Merry Christmas!

Engine Updates

Djinn 1.006 (WB)
Win32/64, Linux64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- added new 64-bit non-SSE4.2 builds for Windows & Linux
http://webpages.charter.net/tlikens/index.html

Sayuri 2013.12.25 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 cores); 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)

Supra 18.0 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
- new null move filter
- new terminal filter
- considerable improvement in the extra evaluation giving to Supra better vision of pawns game
- max deph=18: more 4 level than Supra 17
http://suprachesssystem.com/

Chess News

Lucas Chess 8.0
"play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor"
Python source; Win32
http://www-lucaschess.rhcloud.com (new homepage)
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/downloads/list (download)

PGN/EPD Openings for Engine vs Engine Matches
nice collection of opening positions collected by Adam Hair
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=549219&t=50619

Chess Programming Blogs

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

Glary Utilities 4.3.0.80
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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