Engine Updates

Elektro 1.0 (UCI)
new engine by Roberto Munter (Deep Saros, Vitruvius, Chess 4.1, Akkad), aka Carotino, Dr Otto Schmidt, etc
Win32/64; Igorrit derivative
http://elektrochessengine.blogspot.it/

Sayuri 2014.09.23 (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

Chess test prog
new native engine by Chris Hinsley
- discovered by Silvian 'Ruxy' Sylwyka
- available as Python source code only
- not a serious engine: does not support ep or castling
- does not support Winboard or UCI protocols
- requires PyPy interpreter, on Linux PyPy is assumed to be at located at /opt/local/bin/
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.general/764082

SCID 4.6.0, Beta 2
cross-platform, open source PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
- this is a *beta* release
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid (project page)
http://scid.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid/files/ (download)

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Wiki Page Changes

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- Komodo: modified comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_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

Auslogics Registry Cleaner 7.3.0.0
free Windows registry optimizer/cleaner
http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/

Firefox 32.0.3
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

Foxit Reader 7.0.3.0916
free Windows pdf viewer
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

MySQL Community Server 5.6.21
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
- slowly losing popularity to MariaDB, a work-alike competitor with more features
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)

PNotes.NET 2.0.2
free, open source Windows reminder program that uses persistent desktop notes
- available in two versions: standard & .NET
- .NET version requires more memory and extra runtimes, but has slightly more features
http://pnotes.sourceforge.net/

Thunderbird 31.1.2
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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