Engine Updates

Cheng 4.0.36 (WB/UCI)
mp; FRC; multiPV; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux64, Mac64, Android; Gaviota egtbs
- "estimated Elo gain: +28.5"
- this is large download file of 36 MB (includes large book)
http://www.vlasak.biz/cheng

Crafty 23.7 (WB)
C++ source; mp; limit strength; Win32/64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- another rebuild to achieve WinXP compatability
- I think this is a Win32 build
http://www.kikrtech.com/crafty.zip (direct link)

Tony Mokonen Win32 builds
DiscoCheck 5.01 TM (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac64, Android
- silent update, version number unchanged
- new Win32 download, including missing dll dependency of yesterday's release
http://tmokonen.net84.net/ (download)

GnuChess6 6.1.0 (WB/UCI)
C++ source code only, no build yet
"The first version of GNU Chess was written by Stuart Cracraft. Fabien Letouzey is the primary author of GNU Chess 6,
which is based on Fabien's chess engine Fruit 2.1."
- available as a tar.gz file only
- bugfixes and translation/internationalisation work
- added 'pgnreplay' command
http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/ (info)
http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/chess/ (download)

SmarThink 1.40 (WB/UCI)
Win64
- no longer commercial
- "at the moment, only single-processor Intel x64/AVX version is available"
- requires Win7, SP 1 or better
- requires Intel redistributable package
- requires Intel Sandybridge or later, or AMD Bulldozer or later cpu
http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/redistributable-libraries-for-the-intel-c-and-visual-fortran-composer-xe-for-windows (Intel pkg)
http://genes1s.net/smarthink.html (SmarThink homepage)

Chess News

Freeware-Schach 3.33 Chess GUI (UCI)
Chess GUI + engine
Win32
- engine only plays within supplied GUI (not standalone)
http://www.freeware-schach.de/eindex.html

HIARCS Chess Explorer 1.6 Chess GUI (UCI)
Commercial; FRC; Win32/64, Mac; mp
- free update for paying customers
- Hiarcs engine *not* updated
http://www.hiarcs.com/

Chess Blog Articles

iCE: http://macechess.blogspot.de/2013/11/is-it-draw.html

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Ultra Fast Tournament Environment by Onno Garms
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added links for WinBoard Page, and OrdiChec (French)
- updated Chess GUI link, Igor Gorelikov´s site, George Lyapko´s Tournaments, Vincent Lejeune's ratings page, Chessmetrics, and Hoichess Tourney Manager
- removed Php Chess Tournament Manager
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

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

Python 2.7.6
popular open source programming language
- this is a new update to an older version, it is probably a security fix
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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