Lucas Chess

An easy way to play and train chess on your PC


11/09/2026

Version R 6.1.3

Downloads
  • Windows 64bits:
    • Version installable: InsLucasChessR6_1_3.exe
      • 300,483,540b - D9A797543543774118C76A6BA62A8D82AEC8EC5367BEC5D58A666A3DEE85190E
    • Version portable: LucasChessR6_1_3.exe
      • 294,845,496b - F43FF1E6757B6A0AC62CE1428B3F20E7B2BDC84986FE92A1241C340C22D2CFA1
  • Linux 64bits:
  • Shortcut:
    • From version 6.1.0 or later, Information/Check for updates
  • Source/Downloads: GitHub

🔄 Update 6.1.3

  • 🌐Updated language Chinese by Zoushen.
  • 🐞Databases, massive analysis, When the programme is closed, the workers remain active. Reported by Shahrad69
  • ⇄ Databases, massive analysis, now include the option to select a single record. Reported by Shahrad69
  • 🐞Board, When the size is changed, the pieces are positioned incorrectly or disappear. Reported by 10Pastore
  • 🐞Tournaments, Workers, Information about the line generated by the engine is not displayed correctly. Reported by 10Pastore and Eric
  • 🐞Playing against any engine, when the app asks you to answer a question (if you resign, for example), you can still move the pieces using the eboard. Reported by Graham O'Neill

🔄 Update 6.1.2

  • 🐞Analysis Bar: Error in mate tags and incorrect behaviour. Reported by jpaverd

🔄 Update 6.1.1

  • 🌐Hungarian Language, updated by József Oláh
  • 🐞Blockages at Kibitzers. Reported by Diego V
  • 🐞Databases, massive analysis, writes the accuracy into pgn label, but not into DB. The DB columns remain empty. Reported by Shahrad69

⚙ Engines

  • Updated Stockfish to version 19. In Linux needs glibc 2.35+.
  • Irina Engine: Fixed NpsLimit option, which affected some personalities in the Wicker Park Tourney. Reported by Bill P
  • Linux/Dragontooth Engine: Fixed Linux compatibility for Dragontooth engine. Reported by Ben H
  • STS (Linux): Fixed copy functionality not working.
  • External Engines: Added support for nodes, depth, and fixed time. Reported by JulioC

📈 Analysis

  • The time taken by the engine to analyse each movement was not being saved. Reported by Eric
  • Decimal Precision: Added an option in Configuration to choose between 1 or 2 decimal places (default: 2) for analysis. Reported by Landroni
  • Win/Draw/Loss Probability: added columns showing the probability of a win, draw or loss when displaying the analysis.
  • Analysis Bar: Fixed a freeze issue when quickly navigating between moves. Reported by Davide Nitti

🗃 Databases

  • LiChess Import: LiChess has changed the protocol for restoring player’s games; it now requires a simple personal access token, which can be obtained via the link shown on the import settings screen. Reported by Stefan and cmessoftware
  • Tactics Creation: Added the ability to set a maximum number of movements when creating tactics. Reported by Yasmine
  • Tactics Creation: option to overwrite the data of previous tactics with the same name has been added. Reported by Tommy Duggan
  • Massive Analysis: Corrected and improved. Reported by Shahrad C

🎮 Gameplay

  • The Grid: Adjusted Elo changes based on the number of games played, with larger initial jumps.
  • Learn from Games: added the possibility to delete comments. Reported by Качаев О.В.
  • Play Against Engine
  • - Select Opponent Move: option to change when playing in Config, now works with a small board. Reported by hazel
  • - Faster initial engine readout.

📚 Polyglot Book Factory

  • Utilities/Remove moves by percentage, it has been added to not only delete the move with a percentage lower than that specified, but also to delete all responses to that move recursively.
  • Export/Polyglot book, removed the possibility of duplicate keys. Reported by Eric

🖱️User Interface

  • Piece Animation: a further attempt to improve the animation of pieces. Reported by medwatt
  • GUI Startup Time: Reduced GUI startup time.

💻 Platform Support

  • MacOS Support: Adapted code for MacOS compatibility. Aported by Johannes Bolzano and jbh4x82

🔌 Eboards by Graham O'Neill

  • Cynus driver now provides a control for the announcement volume.
  • Takeback is not working properly.
  • Clock in DGT and HOS Sensory is not working.

🕵️ Special Thanks

  • Eric for in-depth beta testing.

Previous releases

Contact: lukasmonk at gmail