Engine Updates

Dann Corbit Win32/64 builds
Alfil 15.8.16 DC (UCI)
Win32/64; mp; FRC; C# version requires .NET 4.5 framework; this is a Stockfish derivative, translated from C++ to C#
http://wordpress.alfilchess.com/ (homepage)
https://github.com/Alfilchess/Engine (source)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/th7uomnuzs1bdcj/Engine-master.7z?dl=0 (direct link)

Embla 0.4 (UCI)
new engine by Folkert van Heusden (POS, DeepBrutPOS, CPP1)
Win64, Linux64
http://www.vanheusden.com/Embla/

Fizbo 1.5 (UCI)
mp; Win64; Linux64; supports Syzygy egtbs
- a couple more silent updates, version number unchanged
https://sites.google.com/site/fizbochessengine/

Giraffe 20150828 (WB)
Win32/64; engine is based on deep-learning using neural networks
- "This version is 320 Elo stronger than the last in self-play."
https://bitbucket.org/waterreaction/giraffedownloads/downloads/ (downloads)

Tornado 7 (UCI)
FRC; multiPV; mp (16 cores max); Win64; uses Nalimov egtbs
- new homepage
http://tornadochess.blogspot.de/

Zurichess Freibourg (UCI)
Go source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- new webpage
- added pondering
- "~200 Elo stronger than bern" (bern is the previous version)
http://bitbucket.org/zurichess/zurichess (homepage)
https://bitbucket.org/zurichess/zurichess/downloads (downloads)

Chess News

33 Old DOS Chess Engines
package created by Ed Shroeder
http://rebel13.nl/onewebstatic/40e6cd2f36-D-Fend.jpg (engine list)
http://rebel13.nl/misc/more%20dos%20oldies.html

ICCFMasters opening book for ChessGUI
by Graham Banks
- Sept 2015 release
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/download/file.php?id=35409 (direct link)

ChessGUI 0.245k (WB/UCI)
Chess GUI/tournament manager by Matthias Gemuh; there is a separate download for a portable build
http://www.chess.hylogic.de/

Cutechess-cli 0.7.0 (WB/UCI)
an open-source, cross-platform commandline interface to run engine-engine games
Win32, Linux32/64, Mac
- some important bugs fixed
https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess

FunFish 1.0 (UCI)
by Eugene Kurmanin
Win32/64; this is Stockfish with 2 minor code changes
- change #1: autodetects number of cores
- change #2: implements limit strength feature
http://kurmanin.ru/funfish/

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Zurichess Fribourg JA (UCI)
- Fridolin 2.0.0 JA (UCI/WB)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- modified PGN program: "tagOrder"; code cleanup- no functional change
- modified EPD programs; code cleanup- no functional change
- modified TXT programs; code cleanup- no functional change
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Python-chess 0.10.1
chess library written in Python
https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess/releases

Tarrasch Chess GUI
- this seems to be an experimental build of the latest version
https://github.com/billforsternz/tarrasch-chess-gui/releases

XBoard Chess GUI 4.8.0d for Mac (WB/UCI)
ported to Mac by Josh Pettus
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=53274&sid=3e6e03d61137e87e50b6d4d674e3e70e (info)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/psdd9bb5kt9jb1s/XBoard_4.8.0d_OSX_Intel.dmg (direct link)

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Updated Wiki Pages

GUI Protocol List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:gui_protocol_support_list

Variants Engine List
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

AIMP 3.60.1500
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, tag editor, Internet radio & more
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&lng=en

Ares Galaxy 2.3.2
open source BitTorrent and chat client w/ built-in multi-media player
http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/files/aresgalaxy/ (download)

AVG Free Edition 2015.0.6140
free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/free-antivirus-download

Avira AntiVir Personal 15.0.12.420 Free
antivirus product; the free version pops up annoying intermittent ads
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

Calibre 2.36.0
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 2.1.9 Stable
free, popular, open source, distributed NoSQL database; uses wide column store model
http://cassandra.apache.org/download/

