Engine Updates

Andscacs 0.62u (UCI)
Win32/64
- "it seems to be minimum 50 Elo stronger"
- added information of Nodes per second
- added Static Exchange Evaluation for quiet moves, for depth > 2
- some optimizations for speed gain
- better ordering of moves when the king is in check; try first moving less valuable pieces and add history value of the move
- faster calculation of piece attacks. No need any further of rotated bitboards
- improved some parameters of the evaluation function
- improved values for Late Move Reduction; principal cause of the Elo gain of this version
- cut bad moves/captures in the theoretical last level before Quiesce, if Alpha is raised and there are a minimum of moves already verified
- penalty for advancing pawn that might be weak
- fixed bug on threat evaluation
- improved king safety evaluation
- little hash for evaluations
http://www.andscacs.com/

ExCE r167 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess)
https://bitbucket.org/failuref/exce/downloads/ (downloads)
http://bitbucket.org/failuref/exce (homepage)

Godel 3.4.9 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64, Linux32/64, Android
- Winboard protocol recomended for testing
- first time for Android build
- better king safety, though a lot of work must be done here
- now Godel searches deeper; more aggressive pruning
- new opening book; don't forget to remove or replace the old book.dat file because is imcompatible with the new version
- time management changed; Now Godel spends less time in the opening
http://sites.google.com/site/godelchessengine/downloads

Sayuri 2014.03.03 (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
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/tree/master/SayuriCompiled/Linux/For64Bit (Linux64)
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases (source + Linux build)

Sunfish ??? (WB)
Python source, didactic engine
- source code only engine
- requires installation of Python or Pypy interpreter
- silent update, no version number
- follow Ruxy's instructions
http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=560042&t=51430&sid=a9842c184a40385692e82faa3ade... (Ruxy's instructions)
http://github.com/thomasahle/sunfish/archive/master.zip (direct link)

Chess News

PGN Split Utility
utility program by Luca Lissandrello
- packaged with VB.NET source code
http://www.g-sei.org/progetti-realizzati/ (at bottom right)

Chess Programming Blogs

iCE: http://macechess.blogspot.de/2014/03/tablebase-generation-on-fly-part2.html

Wiki Changes

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

PGN Reader/Viewer/Writer List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- PGN Reader: fixed a typo
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:pgn_reader_viewer_writer_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

FreeFileSync 6.3
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/ (project page)
http://freefilesync.sf.net/ (homepage)

Glary Utilities 4.7.0.96
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Go Programming Language 1.2.1
statically-typed, compiled, simple C-like language with type inference and more
http://golang.org/

ID3 Renamer 7.2.0
free utility to bulk-rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/en

Jenkins 1.554
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Linux Mint 201403 "Debian"
Debian(testing)-based distro; Cinnamon or MATE desktop; #1 in popularity
http://linuxmint.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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