Engine Updates

DeepBrutePos 2.1 (WB/UCI)
Java source; mp; cross-platform jar file
http://www.vanheusden.com/DeepBrutePos/

Komodo TCEC (UCI)
commercial; mp (64 cores); limit strength; multi-PV; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI)
- this is the version that won the recent TCEC tournament
http://komodochess.com/

Komodo 5 (UCI)
limit strength; multi-PV; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- this is an older commercial version of Komodo which is now free
- single core only, not mp
http://komodochess.com/

Sayuri 2013.12.05 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments)
- available as source code only
- intended for clang compiler using cmake
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Blog Articles

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Aquarium: added a link
- Chess Assistant: updated some links
- ChessBase Reader: updated some links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- ChessBase Reader for CBF / CBH / PGN: updayed link
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_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

CrystalDiskInfo 6.0.3
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
- quick bugfix for yesterday's release
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

Pale Moon 24.2.1
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/

XAMPP 1.8.2
XAMPP 1.8.3
open source web-server (Apache), SQL database (MySQL) w/ admin, PHP, ftp server, Tomcat, & more
this is probably the easiest way to install a working, web-aware PHP into Windows
- silent update, version numbers unchanged
- v1.8.2 runs on all versions of Windows since Win2003
- v1.8.3 will not run on Win2003 or WinXP
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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