Engine Updates

NoraGrace 1.0 (WB)
new engine by Eric Oldre (Sinobyl)
C# source; Win32/64
- "I estimate it's ELO to be around 2300"
https://github.com/ericoldre/NoraGrace-Chess (source)
https://github.com/ericoldre/NoraGrace-Chess/releases/ (downloads)

Rhetoric 1.4 (UCI)
Win32/64 & Android; uses a genetic algoritm to 'train' the playing style towards human GM style
http://www.chessrhetoric.com/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

Links
- added Adobe Reader & Foxit Reader
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

Variants Engine List
- added Deep Bug, KKFChess Crazyhouse / Losers, & Colibri - 5 men Online EGTBs
- rearranged Fritz & Pulsar entries
- updated KPanta, Sjeng, & Sunsetter comments
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:variants_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

BitTorrent 7.9.2 (build 31897)
freeware; the original bit torrent program
http://www.bittorrent.com/

Go Programming Language 1.3
statically-typed, compiled, simple C-like language with type inference and more
http://golang.org/

LibreOffice 4.2.5
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
- LibreOffice (Document Foundation), OpenOffice (Apache), and Lotus Symphony (IBM) are essentially the same
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

MongoDB 2.6.3
free, open source NoSQL database; uses document store model
http://www.mongodb.org/downloads

SUPER Video Converter 2014 (build 61)
free multimedia encoder/transcoder/converter and player
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Zero Install 2.6.3
open source, decentralized, cross-platform, cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en

Meaning of Colors

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

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