Engine Updates

Cheng 4.0.36a (WB/UCI)
mp; FRC; multiPV; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux64, Mac64, Android; Gaviota egtbs
- FRC fix (castling when opponent slider on back rank)
- fix analyzing checkmate returns null move
- WB st command fix (seconds instead of centiseconds)
http://www.vlasak.biz/cheng

DeepSaros 4.0.0 (UCI)
mp (12 cpus); Win64, Linux64; this is an IvanHoe derivative
- first time for Linux builds
- beware the pop-under ad
- beware the pirating of the browser 'Back' button history
http://www.mediafire.com/download/rlp26xdyfrsr6s4/DeepSaros.zip (direct link)

K2 0.38 (WB)
C++ source; Win32
http://github.com/serg-meus/k2 (project page)
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (download)

Pedone 0.1 (WB)
new engine by Fabio Gobbato
Win32/64, Linux64
http://www.g-sei.org/pedone/

ProDeo 1.86 (WB/UCI)
Win32
- this is the Leiden 2013 version
- added null move
- improved time control
- mobility tuning
http://www.top-5000.nl/index.htm
http://www.top-5000.nl/prodeo186.htm

Chess News

SCID 4.5.2
cross-platform, open source PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid (project page)
http://scid.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid/files/Scid/Scid%204.5/ (download)

Chess Blog Articles

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

Nothing new today

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

Adblock Plus 1.1.4 for Android
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

CPU-Z 1.67.1
free Windows utility to detect all PC hardware & system components
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Ghostery 5.0.5 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

PHP 5.5.6 Stable
PHP is a very popular and practical open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
http://php.net/ (homepage)

PyPy 2.2
cross-platform, open source Python implementation; choose JIT (default), no JIT, stackless, or sandboxed;
also available: back ends for .NET and Java (see: 'Features' page);
other languages that run in the JIT: Prolog (incomplete), Smalltalk, JavaScript, Io, Scheme and Gameboy
for Win32, Linux 32/64, Mac64, & ARM
- syntax-compatible with Python 2.7.3
- "6.22 times faster than CPython"
http://pypy.org/ (homepage)
http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/release-2.2.0.html (release notes)

Speccy 1.24
free Windows system information tool
http://www.piriform.com/speccy (Speccy homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2013/11/14/speccy-v124 (announcement)

VLC 2.1.1
open source, cross-platform multimedia player (audio/video); recommended
http://www.videolan.org/

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