Engine Updates

Conqueror 1.1 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; Win32; buggy engine
http://github.com/pandeaditya/Conqueror (source + download)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/conqueror-chess-engine/files/ (downloads only)

Gibbon 2.60a (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64
http://perso.numericable.com/monique.marathee/gibbon_home_page.html

NirvanaChess 1.7 (UCI)
Win32/64
- beware of pop-under ad when downloading!
- "about 40 Elo stronger than Version 1.6 at long time controls"
- eval: added dangerous Queen and Rook outpost
- optimized values, margins
- improved time management
- fixed rare crash bug due to hash collision
http://nirvanachess.blogspot.com/

Oberon 0.04 (WB)
new engine by Pawel Koziol (Hopeless)
Win32; variant play
- not new, but new to me
- contains an extra engine that plays variant Spartan chess
http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:download:engine_download_list

Chess News

Frank's Chess Page
Frank Quisinsky's page
- update #031
http://www.amateurschach.de/main/_news.htm

XBoard 4.7.3a for Mac (WB)
this is a build of the latest XBoard by 'Darklord42' (Joshua Pettus)
- bugfixes, improvements, and enhancements
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=52964 (WB Forum thread)

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

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

Linux Engine List
- added Nilatac
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_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 32241)
freeware; the original bit torrent program
http://www.bittorrent.com/

Calibre 1.43.0
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/

FileZilla Client 3.9.0, RC 1
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
- this is a *release candidate*
http://filezilla-project.org/
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)

Ghostery 5.3.2 for Firefox
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download

Glary Utilities 5.3.0.8
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

KDiff3 0.9.98
open source cross-platform diff program; recommended
- new Win64 build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdiff3/

Password Safe 3.34
open source encrypted password database utility; a single key unlocks all passwords
- there is also a Linux *beta* version available
http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/ (project)
http://pwsafe.org/ (homepage)

PHP 5.6.0, RC 2
PHP is a very popular and practical open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- this is a *release candidate*
http://php.net/ (homepage)

Python 2.7.8
popular open source programming language
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)
https://www.python.org/downloads/ (downloads)

ToDoList 6.9, Beta 1
free todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.abstractspoon.com/

Transmission-Qt Win 2.84.0
open source BitTorrent client for Windows
http://trqtw.sourceforge.net/blog/

USBDeview 2.35
free Win32/64 utility to list all USB devices ever connected to computer; can uninstall any USB drivers local or remote
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html (homepage)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview.zip (direct download)

VMware Player 6.0.3
free open source, cross-platform virtual machine emulator, similar to VirtualBox
run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html

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

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