Engine Updates

Absolute Zero 2.4.4.0 (UCI)
C# source; own GU; Win
- not new, but new to me -- thanks, Guenther!
http://github.com/zongzhengli/Absolute-Zero (source)
http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~zzli/ (download)

Acqua 20160527 (UCI)
Win, successor to 'Calimero'
- Linux download listed, but the link is dead
http://www.g-sei.org/acqua/ (G-Sei)
http://www.elektrosoft.it/scacchi/acqua/acqua.asp (homepage)

Amoeba 1.2 (UCI)
D source code; Linux, Win
https://github.com/abulmo/amoeba/releases (homepage)
https://github.com/abulmo/amoeba/archive/1.2.zip (direct link)

BagaturChess 1.4a (UCI)
Java source; mp; cross-platform jar files + Win; can use Gaviota ebtbs
- "35+ Elo stronger"
https://github.com/bagaturchess/Bagatur-Chess-Engine-And-Tools/tree/master/Downloads/Engine

Betsabé II 1.66 (XB/UCI)
C source w/ Spanish comments & var names; Linux, Mac, Win; this is a MiniMAX derivative
- no home page
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/download/file.php?id=37291 (direct link)

Carballo 1.5 (UCI)
Java source; cross-platform jar file; own GUI; supports Polyglot books
https://github.com/albertoruibal/carballo/releases

DanaSah 6.1 (XB/UCI)
C source (Spanish language comments); Linux, Mac, Win; FRC; uses Scorpio bitbases and ProDeo opening book
- this release supports Android and Win only
- "it is preferable not to use Danasah 6.1 for rating lists"
http://sites.google.com/site/danasah/ (homepage)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/d43vrmfd5r08gg8/danasah61.zip (direct link)

Komodo 10 (UCI)
commercial; mp (64 threads); FRC; multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); supports Polyglot opening books; supports Syzygy egtbs
- "about 15 Elo stronger"
http://komodochess.com/

Jose Velasco Win builds
Laser 1.2 beta Win32 JV (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Mac, Win
- this is an unofficial Win32-only build
http://www.mediafire.com/download/n7fv97wnzhbm9rl/Laser+1.2+beta+x32.zip (direct link)

Nemeton 1.4.1 (XB)
Pascal source; mp (4 cores max) Win
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=17C791428DB77D82!636&authkey=!AOdXat1-hCCVUak&ithint=file%2crar (direct link)

Dann Corbit Win builds
Octochess r7533 DC (XB/UCI)
C++ source; mp; FRC; multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win
- this is an unofficial Win64-only build
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tsh2zilo35cx8z0/octochess.7z?dl=0 (direct link)

Rodent II 0.9.33 (UCI)
C++ source; Mac, Win; limit strength; originally based on Sungorus code; supports Polyglot opening book; supports personalities
- "I guess it is 2850 Elo on the CCRL scale"
http://www.pkoziol.cal24.pl/rodent/rodent.htm
http://www.pkoziol.cal24.pl/rodent/download.htm

SmarThink 1.95 (XB/UCI)
Win; multiPV; supports Syzygy egtbs; formerly commercial
- "estimated Elo gain: +50"
http://www.sdchess.ru/download_engines.htm (SDChess)
http://genes1s.net/smarthink.html (homepage)

Chess News

Cutechess-cli 0.8.1 (XB/UCI)
an open-source, cross-platform commandline interface to run engine-engine games
Linux64, Mac64, Win64
https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess/releases

Chess Programming Blogs

Arasan: http://arasanchess.org/blog.shtml
Tarrasch Chess GUI: https://triplehappy.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/rounding-the-corner-into-the-home-straight/

Updated Wiki Pages

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

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

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

Oldies Collection List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:oldies_collection_list

SMP Engine List
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:smp_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)

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. They thought they owned my computer, I thought I 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 2.58
Google Chrome extension to block ads, thereby preventing malware infections
- not related to AdBlocck Plus
http://www.getadblock.com/

Antergos 2016.05.28
Arch-based Linux distro; GNOME, Cinnamon, Razor-qt & Xfce desktops; #21 in popularity
- this is a monthly snapshot of a rolling-release distro
http://www.antergos.com/

ArchBang 210516
Linux distro based on Arch; i3 and Openbox desktops; #43 in popularity
- XFCE and KDE desktops can be added after imstallation is finished
- this is the monthly release of the rolling distro
http://www.archbang.org/

Ares Galaxy 2.4.1
open source BitTorrent and chat client w/ built-in multi-media player
http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/files/aresgalaxy/ (download)

BackBox 4.6
Linux distro based on Ubuntu(LTS); Xfce desktop; #56 in popularity
- designed for penetration tests and security assessments
http://www.backbox.org/

Black Lab 7.6.1
Linux distro based on Ubuntu (LTS); GNOME, KDE, MATE, Xfce desktops; #30 in popularity
http://www.blacklablinux.org/

CentOS 6.8
Linux distro based on Red Hat Enterprise; choice of GNOME or KDE desktop; #7 in popularity
http://www.centos.org/

CoreOS 1010.5.0
Linux rolling-release server distro based on Gentoo; command-line interface; #55 in popularity
https://coreos.com/

Curl 7.49.1
cross-platform, open-source tool & library to access URLs using all major protocols
https://curl.haxx.se/

ExTiX 16.3
Ubuntu-based Linux distro; KDE & LXQt desktops; #84 in popularity
http://www.extix.se/

FileZilla Client 3.18.0
open source cross-platform ftp client; recommended
http://filezilla-project.org/ (homepage)
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1 (downloads)

Gentoo 20160514
independent source-based Linux distro; All major desktops; #40 in popularity
- intended for advaced users
http://www.gentoo.org/

Google Chrome 51.0.2704.63
popular cross-platform web browser
https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/?

ImageMagick 7.0.1-7
cross-platform, open-source program to manipulate images
- create, edit, compose, or convert images files (200+ formats)
- bmp, png, jpg, gif, tiff, svg, etc.
- resize, flip, mirror, rotate, distort, shear and transform
- adjust image, apply special effects,
- draw text, lines, polygons, ellipses & Bézier curves
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php

Jenkins 2.7
cross-platform, open source, continuous integration server for developers
- automates the building/testing process
http://jenkins-ci.org/

LibreCAD 2.0.11
open source, cross-platform 2D CAD app
http://www.librecad.org/

NetBSD 7.0.1
BSD_based Linux distro; desktops: AfterStep, Blackbox, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, Openbox, WMaker, Xfce; #111 in popularity
http://www.netbsd.org/

PHP 7.0.7
PHP 5.6.21
PHP 5.5.35
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 7.0.7
http://php.net/

phpMyAdmin 4.6.2
web admin to view/change MySQL/MariaDB databases; interactive commandline SQL; import/export, etc.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Sabayon 16.06
Gentoo-based, rolling release distro; choice of desktops: GNOME, KDE, MATE or Xfce; #33 in popularity
http://www.sabayon.org/

Tiny Core 7.1
independent distro; Fluxbox, flwm, Hackedbox, IceWM, JWM, & Openbox desktops; #42 in popularity
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/

Tor Browser 6.0
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

UNetbootin 625
cross-platform, open-source program creates bootable USB image from ISO file
http://unetbootin.github.io/

Wine 1.9.11 Development
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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