Engine Updates

Carnivor (WB)
C source; Win32
'new' engine by Michael Sherwin
- not new, but newly available; the engine was once private
- look inside 'EarlyWork.zip' file
https://www.mediafire.com/?4npbipdezyjqhxm (direct link)

Chesser SS (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64; engine based on Wingletx source code by Stef Luijten
- previous version 2.0 download was also updated
https://sites.google.com/site/sydfhd/projects/chesser

Clubfoot 1.0.31eadf2 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64; Win builds require additional dlls (not included)
- first time for Linux builds (which have different version numbers)
https://github.com/zd3nik/Clubfoot

Sayuri 2015.03.27 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Timea 4a18 JA (UCI)
'new' engine by by László Gáspár
- not new, but new to me; this has been available a long time
http://kirr.homeunix.org/chess/engines/Jim%20Ablett/TIMEA/

Chess News

HIARCS Chess Explorer 1.7 Chess GUI (UCI)
commercial chess GUI
- tournament book and human reference book updated
http://www.hiarcs.com/

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Kurt 0.9.2 beta for Android devices: (UCI)
- Purple Haze 2.1.0 for Android devices: (WB)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Norm Pollock site
PGN, TXT & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book Databases
- EPD programs: added epdEnPass - removes false "en passant" target squares
- EPD programs: updated epdList - removed "bare" option, no longer needed because of new program "epdEnPass"
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Chess Programming Blogs

MadChess blog: http://www.madchess.net/post/madchess-2-0-beta-build-69

Wiki Page Changes

Chess Logos List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- consolodated Graham Banks logos
- updated count of Norbert Raimund Leisner Chess Logos
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
update by Ron Murawski
- updated link for Thompson´s Endgame Databases
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list

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

Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added link to Jim Ablett Android builds
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list

Online Databases / Game Collections List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added KingBase
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:online_databases_game_collections_list

Private Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- removed Carnivor and Timea, both are 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

Any Video Converter 5.7.9
Windows/Mac freeware/commercial multimedia converter
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/

Audacity 2.1.0
popular cross-platform, open source sound editor/recorder
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Avast! Free Antivirus 2015.10.2.2215
free antivirus for Win32/64; the program is registerware: you must divulge your email address
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2015.0.5863
free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
- the free edition pops up occasional, annoying ads
http://free.avg.com/us-en/free-antivirus-download

BitComet 1.38
free peer-to-peer file-sharing for Windows32/64; compatible with BitTorrent
http://www.bitcomet.com/

CrystalDiskInfo 6.3.1
open source, Windows-only hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

FileZilla Client 3.10.3
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)

Firebird 2.5.4
popular open source, cross-platform SQL database that does not require an administrator
- bug fixes for stability and security
http://www.firebirdsql.org/

Firefox 37.0
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

Glary Utilities 5.22.0.41
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

GNUcash 2.6.6
free, cross-platform, open source, personal/small-business accounting software
- track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses
http://www.gnucash.org/

Jenkins 1.607
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Jython 2.7, RC 1
Python language for Java platform (runs on jvm)
- this is a *release candidate*
- requires Java 7 or later
- compatibility with the 2.7 version of CPython
- can run more pure Python apps then any previous release
http://fwierzbicki.blogspot.com/2015/03/jython-27-release-candidate-1-available.html (announcement)
http://www.jython.org/

OpenELEC 5.0.7
independent Linux distro for multi-media; XBMC Media Center desktop; #56 in popularity
http://openelec.tv/

phpMyAdmin 4.3.13
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

PyPy 2.5.1
cross-platform, open source Python implementation; choose JIT (default), no JIT, stackless, or sandboxed;
also available: back ends for .NET and Java (see: 'Features' page);
other languages that run in the JIT: Prolog (incomplete), Smalltalk, JavaScript, Io, Scheme and Gameboy
for Win32, Linux 32/64, Mac64, & ARM
- syntax-compatible with Python 2.7.8 (PyPy2) or 3.2.5 (PyPy3)
- "6.99 times faster than Python 2.7.2 (last version was 6.91 times faster); see:
http://speed.pypy.org/ (speed benchmarks)
http://pypy.org/ (homepage)

Q4OS 0.5.29
Linux distro based on Debian (Stable); Trinity desktop; #28 in popularity
http://q4os.org/

Sabayon 15.04
Gentoo-based, rolling release distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #43 in popularity
http://www.sabayon.org/

Subversion 1.8.13
open source, cross-platform centralized version control system
http://subversion.apache.org/

SystemRescueCd 4.5.2
bootable image for CD or USB stick to rescue data from HD; mount and read data from any disk;
features disk partitioning, LVM management, data copying, remote backup, more
http://www.sysresccd.org/

Tails 1.3.2
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #27 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/

TortoiseSVN 1.8.11
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client
http://tortoisesvn.net/

WinPython 3.4.3.2
WinPython 3.3.5.7
WinPython 2.7.9.4
open-source portable distribution of Python for Windows32/64
allows use of different Python versions that are fully isolated from each other
WinPython is the easiest way of getting Spyder IDE working on Win32/64
NumPy, SciPy and Matplot are also included
- this is a large file to download (more than 200 MB)
http://winpython.github.io/

Meaning of Colors

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

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