Engine Updates

Andscacs 0.70 (UCI)
Win32/64
- Win32 build was added later, if you need it & it is missing, download again
- "In Elo may be is between 20 and 100 stronger"
- optimizations, bugfixes, improvements
http://www.andscacs.com/andscacs070.zip (direct link)
http://www.andscacs.com/ (homepage)

Ecce 0.33 (UCI)
new UCI engine by Denis Gruzdev (ExCE, Powder) & M. Melnikov
Win64
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess)
https://bitbucket.org/indesege/ecce/downloads/ (downloads)

Gambit (Gupta) 1.0.1 (WB)
C++ source; own GUI; limit strength; Win32; requires extra dlls (included in package); includes build instructions for Unix-like operating systems
- 'Gambit' is engine + GUI; engine part alone is called 'Gupta'
http://sourceforge.net/p/gambitchess/code/HEAD/tree/ (source)
http://gambitchess.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

Lozza 1.11 (UCI)
JavaScript source
- NOTE: engine requires using jsUCI program (by Edmund Moshammer), available separately
- silent update, version number unchanged
- no null move if lone king
- change to always write TT, no exceptions
- make a micro adjustment to the way Zobrist randoms are generated
http://op12no2.me/toys/lozza/lozza.js (source code)
http://op12no2.me/posts/1818 (UCI stand-alone instructions)

Chess News

ChestUCI 5.2
mate-finder program by Franz Huber & database of mate positions
- unknown change (file is larger by 0.7 KB)
http://fhub.110mb.com/

Winboard/Xboard 4.8.0 (WB/UCI)
open source chess GUI for Windows and Linux
- bugfix for Polyglot
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=51528 (WB forum page)
http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/ (Linux version + general information)
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=53274 (Mac version)
http://hgm.nubati.net/WinBoard-4.8.0.exe (Win exe direct link)
http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/user_guide/UserGuide.html (user guide)
http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8140 (announcement)
http://hgm.nubati.net/polyglot.exe (Polyglot direct link)

Xboard 4.8.0c for Mac (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI for Mac
-updated polyglot to 2.03 (bugfix release)
-changed the way man and info pages were loaded (old method was rather cumbersome with gatekeeper)
-added HGM's peer to peer network engine. - Allows two GUIs supporting xboard/winboard/cecp protocol to be connected to each other over the network
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=53274

Chess Programming Blogs

Arasan blog: http://arasanchess.org/blogs/nov14.html

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

Avast! Free Antivirus 2015.10.0.2028
free antivirus for Win32/64; the program is registerware: you must divulge your email address
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

Calibre 2.9.0
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/

Cassandra 2.1.2
free, popular, open source, distributed NoSQL database; uses wide column store model
http://cassandra.apache.org/download/

Drupal 7.33
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation
- "maintenance and security release"
http://drupal.org/home

Firefox 33.1
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

Glary Utilities 5.12.0.25
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Jenkins 1.590
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Kaos 2014.11
rolling-release independent distro (64-bit only); KDE desktop; #32 in popularity
- this is the monthly snapshot
http://kaosx.us/

Skype 6.22.81.105
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

ToDoList 6.9, RC 3
free todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.abstractspoon.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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