Engine Updates

Arminius 2014-01-18 (WB/UCI)
new engine by Volker Annuss (Hermann)
FRC; Win32/64
- not new. but new to me
- Arminius was on the Private Engine List before this
http://www.nnuss.de/Hermann/Arminius2014-01-18.zip (direct link)

GullChess 2.8 Beta (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64
- silent update, version number unchanged
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gullchess/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gullchess/files/ (download)

Javalin 1.4.1 (WB)
Java source
- version 1.4.1 is announced but, in order to download, it requires installing software onto your PC
http://code.google.com/p/javalin-chess/

Rasbojnik
engine is moved back to source-code-only list with notation of: 'unfinished and incomplete'

Chess News

Lucas Chess 8.07a
"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
- also available as a portable build
http://www-lucaschess.rhcloud.com (homepage)
https://googledrive.com/host/0B0D6J3YCrUouRk1IcHVzSWNVZkk/ (download)

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Bat-to-Exe-Converter
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Chess Depot
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added CalculonX and PrimChess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added PacChess and SuperSjakkMatt
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_engine_list

Private Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Arminius
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list

SMP Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Arminius
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_engine_list

Variants Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Arminius
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

Adblock Plus 2.5.1 for Firefox
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Avira AntiVir Personal 14.0.3.338
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

Foxit Reader 6.1.4.0217
free Windows pdf viewer; faster render than Adobe, less bloat
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

Lcc for Win32/64
small, simple, fast open source C compiler & development tools; Windows-hosted with cross compiling facilities
free for non-commercial use
- version number is unknown
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/README (changes)
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ (website + downloads)

LibreOffice 4.2.1
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- LibreOffice (Document Foundation), OpenOffice (Apache), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

PostgreSQL 9.3.3
open source SQL database for high performance and high availability applications
- this is an "important update" with security and integrity fixes
http://www.postgresql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1506/ (announcement)

Skype 6.14.0.104
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

TortoiseSVN 1.8.5
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client
http://tortoisesvn.net/

USBDeview 2.30
free Win32/64 utility to list all USB devices ever connected to computer; can uninstall any USB drivers local or remote
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html (homepage)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview.zip (direct download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org