Engine Updates

Arasan 18.3 (XB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; multiPV; Win32/64, Linux, Mac; can use Gaviota egtbs
- "it is only marginally stronger than 18.2 (single-core) in my testing (about +8 Elo)"
http://www.arasanchess.org/

Fizbo 1.6 (UCI)
mp; Win; Linux64; supports Syzygy egtbs
- "approximately +30 Elo for 1 core play"
- "estimated benefit from running on 4 cores is around +90 Elo"
http://sites.google.com/site/fizbochessengine/

PyChess 0.12.2-1 (XB)
Python source; Win, Linux, Mac; requires Python interpreter with '-u' option invoked (to disable i/o buffering)
http://pychess.org/
https://github.com/pychess/pychess/releases (downloads)

Satana 2.2.15 (XB)
Win32/64
http://www.linformatica.com/index-scacchi.php

Sayuri 2016.02.03 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux64, Win64, Mac
http://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri

Chess News

Chess for Android 5.1.5 Chess GUI (XB/UCI)
Aart Bik's free GUI + chess engine for Android
http://aartbik.blogspot.com/ (blog)
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/android.html (homepage and download)

Gorke (UCI)
new variant engine by 'golang'
- Go source code only, no builds
https://github.com/goracingkingsengine/gorke2

JavaPairing 2.9
open source cross-platform chess pairings manager for Swiss events
http://sourceforge.net/projects/javapairing/ (project page)
http://javapairing.sourceforge.net/ (homepage)

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

Ordo 1.0.9.5
calculates relative ratings based on game results
- new features have been added
https://github.com/michiguel/Ordo/releases

Penguin 12 (UCI)
Penguin is a PGN viewer/reader/editor and GUI with a limited functionality UCI interface
"Penguin can interface with UCI engines and suggest best moves for game positions"
http://www.dashstofsk.net/penguin.html

Strategic Test Suite 1 through 15 in one file
- 1,500 EPD test positions
http://computerschach.twoday.net/files/STS1-15

Tarrasch Chess GUI 2.03c (UCI)
C++ source; open source Chess GUI by Bill Forster
- not cross-platform: Windows only
http://www.triplehappy.com/ (homepage)
https://github.com/billforsternz/tarrasch-chess-gui (code repository)
https://github.com/billforsternz/tarrasch-chess-gui/releases/ (download)

Chess Programming Blogs

Tarrasch Chess GUI: https://triplehappy.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/tarrasch-v2-maintenance-build/

Updated Wiki Pages

all updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

Endgame Tablebases and Bitbases List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:egtbs_list

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

NOTE: I had an argument with Microsoft. They thought they owned my computer, I thought I did. Microsoft won by cheating, they clobbered my sys admin settings. All future updates of Windows-only software will no longer be listed here.

Adblock Plus 1.10.1 for Chrome, Opera and Safari
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
- not related to AdBlocck
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Areca Backup 7.5
open-source backup for Windows and Linux
http://sourceforge.net/projects/areca/files/areca-stable/ (download)
http://www.areca-backup.org/ (homepage)

Avidemux 2.6.11
open-source, cross-platform video editor
- cut, filter, encode & transcode many types of video files
http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux
http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

Calibre 2.50.0
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/

Clonezilla Live 2.4.5-20 Stable
open source system image backup/restore (Live) or multicast new system images (SE)
http://clonezilla.org/

CodeBlocks 16.01
open source cross-platform C/C++ & Fortran IDE for all compilers
http://www.codeblocks.org/ (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/codeblocks/files/Binaries/16.01/ (download)
http://developer.berlios.de/projects/codeblocks (download)

CodeLite 9.1.0 - Stable Release
free, open source, cross-platform IDE for C/C++, PHP, JavaScript & Node.js
features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion,
function call tips, more
- called 'Lite' because of usage of SQLite database, IDE is *not* lacking features
http://codelite.org/

Feng Office 3.4.0.17
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 3.15.0
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)

FileZilla Server 0.9.55
open source, cross-platform ftp server
- most people do not require the server, just the client
http://filezilla-project.org/

LameXP 4.14
open source audio encoder GUI for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MP4/AAC & many more
http://lamexp.sourceforge.net/
http://muldersoft.com/#lamexp

Linux Kernel 4.4.1
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

Linux Lite 2.8
Ubuntu(LTS)-based Linux distro; Xfce desktop; #16 in popularity
http://www.linuxliteos.com/

MariaDB 10.1.11 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/10.1.11/ (MariaDB 10.1.11 page)

Mercurial 3.7.1
cross-platform version control system
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/

Mono 4.2.2
.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/4.2.1/ (release notes)
http://www.mono-project.com/

Opera 35
somwhat popular web browser
http://www.opera.com/ (homepage)
http://www.opera.com/browser/download/ (download)

Pale Moon 26.0.2
open source, efficiency-optimized build of Firefox source code for Windows or Linux
- 32 & 64-bit versions available
http://www.palemoon.org/

PHP 7.0.3
PHP 5.6.18
PHP 5.5.32
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 7.0.3
http://php.net/

phpMyAdmin 4.5.4.1
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

PyDev 4.5.4 for Eclipse
open source Python IDE for Eclipse; can be used for Python, Jython, and IronPython development
http://pydev.org/

Redis 3.0.7 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

Sabayon 16.02
Gentoo-based, rolling release distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #33 in popularity
- this is the monthly update release
http://www.sabayon.org/

Simplicity 16.01
Puppy-based Linux distro; KDE & LXDE desktops; #28 in popularity
- this is a good distro for old, slow machines
http://simplicitylinux.org/

SystemRescueCD 4.7.1
bootable image for CD or USB stick to rescue data from HD; mount and read data from any disk;
features disk partitioning, LVM manag

Task Coach 1.4.3
open source cross-platform desktop todo manager with task or calendar viewing, project tracking, etc
http://www.taskcoach.org/

Vala/Genie 0.30.1 Stable
object-oriented system programming language that runs at the speed of C/C++
Vala syntax resembles C# and Genie syntax resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala info)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie info)

WordPress 4.4.2
free, popular, open source website/blog creation using PHP & MySQL w/ many plugins & themes
http://wordpress.org/

XAMPP 7.0.2
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 reflect the PHP version that is supported
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Zorin 11
Ubuntu-based Linux distro; GNOME or LXDE desktop; #12 in popularity
- emulates WinXP/Win7 look-and-feel
http://www.zorin-os.com/

Meaning of Colors

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

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