Engine Updates

Arasan 17.1 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac, Android; can use Gaviota egtbs
- "significant changes to the opening book"
- "measurably stronger than 17.0 but it is not a huge difference"
http://www.arasanchess.org/

EXchess 7.26 (WB)
C++ source; mp; own GUI; FRC; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
- "it is 30-40 Elo stronger than v7.18 in self-play; probably half of that against other engines"
https://sites.google.com/site/experimentalchessprogram/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

Engine GUI List
- added Rebel Century 4.0
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

GUI Protocol List
- Aquarium 201: added two more links
- glChess: modified comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_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

Adblock Plus 1.8.1 for Chrome, Opera and Safari
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Go Programming Language 1.2.2
statically-typed, compiled, simple C-like language with type inference and more
http://golang.org/

.NET Framework 4.5.2
Microsoft .NET framework has been updated
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42643 (web installer)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42642 (offline installer)

NetWorx 5.3.1
free Windows network traffic (bandwidth) monitor & usage reporting w/ real-time graphs
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/

Opera 21
open source web browser; popular browser for tablets and phones
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)

Sumatra PDF 2.5.1
free, open-source minimalistic PDF/mobi/chm/djvu/cbr reader for Windows; it is a portable app
http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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