Engine Updates

Chesser 2.0 (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64; engine based on Wingletx source code by Stef Luijten
- "This version is around ~2000"
- code cleanups/optimizations/speedups
- improved evaluation, makemove
- added aspiration window
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesser/files/

CPW 1.1 (UCI)
available as source code only
- "probably about 2200 Elo on CCRL scale"
- adding late move reduction
- changing hash retrieval logic in PV nodes
- changing futility pruning logic
- adding static eval pruning
- deleting lots of garbage from eval function
- interpolating between midgame and endgame scores
http://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/CPW-Engine (homepage)
https://github.com/nescitus/cpw-engine (source code)

GnuChess6 6.2.1 (WB/UCI)
GnuChess6 6.2.0 (WB/UCI)
C++ source code only, no build yet
"The first version of GNU Chess was written by Stuart Cracraft. Fabien Letouzey is the primary author of GNU Chess 6,
which is based on Fabien's chess engine Fruit 2.1."
none of the changes should affect engine strength, it's packaging changes and internationalization
- available as a tar.gz file only
- "Tighter connection" with XBoard by means of an engine file and a logo, as expected by XBoard (>= 4.6.0)
- added a simple man page based on help2man
- some minor fixes
http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/ (info)
http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/chess/ (download)

N.E.G. 1.2 (WB)
an engine without a search by HG Muller
C source; Win32, Linux64; not a serious engine
- added stalemate avoidance
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/dwnldpage.html

Martin Sedlak Win32/64 builds
Sjaak II MS (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64; variants
- there were several silent updates to these downloads
- it is best to download again to get the latest version
http://www.crabaware.com/sjaak/sjaakII_intel_32bit.zip (Win32 direct link)
http://www.crabaware.com/sjaak/sjaakII_intel_64bit.zip (Win64 direct link)

Chess News

Eagle Mode 0.87.0 Chess GUI (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; an engine is part of Eagle Mode own GUI
- Eagle Mode is the name of the GUI, SilChess is the name of the engine
- all the updated changes seem to be related to the chess GUI, not to the engine
- bug fix: the view often zoomed away unexpectedly from alternative file content panels (since version 0.86.0)
- reorganized the toolkit classes, renamed all "emTk" to "em"
- minor fixes
http://eaglemode.sourceforge.net/ (Eagle Mode homepage)
http://github.com/ackalker/eaglemode/ (older source code)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/eaglemode/files/ (Eagle Mode downloads)

Opening set for engine testing
from Lucas Braesch
- 29692 unique 5-ply openings
- extremely diverse, far away from known theory for the most part
- all tested and shown to be reasonably balanced
http://www.open-chess.org/download/file.php?id=604 (direct link)

Ordo 0.9.8.1
calculates relative ratings based on game results
- bugfix for average switch (-a option)
https://sites.google.com/site/gaviotachessengine/ordo

Chess Programming Blogs

MadChess blog: http://www.madchess.net/post/madchess-2-0-beta-build-34-null-move
MadChess blog: http://www.madchess.net/post/madchess-2-0-beta-build-37
MadChess blog: http://www.madchess.net/post/madchess-2-0-beta-build-38
Tarrasch GUI V3 Preview (video): http://youtu.be/mxAFlrXGIGI

Wiki Page Changes

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

Chess Logos List
- Norbert Raimund Leisner logos: updated logo count
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

GUI Protocol List
- Cute Chess-CLI: monor edit of comment
- added YaYxp [Yet another YtoICS for Xiangqi at Playxiangqi]
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Linux Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Hakkapeliitta & N.E.G.
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:linux_engine_list

Macintosh Engine List
- added GopherCheck
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

Variants Engine List
- added YaYxp [Yet another YtoICS for Xiangqi at Playxiangqi]
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

7-Zip 9.38 Beta
open source, cross-platform file archiver with very good compression
- this is a *beta* release
http://www.7-zip.org

AIMP 3.60.1465
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, tag editor, Internet radio & more
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&lng=en

Arch 2015.01.01
independent, rolling-release Linux distro; Cinnamon, Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, MATE, Xfce desktops;
#8 in popularity
- this is the monthly release
http://www.archlinux.org/

Calibre 2.15.0
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/

CrystalDiskInfo 6.3.0
open source, Windows-only hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

Data Crow 4.0.12
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)

Deepin 2014.2
Ubuntu-based Linux distro; Deepin DE; #17 in popularity
- Ubuntu adapted to the Chinese language, but an English version is available
http://linuxdeepin.com/

Feng Office 3.0.1
free web-based open source collaboration platform
management of: project tasks, billing, documents, communication, scheduling, electronic information, etc.
- only the 'Community Edition' is free
http://www.fengoffice.com/web/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/opengoo/files/fengoffice/ (download)

GNUplot 5.0.0
open source, cross platform, command-line driven, 2D/3D graphing/plotting
http://www.gnuplot.info/ (homepage)

Notepad++ 6.7.3
open source programmer's text editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

SparkyLinux 3.6
Debian-based distro; Enlightenment, LXDE, MATE, Openbox desktops; #26 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/

ToDoList 6.9.2
Windows/iOS/Android open-source todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc
http://www.abstractspoon.com/ (homepage)
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5371/ToDoList-Feature-Release-An-effective-and-flexible (info + download)

Meaning of Colors

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

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