Engine Updates

Arasan 17.0b (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac, Android; can use Gaviota egtbs
- own GUI rebuilt, engine unchanged
http://www.arasanchess.org/

Gaviota 1.0 (WB/UCI)
Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac64, BSD, Android; mp (up to 64 cores); multiPV; own egtbs
- new BSD build
http://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/

Chess News

LiliaChess Chess GUI 4.9.4.0 (WB/UCI)
free Chess GUI + some freely available chess engines
cross-platform (Java)
- four engines supplied with the installer: Baron, Crafty, Critter, Stockfish
- graphic option added: Diagramkit V2 figurines
- a "child exited unexpectedly" status (polyglot failure) is detected and communicated to the user.
http://www.liliachess.org/

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

GUI Protocol List
- Arena: minor revision of comment
- C-Board: updated link; added another link
- CSBoard: added another link
- Gnome Chess: updated link
- Javascript Universal Chess Interface & JCPI: re-arranged in list into new Programming Tools section
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Links
- added The Week In Chess (TWIC)
- Tom's Live Chess Viewer/Serve: comment rewritten
- TWIC: added a 2nd time to the links list, now there are two entries for the same site
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
- unknown changes: too many diff files were generated, so now I cannot know what changes were made
- too many diff files were generated, so now I must delete excessive diff files
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:software_for_solving_chess_problems

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

KeePass Password Safe Classic Edition 1.27
open source password manager; manage your passwords securely
Professional Edition requires .NET or Mono framework
Classic Edition has fewer features but is adequate; does not require .NET/Mono framework
http://keepass.info/
http://keepass.info/compare.html (compare Classic vs Professional)

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0.1
free Windows anti-virus; detect and remove malware that others fail to detect
free version does *not* provide memory resident protection
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

Miranda IM 0.10.22
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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