Engine Updates

Fritz 15 (UCI)
commercial; skill levels; mp (2048 threads); multi-PV; Win32/64; older versions programmed by Franz Morsch, then Gyula Horvath
- new version programmed by Vasik Rajlich, looks like Rybka is totally dead now
- ~100 Elo improvement compared to Fritz 14
http://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/fritz_15_english

Daniel Jose Win64 builds
GreKo 2015 DJ (WB/UCI)
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Win64
- this binary has been added to the official GreKo webpage download
http://greko.su/index_en.html (GreKo homepage)
http://www.andscacs.com/greko/greko2015.zip (direct link)

Michael B Mac64 builds
GreKo 2015 MB (WB/UCI)
C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Mac64
http://greko.su/index_en.html (GreKo homepage)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/plzyecq7t1cnwdn/GreKo2015.zip?dl=1 (direct link)

K2 0.79 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; Win32
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess)
http://github.com/serg-meus/k2 (source)
https://yadi.sk/d/0xHZk-PCkjy9Y (direct link)

Komodo 7 free (UCI)
commercial; mp (64 threads); FRC; multiPV; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); supports Syzygy egtbs
- Komodo 7 is now freeware:
http://komodochess.com/ (homepage)
http://komodochess.com/pub/komodo-7.zip (direct link)

Komodo 9.3 (UCI)
commercial; mp (64 threads); FRC; multiPV; Win32/64, Linux32/64, Mac; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); supports Syzygy egtbs
- "Estimated Elo gain from version 9.2 is about 15"
http://komodochess.com/ (homepage)

Michael B Mac64 builds
Protector 1.9 MB (UCI)
C source; Mac64
- egtb support removed
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jho6quc5b9a6yiv/Protector-v1.9.zip?dl=1 (direct link)

Rhetoric 1.4.3 (UCI)
Win32/64; multiPV; limit strength; uses a genetic algorithm to 'train' the playing style towards human GM style
- "added ~40 Elo points in self test"
http://www.chessrhetoric.com/

Sayuri 2015.11.28 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri

Zurichess Geneva (UCI)
Go source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- "about 100 ELOs stronger"
http://bitbucket.org/zurichess/zurichess

Chess News

Chess Assistant 16 Chess GUI (WB/UCI)
commercial Chess GUI for playing chess or for game databases
- includes a chess engine
http://chessok.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7_54&products_id=653

FACE tournament
- Edition 15 Division 2, round 64 results
http://computer-chess.org/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=3063#p3070

Jim Ablett Android compiles
- Zurichess Geneva JA (UCI)
http://jimablett.net63.net/compiles.html

Nightmare Online Chess GUI 3.0 (WB)
Chess GUI for playing online chess against opponents
- requires nchess server component for hosting
- requires Java runtime
- beware of associated valters-and.co.cc website, it is compromised and contains malware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXalANOEyjM (short screencast introduction)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nchessonline/ (download)

Sigla 2.1 (WB)
- plays seirawan chess variant
https://sites.google.com/site/deuteriumengine/files/seirawan

Siyam 0.43 (WB)
- plays 9x9 shogi
https://sites.google.com/site/deuteriumengine/files/shogi-9x9

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Updated Wiki Pages

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

Engine GUI List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:engine_gui_list

FACE Tournament
Gerhard had updated these pages: edition 14, how it works & participants
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:tournaments:face

Java Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:java_engine_list

Macintosh Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:macintosh_engine_list

Native Engine List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:native_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

AdBlock 2.44
Google Chrome extension to block ads, thereby preventing malware infections
- not related to AdBlocck Plus
http://www.getadblock.com/

Adblock Plus 2.6.13 for Firefox
Adblock Plus 1.9.4 for Chrome, Opera and Safari
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
- not related to AdBlocck
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Adobe Shockwave Player 12.2.2.172
free cross-platform flash video player for browsers
- Flash stands alone in a first-place as the most common avenue of infection
- Adobe bundles unwanted 3rd party crapware, beware!
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Ares Galaxy 2.3.7
open source BitTorrent and chat client w/ built-in multi-media player
http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/files/aresgalaxy/ (download)

Calibre 2.45.0
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/

CCleaner 5.12
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/2015/11/24/ccleaner-v512 (announcement)

Glary Utilities 5.39.0.59
free; cleanup, repair, optimize and enhance your privacy & security for Windows
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

Jenkins 1.639
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

KAOS 2015.11
independent Linux distro; KDE desktop; #36 in popularity
http://kaosx.us/

MariaDB 10.1.9 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
- 5.x version stays in sync with MySQL 5.x; version 10 is an improved version of it
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/10.1.9/ (MariaDB 10.1.9 page)

Netrunner 17
Kubuntu-based Linux distro; customized KDE desktop; #22 in popularity
- this is the Kubuntu-based LTS version
- also available is the Arch-based rolling release version
http://www.netrunner-os.com/

Notepad++ 6.8.7
open source programmer's editor (Windows only)
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Pale Moon 25.8.1
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
- "security, stability and usability update"
http://www.palemoon.org/

PeaZip 5.9.0
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/5.9.0/ (5.9.0 downloads)

PHP 5.6.16
PHP is a very popular and practical general-purpose open source scripting language; it is primarily used for web applications
- bufix and security fixes only for older versions
- latest version is PHP 5.6.16
http://php.net/

phpMyAdmin 4.5.2
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Python 2.7.11
Python 3.5.1
popular general-purpose, open source programming language
https://www.python.org/ (homepage)
https://www.python.org/downloads/ (downloads)

qBittorrent 3.3.0
open source cross-platform Bittorrent client
http://www.qbittorrent.org/

Sabayon 15.12
Gentoo-based, rolling release distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #27 in popularity
http://www.sabayon.org/

Slimjet 6.0.3.0
free, cross-platform browser based on open source Chromium browser
http://www.slimbrowser.net/

Thunderbird 38.4.0
Mozilla's excellent open source email program
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (homepage)

Meaning of Colors

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

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