You will need to know how to burn a disk from an ISO image
- Fatdog64 is a 64-bit Puppy distro; it is larger than most other Puppys
- Precise Puppy is binary-compatible with Ubuntu LTS
- Wary Puppy is intended to run on older hardware
- Racy Puppy is a mod of Wary Puppy, supporting the newest machines
- Slacko Puppy can use Puppy, Slackware, Salix, or Slacky software repositories; Slacko seems to be the flagship version
- Tahrpup is built from Ubuntu Trusty Tahr
- Quirky is built from Ubuntu and is intended for full installs
http://puppylinuxnews.org/ (news)
http://puppylinux.org/ (PuppyLinux homepage)
http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00272 (Quirky announcement)
qBittorrent 3.2.4
open source cross-platform Bittorrent client
http://www.qbittorrent.org/
ToDoList 7.0.5
Windows/iOS/Android open-source todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc
http://www.abstractspoon.com/ (homepage)
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5371/ToDoList-An-effective-and-flexible-way-to-keep-o (info + download)
VeraCrypt 1.16
encrypts Windows disks; prevents hackers from accessing your data in case of theft
- freeware continuation of TrueCrypt
https://www.idrix.fr/Root/content/category/7/32/46/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
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