Engine Updates

Rhetoric 1.2 (UCI)
Win32/64; uses a genetic algoritm to 'train' the playing style towards human GM style
- "I managed to add a lot of Elo points"
- added Singular Extensions & Late Move Pruning
- applying a new learning (or tuning) algorithm
http://www.chessrhetoric.com/

Sunfish ??? (WB)
new engine by Thomas Dybdahl Ahle
engine discovered by the incomparable Mr Silvian 'Ruxy' Sylwyka
Python source, didactic engine
- source code only engine
- requires installion of a Python interpreter
- run 'test.py' for Winboard engine
- engine doesn't do minor promotion or draws of any kind
- engine has no assigned version number
http://github.com/thomasahle/sunfish/ (source code)
http://github.com/thomasahle/sunfish/archive/master.zip (direct link)

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Changes

GUI Protocol List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- WinBoard and XBoard: added another link + comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- renamed some catgories for clarity
- added Nitro Reader and RAR Expander
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

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

ActivePerl Community Edition
free cross-platform Perl distribution including the most popular Perl libraries
- Perl 5.18.2.1801
http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads

BitTorrent 7.9 (build 30621)
freeware; the original bit torrent program
http://www.bittorrent.com/

Feng Office 2.5.1.1
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.
- only the 'Community Edition' is free
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/ (download)

FrostWire 5.7.1
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

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)

System Explorer 4.6.0
free; detailed info about Windows tasks, processes, modules, startups, IE addons, uninstallers, windows,
services, drivers, connections and opened files; graphs monitor usage of system resources in real-time
http://www.systemexplorer.net/

Meaning of Colors

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

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