Engine Updates

Amoeba 1.3 (UCI)
D source; multiPV, Linux, Win
- added multiPV
- "I hope progress to be more than 20 Elo"
https://github.com/abulmo/amoeba/releases

Andscacs 0.872 (UCI)
mp (32 cores max); multi-PV; Win
- "maybe 5-10 Elo" (of improvement over 0.871)
http://www.andscacs.com/

ChessPuter ??? (UCI)
new source-code-only engine by Miles Bright
C++ source
- no given version number
https://github.com/smilesbright/ChessPuter/

DisasterArea 1.65 (UCI)
Win; smp (8 threads max); multiPV; support for Syzygy egtbs; eval is tunable
- max threads increased to 8
- added support for Syzygy egtbs
- "expected Elo increase is around 50"
https://sites.google.com/site/disasterareachess

Komodo 10.1 (UCI)
commercial; mp (64 threads); FRC; multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); supports Polyglot opening books; supports Syzygy egtbs
- "we estimate the Elo gain over Komodo 10 to be 10 points"
http://komodochess.com/

Lozza 1.17 (UCI)
JavaScript source; Win64, requires Node.js to run elsewhere
- "estimated Elo is 2400 ish"
http://op12no2.me/toys/lozza (homepage)
http://op12no2.me/toys/lozza/release/lozza117.zip (Win64 direct link)

NirvanaChess 2.3 (UCI)
mp; Win
- "strength increase is somewhere in the range of 30 Elo"
http://nirvanachess.blogspot.com/

Sayuri 2016.08.04 (UCI)
C++ source (Japanese comments); mp (up to 64 threads); Linux, Mac, Win
https://github.com/MetalPhaeton/sayuri/releases

Soberango 0.07.2 (XB)
Win
- "Level: estimated around Elo 1025"
http://www.luisbtenis.com.ar/Soberango/Soberango.html

Sting SF 7.2 (UCI)
C++ source; Linux, Mac(JM), Win; requires extra dlls (not included); Stockfish derivative
- no homepage
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7aql858y6pld56n/sting-sf-72.zip (direct link)

Sunfish 2016.08.02 (XB)
Python source; requires Python2 interpreter with '-u' option invoked (to disable i/o buffering); didactic engine
http://github.com/thomasahle/sunfish/

Supra 23.1 (UCI)
C++ source; Win
http://www.supra-chess-engine.info/

TSCP Community builds (XB)
- "Peter Veenendaal made a version of TSCP with some performance improvements"
- the date noted is June 30, but the web page was only updated recently
http://www.tckerrigan.com/Chess/TSCP/Community/

TuxedoCat (XB)
new source-code-only engine by Nathan McCrina
C++ source
https://github.com/nfmccrina/tuxedocat

Zeta DVA 0302 (XB)
C source
homepage: https://github.com/smatovic/ZetaDva
Linux & Win builds: https://github.com/smatovic/ZetaDva/tree/master/bin

Chess News

Jerry Chess GUI 3.0.2 (UCI)
cross-platform Chess GUI for UCI, writtern in Python
https://github.com/asdfjkl/jerry (source)
https://github.com/asdfjkl/jerry/releases (download)

Lucas Chess 9.08b
"play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor"
Python source; Win32
- contains 36 engines
- also available as a portable build
http://www-lucaschess.rhcloud.com (homepage)

Norm Pollock site
PGN, EPD & TXT Utility Suites and Opening Book PGN Databases
- updated PGN program: 40H-PGN-databases
- renamed PGN program: tagValue (formerly tagList)
- new PGN program: tagList
- modified PGN program: tagRemove
http://www.hoflink.com/~npollock/40H.html

Penguin 13.0 (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

Scid 4.6.4
cross-platform, open source PGN database program for creating opening books, also a Chess GUI
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid (project page)
http://scid.sourceforge.net/index.html (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid/files/ (download)

Tarrasch Chess GUI 3 Beta (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)

XBoard Chess GUI 4.9.1 (XB/UCI)
an open-source, cross-platform graphical interface to play/analyze chess games
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/

XBoard Chess GUI 4.9.1 for Mac (XB/UCI)
XBoard ported to the Mac platform
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=53680&sid=917cafb92a72eb2a4afee15d626b8865

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Jon Dart blog: http://arasanchess.org/blog.shtml

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