Engine Updates

DeepSaros eXp, rev. 5 (UCI)
mp (12 cpus); FRC; Win32/64, Linux64; this is an IvanHoe derivative
- beware of the browser pop-under ad when downloading!
- cleaning the source code
- improved Zugzwang detection
- added some end-game rocognizers
- added a patch in aspiration window
- added a patch in PV-qsearch
- added a patch in See
http://deep-saros.blogspot.it/ (homepage)
http://deep-saros.blogspot.it/2014/04/deepsarosexp-rev5.html (announcement)

Chess News

Livius source code
new program by Martin Sedlak (Cheng) based on TLCV by Thomas McBurney (Kanguruh & MiniMAX)
C++ source only, no builds
- Qt-based TLCV-compatible live chess viewer (TLCV = Tom's Live Chess Viewer)
https://github.com/kmar/livius

Lucas Chess 8.07c
"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 Page Changes

Nothing new today

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

phpMyAdmin 4.1.14
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

TThrottle 7.50
free Windows laptop utility to keep CPU/GPU temperature down by slowing down CPU/GPU
http://www.efmer.eu/boinc/

Meaning of Colors

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

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