Engine Updates

Crafty 24.0 (WB)
C++ source; mp; limit strength; Win32/64
- silent update, version number unchanged
- new Win64 builds, but problems remain in trying to run on some AMD cpus
http://www.kikrtech.com/ (builds)
http://www.cis.uab.edu/hyatt/crafty/source (source code)
http://www.kikrtech.com/files/crafty-24.0-x64.zip

Stockfish TCEC6 PA_GTB (UCI)
this is a special version of Stockfish supporting:
- persistent Analysis (back and forth browsing of a game provides stable evals)
- Gaviota Tablebase support
- permanent Hash/Position Learning
- other minor stuff
http://www.open-chess.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2663&sid=5af268fc11e79485156bf21ae57c103a (annoucement)

Texel 1.04 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; multiPV; Win32/64, Linux64, Mac, Android
- " about 70 Elo stronger"
- almost all changes are improvements in the evaluation function
http://web.comhem.se/petero2home/javachess/index.html
http://web.comhem.se/petero2home/javachess/ChangeLog.txt (changelog)
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/89684995/texel104.7z (direct link)

Sayuri 2014.05.29 (UCI)
Sayuri 2014.05.28 (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)

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

Links
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added CountryChess
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

Private Engine List
update by Ron Murawski
- added Balor & PuppetMaster
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list

Software For Solving Chess Problems / Puzzles / Endgame Studies
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- improved link for Ankona
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

Antergos 2014.05.26
Arch-based Linux ditro; GONOME, Cinnamon, Razor-qt & Xfce desktops; #53 in popularity
http://www.antergos.com/

Calibre 1.39.0
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/

Cassandra 2.0.8
free, open source, distributed NoSQL database; uses wide column store model
http://cassandra.apache.org/download/

Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 33.1
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
- there is also an IceDragon version, which is a security-enhanced Firefox browser
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php

Feng Office 2.6.1
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.
- only the 'Community Edition' is free
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/ (download)

Git 2.0.0
distributed version control system that is free and open source
- the new version has some breaks in backward compatibility
- Windows builds will be ready shortly
http://git-scm.com/

Groovy 2.3.2
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)

Haxe 3.1.3
open source, cross-platform programming language
Haxe is a transpiler that can output Javascript, Flash, PHP, or C++ code (C# and Java soon)
or it can run on its own Neko virtual machine
- not new, but new to me; I missed the April release
http://haxe.org/

Java 7, Update 60
update of Java runtime environment and development kit (JRE or JDK)
- this is a new security update for an older version of Java
- it is important to disable Java in your browser, or bad things may happen to you!
- Java is the most popular avenue of web malware infections (91%), followed by Flash (7%)
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp (Java 7 download)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java 7 & 8 download)

PHP 5.5.13
PHP is a very popular and practical open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
http://php.net/ (homepage)

Scribus 1.4.4
cross-platform, open-source program for professional page layout
http://www.scribus.net/

Meaning of Colors

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

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