CCleaner 5.09
free Windows/Mac/Android registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2015/8/25/ccleaner-v509 (announcement)

Feng Office 3.3
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)

FileZilla Client 3.13.1
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)

Firefox 40.0.3
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

Ghostery 5.4.7
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download

Git 2.5.1
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/

Glary Utilities 5.33.0.53
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

HHVM 3.9.1
Facebook's open-source replacement/improvement of the PHP programming language
- HHVM programs run much faster than PHP programs
- package includes the Hack programming language, version 3.9.1
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/releases

IKVM.NET 8.1, RC 0
open source Java VM for Mono/.NET; enables Java code/libraries to be called by Mono/.NET languages, or develop Mono/.NET apps in Java
- this is the version compatible with Java 8
- this is a *release candidate*
http://www.ikvm.net/ (homepage)
http://weblog.ikvm.net/ (announcement + download)

Jenkins 1.627
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

KiTTY 0.65.0.2
open source fork of PuTTY; Windows client for SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols
http://www.9bis.net/kitty/

LibreOffice 5.0.1
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

Linux Kernel 4.2
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

Linux Lite 2.6
UbuntuLTS-based distro; Xfce desktop; #19 in popularity
http://www.linuxliteos.com/

LXLE 14.04.3
Linux distro based on Lubuntu; LXDE desktop; #9 in popularity
http://lxle.net/

Manjaro 0.8.13.1
Arch-based, rolling-release distro; desktops: Openbox, Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, Xfce; #8 in popularity
http://manjaro.org/

Mono 4.2.0
.NET Framework-compatible set of tools; fully Ecma standard-compliant implementation
includes a C# compiler, a Common Language Runtime, GUI-builder and much more
able to run Microsoft .NET applications cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, others)
- more adoption of Microsoft's open source code, runtime optimizations, bugfixes, etc.
http://www.mono-project.com/docs/about-mono/releases/4.2.0/ (release notes)
http://www.mono-project.com/

Netrunner 14.2
Kubuntu-based Linux distro; customized KDE desktop; #36 in popularity
- also available: an Arch-based rolling release version
- this is the latest snapshot of the Kubuntu-based LTS version
http://www.netrunner-os.com/

Pale Moon 25.7.0
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/

PeaZip 5.7.2
open source cross-platform file and archive manager; available as portable app also
- create 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, ZIP
- extract 150+ archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, etc.
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/files/5.7.2/ (5.7.2 downloads)

PyPy 2.6.1
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)
- "7.05 times faster than Python 2.7.2 (last version was 7.06 times faster); see:
http://speed.pypy.org/ (speed benchmarks)
http://pypy.org/ (homepage)

Sabayon 15.09
Gentoo-based, rolling release distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #34 in popularity
http://www.sabayon.org/

Scientific Linux 6.7
Linux distro based on Red Hat Enterprise; choice of GNOME, IceWM, KDE desktops; #53 in popularity
- this is a new update to the older version 6; version 7 is the most recent
https://www.scientificlinux.org/

Silverlight 5, build 5.1.40813.0
programmable web browser plugin that enables features such as animation, vector graphics and audio-video playback
http://silverlight.net/

Tails 1.5.1
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #35 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/

ToDoList 7.0.1
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-An-effective-and-flexible-way-to-keep-o (info + download)

Tor Browser for Windows 5.0.2
attempts to maintain your privacy online
- helps you anonymize web browsing and publishing, IM, and other applications that use the TCP protocol
- ISPs, key loggers and other types of malware are not able to track your activities easily
https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en

VMware Player 12.0.0
free open source, cross-platform virtual machine emulator, similar to VirtualBox
run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html

XAMPP 5.6.12
XAMPP 5.5.28
cross-platform, open source web-server (Apache), SQL database (MySQL) w/ admin, PHP, ftp server, Tomcat, & more
- this is probably the easiest way to install a working, web-aware PHP into Windows
- it is also easy to add web apps like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, SugarCRM, phpBB, DokuWiki, etc.
- version numbering reflects the PHP version that is supported
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Meaning of Colors

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

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