Engine Updates

Arasan 17.2 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac, Android; can use Gaviota egtbs
- fix "st" command in Winboard protocol to interpret time as seconds
- scoring changes: king safety, king cover, weak pawns
http://www.arasanchess.org/

Sayuri 2014.05.30 (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

Lucas Chess 8.08
"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

Eclipse 4.4, RC 3
open source extensible IDE framework supporting plugins for almost all programming languages
w/ syntax highlighting, intellisense, code completion, templates, version control, more
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.eclipse.org/ (homepage)
http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/S-4.4RC3-201405282000/ (announcement)

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 3.5.0
free registry cleaner; clean and repair incorrect or obsolete registry information
http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm

SmartOS 20140530
Solaris-based Unix-like distro; desktops: LXDE, MATE & OpenBox; #39 in popularity
- this is a based on Illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris
- desktop environments must be installed from command line after installation of OS
http://smartos.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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