Engine Updates

Napoleon 1.3.2 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- implemented modified Late move reduction (LMR)
https://github.com/crybot/Napoleon (project)
http://www.pierotofy.it/pages/sorgenti/dettagli/19273-Napoleon/ (Italian page)
http://www.pierotofy.it/pages/projects/files.php?id=639 (alt downloads)
http://github.com/crybot/Napoleon/tree/master/bin/ (new builds)

ProDeo 1.88 (WB/UCI)
Win32
- a horrendously slow download when using Firefox or Opera
- "approximately 2700 Elo"
- "engine has gained a little in strength but that's not the goal of this release"
- "1.88 is about a new feature, basically Fritz's let's check but faster, more options, more volume, more reliable analysis."
http://www.top-5000.nl/index.htm
http://www.top-5000.nl/prodeo188.htm

RedQueen 1.1.92 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android; requires extra dlls (included)
- new release is for Win64 only
http://redqueenchess.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/redqueenchess/files/ (download)

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

FACE Tournament
- removed a temporary playoff page
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

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

Filezilla
- modified versions of FileZilla tainted with malware are being distributed on some third-party websites
https://blog.avast.com/2014/01/27/malformed-filezilla-ftp-client-with-login-stealer/

Opera 19
open source web browser; very popular browser for tablets and phones
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)

Pale Moon 24.3.0
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/

Pidgin 2.10.8
open source chat program; works with almost all chat networks
http://www.pidgin.im/ (homepage)
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog (changelog)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin/files/ (download)

PyDev 3.3.3 for Eclipse
open source Python IDE for Eclipse; can be used for Python, Jython, and IronPython development
http://pydev.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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