Engine Updates

Andscacs 0.81 (UCI)
mp (32 cores max); multi-PV; Win32/64
http://andscacs.com
http://andscacs.com/andscacs081.zip (direct link)

Komodo 9.1 (UCI)
commercial; mp (64 threads); FRC; multiPV; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); supports Syzygy egtbs
- "Elo gain over Komodo 9.01 (or 9.02) is about 15 on single core"
http://komodochess.com/

Sayuri 2015.06.22 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

SugaR 5.4 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; multiPV; FRC; Win32/64; supports Syzygy egtbs; Stockfish derivative
http://www.g-sei.org/sugar/
http://mzerbinati.wix.com/sugarchess#!compiles/cee5

Chess News

Freeware-Schach 3.45 Chess GUI (UCI)
Chess GUI + engine
Win32
http://www.freeware-schach.de/eindex.html

Jeroen Noomen opening books
- Arena Gambit book & two gambit testsuites
http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=628653&t=56704

Norm Pollock site
PGN, TXT & EPD Utility Suites and Opening Book Databases
- modified PGN programs: eloList, resultList, tagFixnameList, & summary
- removed PGN program: pctList
- updated PGN database: gm2006.pgn
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Python-chess 0.8.2
chess library written in Python
https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess/releases

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

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

Calibre 2.31.0
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/

Drupal 7.38
open source PHP-based content management platform for easy website creation
- "maintenance and security release"
http://drupal.org/home

Git 2.4.4
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/

KiTTY 0.64.0.4
open source fork of PuTTY; Windows client for SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols
http://www.9bis.net/kitty/

Mageia 5
independent distro (forked from Mandriva); KDE, Gnome, OpenBox or Xfce desktop; #7 in popularity
http://www.mageia.org/

MariaDB 10.0.20 Stable
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra DB engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
- gaining popularity from MySQL, a work-alike competitor with fewer features
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features (extra features vs MySQL)
http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-100 (What is MariaDB 10?)
http://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/10.0.20/ (MariaDB 10.0.20 page)

Notepad++ 6.7.9.1
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

phpMyAdmin 4.4.10
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Skype 7.6.0.103
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

Wireshark 1.12.6 Stable
open-source network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for advanced users
http://www.wireshark.org/

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