Engine Updates

Phalanx XXIII Beta (WB)
Win32; extra dlls required (included in download)
- silent update, version number unchanged
http://sourceforge.net/projects/phalanx/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/phalanx/files/ (download link)

Strelka 6 Beta (UCI)
Win32; a Houdini/Critter/Rybka/Stockfish derivative
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess)

Chess News

Lucas Chess 8.07d
"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

Arasan: http://arasanchess.org/blogs/may14.html
iCE: http://macechess.blogspot.de/2014/05/move-ordering.html

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

Native Engine List
- added Schach Genie
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_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

Arch 2014.05.01
independent, rolling-release Linux distro; Cinnamon, Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, MATE, Xfce desktops; #8 in popularity
http://www.archlinux.org/

Calibre 1.35.0
cross-platform open source ebook manager supporting all popular ebook readers
with format conversion, news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

FreeFileSync 6.5
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/ (project page)
http://freefilesync.sf.net/ (homepage)

Notepad++ 6.6.0
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

OpenBSD 5.5
independent distro based on BSD; desktops: almost all of them; #85 in popularity
http://www.openbsd.org/

OpenMandriva Lx 2014.0
Linux distro based on Mandriva; KDE desktop; #24 in popularity
http://openmandriva.org/

PHP 5.5.12
PHP 5.4.2
PHP is a very popular and practical open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
http://php.net/ (homepage)

PNotes.NET 1.7
free, open source Windows reminder program that uses persistent desktop notes
- available in two versions: standard & .NET
- .NET version requires more memory and extra runtimes, but has slightly more features
http://pnotes.sourceforge.net/

Meaning of Colors

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

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