Engine Updates

Chiron 2 (WB/UCI)
commercial, FRC, mp; multiPV; adjust strength; supports Polyglot opening books; supports Nalimov, Gaviota, & Scorpio egtbs; Win32/64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- two glitches regarding UCI combo options and displaying of analysis have been fixed
- the two executables are now also compatible with Windows XP
http://www.chironchess.com/

Firenzina 2.4 (UCI)
C source; mp; Win32/64; supports Robbobase egtbs; engine is based on Fire, which is an IvanHoe derivative
- this release is for Win64, SSE4.2 only
- internal tests indicate very small (+7 Elo) improvement over Firenzina 2.3.1
https://github.com/Censor/Firenzina (source code)
http://firenzina.wikispaces.com/ (homepage + downloads)

Sayuri 2013.12.15 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); Linux64
- Linux64 compile is available
- otherwise it is available as source code only
- intended for clang compiler using cmake
- it looks like these releases are nightly builds
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/tree/master/SayuriCompiled/Linux/For64Bit (Linux64)
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases (source + Linux build)

Violet 1.2 (UCI)
Win32/64
- silent updatre, version number unchanged
- new Win32 builds
http://violetchess.com/home

Chess News

ChessGUI 0.245g (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI/tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable build
- a "Score Factor" (in per cent) can now be defined for each engine
http://w2410tmq9.homepage.t-online.de/ (secondary link)
http://biglion.bplaced.net/ (homepage and download)

ChessZone Magazine
free monthly chess magazine of annotated GM games
- #11, 2013
http://www.chesszone.org/magazine/magazine.html

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated EPD program: epdDifference
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Chess Blog Articles

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Cross-Platform 3D Chess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Jim Ablett Knightmate / Nightrider link updated
- alphabetized the list by moving two entries and adding links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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

Jenkins 1.545
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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