Engine Updates

EXchess 7.31 (WB)
C++ source; mp; own GUI; FRC; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac
- a couple of bugfixes
- singular extensions
- less aggressive reductions
https://sites.google.com/site/experimentalchessprogram/

Pulse Chess 1.5 (UCI)
C++ source & Java source; didactic engine; Win32
- source code translated to C++ (from Java)
https://github.com/fluxroot/pulse (source)
http://fluxchess.com/ (home page)
https://github.com/fluxroot/pulse/releases (download)

Satana 2.0.1 (WB)
new engine by Stefano Gemma (Raffaela)
Win32
- formerly a private engine, now public
http://www.linformatica.com/software/Satana.2.0.1b.zip (direct link)
http://www.linformatica.com/index-scacchi.php (announcement)

Sayuri 2014.08.18 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 cores); Win64, Linux64
- intended for clang compiler using cmake
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases (source + builds)

Chess News

Frank's Chess Page
Frank Quisinsky's page
- update #042 & #043
http://www.amateurschach.de/main/_news.htm

Freeware-Schach 3.40 Chess GUI (UCI)
Chess GUI + engine
Win32
- stability improvement
http://www.freeware-schach.de/eindex.html

Ordo 0.8.4.1
calculates relative ratings based on game results
- improved csv output
- new elostat compatible output
- new output switch to provide match up info, confidence for superiority etc.
- new switch to make errors related to the average of the pool
https://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/ordo

Popeye 4.69
open source chess problem-solving with support for variant play
http://sourceforge.net/projects/popeye-chess/

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

Private Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Satana, it is now public
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_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 33028)
freeware; the original bit torrent program
http://www.bittorrent.com/

Data Crow 4.0.6
free, open source media manager/cataloger for movies, books, music, software, chess, etc.
http://www.datacrow.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/datacrow/ (project page)

Eclipse 4.4.1, RC 1
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/R-4.4-201406061215/ (announcement)

Git 2.1.0
distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/

Glary Utilities 5.6.0.13
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

MediaMonkey 4.1.4
free music player & organizer. Also: sync, convert, autotag, and burn CDs/DVDs
http://www.mediamonkey.com/information/free/ (more info)
http://www.mediamonkey.com/ (homepage)

PCLinuxOS 2014.08
independent, rolling-release Linux distro; KDE, LXDE & MATE desktops; #17 in popularity
- this is an easy Linux distro for people who are only familiar with Windows
http://www.pclinuxos.com/

PHP 5.3.29
PHP is a very popular and practical open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- this is a new update for an older cversion that is now declared *EOL* (end of life)
http://php.net/

phpMyAdmin 4.2.7.1
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Robolinux 7.6.1
based on Debian(Stable); GNOME desktop; #24 in popularity
- has pre-configured virtual machine support pack with Windows XP or Windows 7
http://www.robolinux.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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