Engine Updates

Blitzkrieg 1.0 (rev 337) (UCI)
new engine by Rian Neogi
C++ source; Win
https://github.com/rianneogi/Blitzkrieg/releases

Ethereal 7.76 (UCI)
C source; Win
https://github.com/AndyGrant/Ethereal
https://github.com/AndyGrant/Ethereal/tree/master/dist (downloads)

Floyd 0.9 (UCI)
C source; Linux, Mac, Win; support for Polyglot opening books
- "gained approximately 180 Elo at fast time controls"
https://marcelk.net/floyd/

LittleWing 0.2.0 (XB)
Rust source; Win
- this is a source-code-only release
https://github.com/vinc/littlewing/releases

Sayuri 2016.08.20 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux, Mac, Win
https://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Sunfish 2016.08.22 (XB)
Python source; requires Python interpreter with '-u' option invoked (to disable i/o buffering); didactic engine
- no minor promotions or draws by repetition
http://github.com/thomasahle/sunfish/

Chess News

Arasan Chess Test Suite 19a
by Jon Dart
- new version is released
http://www.arasanchess.org/testsuite.shtml

Kvetka 3.28.1 Chess GUI (UCI)
designed for game viewing and analysis; several plug-ins available; available in a portable version
http://kvetka.org/en/

Nightmare II Chess Test Suite
by Walter Eigenmann
- 30 difficult epd positions
https://glarean-magazin.ch/2016/08/25/computerschach-stellungstest-nightmare2-test-datenbank-walter-eigenmann/

Noomen Chess Opening book
by Jerome Noomen
- in ctg format
http://rebel13.nl/download/books.html (Ed Schroeder)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zohjqa11bxwbf6t/Noomen.rar (direct link)

Chess Programming Blogs

iCE blog: http://macechess.blogspot.de/2016/08/none-at-all-said-mr-prosser.html

Updated Wiki Pages

updates by Norbert Raimund Leisner:

Chess Logos List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_logos_list

Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list

Play Chess Online List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:play_chess_online_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)

Advisory:

- 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. I thought I owned my computer, they thought they did. Microsoft won by cheating: they clobbered my sys admin settings. Microsoft won the battle, but lost the war. If I can't trust a company to do an update, how can I trust it at all? All future updates of Windows-only software will no longer be listed here.

AdBlock 3.1.1
Google Chrome extension to block ads, thereby preventing malware infections
- not related to AdBlocck Plus
http://www.getadblock.com/

Adblock Plus 1.12.2 for Chrome, Opera and Safari
free, open source browser plugin that blocks most web advertisements
- not related to AdBlocck
http://adblockplus.org/en/

Atom 1.9.9
open source web-based programming editor/IDE runs as a desktop app
- lots of plugins and extensions, and language bindings
https://github.com/atom/atom/releases
https://atom.io/

BlackArch 2016.08.19
Linux distro based on Arch; Awesome, Blackbox, Fluxbox, spectrwm desktops; #65 in popularity
- for penetration testers and security researchers
http://blackarch.org/

CoreOS 1068.10.0
Linux rolling-release server distro based on Gentoo; command-line interface; #60 in popularity
https://coreos.com/

FileZilla Client 3.21.0
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/ (homepage)
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)

Firefox 48.0.2
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

Freeplane 1.5.15
free, cross-platform, open source, free-form note taking w/optional hierarchical ordering, calendar and reminders
- requires Java
http://www.freeplane.org/

Gambas 3.9.0
IDE and BASIC interpreter with object-oriented extensions
- contains a GUI-builder for Gtk+ or Qt
http://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/main.html (homepage)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gambas/files/gambas3/ (download)

GCC 6.2.0
open source C/C++ compiler for Linux
includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go, as well as libraries for these languages
- security/stability fixes, optimization improvements, & improved C11/C++1y compatibility for older versions
- latest version is GCC 6.1.0
http://gcc.gnu.org/ (homepage)
https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-6/changes.html (6.x.x cumulative changes)

Jenkins 2.19
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

KDevelop 5.0
cross-platform IDE primarily supporting C++, PHP, Python and QML/JS
- now uses Clang compiler for C/C++ parsing & error messages
- supports new Qt5 libraries
https://www.kdevelop.org/ (homepage)
https://www.kdevelop.org/news/kdevelop-500-released (announcement)

Komodo Edit 10.1.0
free cross-platform programmer's editor for JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl
http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit/downloads

Linux Kernel 4.7.2
- the Linux kernel has been updated
http://www.kernel.org/

MariaDB 10.0.27 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?)

PHP 7.0.10
PHP 5.6.25
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 7.0.10
http://php.net/

Qt Creator IDE 4.1.0
open source cross-platform IDE for C/C++ and JavaScript
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, function call tips, more
although the IDE encourages using Qt libraries, the choice is not forced
https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_Creator (homepage)
http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qtcreator/ (download)

SparkyLinux 4.4
Debian(testing)-based distro; Enlightenment, LXDE, MATE, Openbox desktops; #33 in popularity
http://sparkylinux.org/

Wine 1.9.17 Development
Wine 1.8.4 Stable
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/1.9 (announcement)

Meaning of Colors

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

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