Engine Updates

Fizbo 1.7 (UCI)
mp; Win; Linux64; supports Syzygy egtbs
- several silent updates to fix bugs, version number unchanged
http://sites.google.com/site/fizbochessengine/

Floyd 0.8 (UCI)
C source; Win32/64, Linux64, Mac; support for Polyglot opening books
https://github.com/kervinck/floyd/tree/v0.8

Orion 0.3 (UCI)
Win64
http://orionchess.pagesperso-orange.fr/

Pedone 1.4 (UCI)
mp; limit strength; Win32/64, Linux32/64; supports Syzygy egtbs & Polyglot opening books
http://www.g-sei.org/pedone/ (GSei page)
https://sites.google.com/site/pedonechess/downloads (homepage)

Sjaak II 1.3.0 (XB/UCI)
- bugfixes and added lots of new variants
http://www.eglebbk.dds.nl/program/chess-index.html

SmarThink 1.90 (XB/UCI)
Win32/64; multiPV; engine has extra dependencies (not included in download)
- "estimated Elo gain: +30-40"
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess alt download)
http://genes1s.net/smarthink.php (home page)

Soberango 0.01.1 (XB)
new engine by Luis Babboni
Win32
no time management, no 50-move rule
http://www.luisbtenis.com.ar/Soberango/Soberango.html

Sting SF 6.7 (UCI)
C++ source; Linux, Mac(JM), Win32/64; requires extra dlls (not included); Stockfish derivative
http://www.mediafire.com/download/54pqm3aiqkp37cw/sting-sf-67.zip (direct link)

SugaR 2.5 (UCI)
C++ source; mp (up to 128 threads); multiPV; FRC; Win32/64; supports Syzygy egtbs; Stockfish derivative
https://github.com/Zerbinati/SugaR (source)
http://mzerbinati.wix.com/sugarchess (home page)

Chess News

ChessGUI
ChessGUI is a dead project!

Eagle Mode 0.90.0
C++ GUI toolkit and provides a zoomable user interface (ZUI)
- built-in chess widget
http://eaglemode.sourceforge.net/

HIARCS Chess Explorer 1.9 Chess Gui (UCI)
commercial chess GUI
- tournament book and human reference book updated also
http://www.hiarcs.com/

Ordoprep 0.9.9.2
Win, Linux64
- "preparation of PGN files for rating calculation programs such as Ordo"
https://github.com/michiguel/Ordoprep/releases

Chess Programming Blogs

Nothing new today

Updated Wiki Pages

all updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner

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

Links
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links

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

Stockfish Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:stockfish_engine_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.

Arch 2016.04.01
independent, rolling-release Linux distro; all desktops; #10 in popularity
- this is the monthly release
http://www.archlinux.org/

Bodhi 3.2.0
lightweight Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distro; Enlightenment desktop; #34 in popularity
http://www.bodhilinux.com/

Calibre 2.54.0
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/

CodeLite 9.1.5
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/

FreeBSD 10.3
independent Linux distro; desktops: AfterStep, Blackbox, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #25 in popularity
http://www.freebsd.org/

Git 2.8.0
cross-platform, distributed version control system that is free and open source
http://git-scm.com/

GnuCash 2.6.12
free, cross-platform, open source, personal/small-business accounting software
- track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses
http://www.gnucash.org/

HHVM 3.13.0
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 3.13.0
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/releases

Jenkins 1.656
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

Mercurial 3.7.3
free, cross-platform, open-source distributed version control management tool
https://www.mercurial-scm.org/

OpenBSD 5.9
independent distro based on BSD; desktops: almost all of them; #69 in popularity
http://www.openbsd.org/

PC-BSD 10.3
x64-only, BSD-based Linux distro; KDE (default), Awesome, Cinnamon, Fluxbox, FVWM, GNOME, i3, IceWM, LXDE, MATE, Openbox, WMaker & Xfce desktops; #56 in popularity
- monthly release
http://www.pcbsd.org/

PHP 7.0.5
PHP 5.6.20
PHP 5.5.34
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 7.0.5
http://php.net/

PostgreSQL 9.5.2
open source SQL database for high performance and high availability applications
- due to security fixes: "All users should update their PostgreSQL installation at the next opportunity"
- security update, bug fixes & improvements
http://www.postgresql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1656/ (announcement)

Puppy Linux
independent distro; most popular desktops; #16 in popularity
- new family-tree timeline diagram released
- helps conceptualize the various editions available
http://puppylinux.com/family-tree.html

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
independent commercial Linux distro; all popular desktops; #45 in popularity
- now available free for developers
http://developers.redhat.com/ (developers page)
http://developers.redhat.com/blog/2016/03/31/no-cost-rhel-developer-subscription-now-available/

Sabayon 16.04
Gentoo-based, rolling release distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #32 in popularity
- this is the monthly update release
- Sabayon Community Repositories are added (like AUR for Arch and PPA for Ubuntu)
http://www.sabayon.org/

SQLite 3.12.0
open source SQL database for programmers; small and fast
- "this is a regularly scheduled maintenance release"
- performance enhancements, new features & bug fixes
- added minor API enhancement
http://www.sqlite.org/ (homepage)
http://www.sqlite.org/news.html (update info)
http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_12_0.html (changelog)

Wine 1.9.7 Development
compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems
- runs on Linux, Mac OSX, BSD, some others
https://www.winehq.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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