Engine Updates

Tony Mokonen Win64 builds
Electronic Grand Master TM (UCI)
new engine by Benny Abramovici
C++ source; mp; Win64
- engine also known as 'EGM'
- package is missing libwinpthread-1.dll, see: http://www.filewatcher.com/m/libwinpthread-1.dll.68608-0.html
https://github.com/eventhorizon02/Chess-engine (source)
http://www.filedropper.com/egm (EGM TM direct link)

Sayuri 2015.12.16 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64, Mac
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri

Chess News

Arena 3.5.1 Chess GUI (WB/UCI)
free Chess GUI with glitzy appearance, w/ 6 engines, GUI opening books, GUI egtb, & more
http://www.playwitharena.com/ (homepage)
http://www.playwitharena.com/
http://www.playwitharena.com/?Download:Arena_3.5.1 (download)

Fritz 15 User Guide
http://help.chessbase.com/f15-ned.pdf (Dutch)
http://help.chessbase.com/f15-fra.pdf (French)
http://help.chessbase.com/f15-deu.pdf (German)
http://help.chessbase.com/f15-eng.pdf (English)

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- modified EPD program: epdPosition
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/chess.html

Perfect 2015x Opening Book
new book by Sedat
books are compatible with Arena, Aquarium, ChessBase, & ShredderClassic only
- abk, ctg, & bkt formats
https://sites.google.com/site/computerschess/download

Python-chess 0.13.1
chess library written in Python
https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess/releases

Stockfish MateFinder
Stockfish code altered to find mates faster
- new build released
https://github.com/jhellis3/Stockfish/tree/mate_finder (source)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1145468/Stockfish%20MF%20151215%2B.7z (direct link)

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

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 Plus 2.7 for Firefox
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
- not related to AdBlocck
http://adblockplus.org/en/

AIMP 4.00.1678
free audio player with audio converter, recorder, tag editor, Internet radio & more
http://www.aimp.ru/index.php?do=lang&lng=en

CCleaner 5.13
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/2015/12/21/ccleaner-v513 (announcement)

Firefox 43.0.1
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

GnuCash 2.6.10
free, cross-platform, open source, personal/small-business accounting software
- track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses
http://www.gnucash.org/

Google Chrome 47.0.2526.106
popular cross-platform web browser
https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?

Jenkins 1.643
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Komodo Edit 9.3.2
free cross-platform programmer's editor for JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl
http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit/downloads

LibreOffice 5.0.4
cross platform open source fork of OpenOffice project; word processing, chart, spreadsheet, database, etc.
http://www.documentfoundation.org/ (homepage)

Linux Kernel 4.3.3
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

MariaDB 10.0.23 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/10.0.23/ (MariaDB 10.0.22 page)

MediaMonkey 4.1.10
free music player & organizer. Also: sync, convert, autotag, and burn CDs/DVDs
http://www.mediamonkey.com/information/free/ (more info)
http://www.mediamonkey.com/ (homepage)

Miranda 0.10.42
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/

NSIS 2.49
open source creator of Windows installers
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page

PHP 7.0.1
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 7.0.1
http://php.net/

Redis 3.0.6 Stable
free, popular, open source database; uses key-value store model
- new distributed implementation (clustering) w/ data sharding & fault tolerance
- experimental support for Windows64
- full support for Linux
http://redis.io/download

Ruby 2.2.4
popular scripting language, often used with Rails library
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ (homepage)

Skype 7.17.0.105
free cross-platform videophone/phone/instant messenger program
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

Slimjet 6.0.9.0
free, cross-platform browser based on open source Chromium browser
http://www.slimbrowser.net/

SparkyLinux 4.2
Debian-based distro; Enlightenment, LXDE, MATE, Openbox desktops; #39 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/

Subversion 1.9.3
open source, cross-platform centralized version control system
http://subversion.apache.org/

Tails 1.8.1
Debian-based Linux32 distro; GNOME desktop; #30 in popularity
distro has the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user
https://tails.boum.org/

ToDoList 7.0.10.1
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 5.0.6
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

TortoiseSVN 1.9.3
Win32/64 Subversion (version control system) client
http://tortoisesvn.net/

Ultimate 4.9
Ubuntu/Mint-based Linux distro; desktops: Awesome, MATE, GNOME, KDE; #50 in popularity
http://ultimateedition.info/

VirtualBox 5.0.12
open source, general-purpose, full virtualizer for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 hardware
runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris as host
install one or more guest operating systems onto the same computer
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Guest_OSes (list of guest operating systems)
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog (changelog)
http://www.virtualbox.org/ (homepage)

Wine 1.8
a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems
such as Linux, Mac OSX, & BSD
https://www.winehq.org/ (homepage)
https://www.winehq.org/announce/1.8 (announcement)

Meaning of Colors

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

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