Lucas Chess

An easy way to play and train chess on your PC

Version R 2.17f

In-depth beta testing conducted by Eric. A new set of pieces, Berlin, designed by Pete Schaefer, has been added.


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Added
  • Added a Google Translator search option to the translator assistance window.
  • Saved configurations for playing against engines now appear immediately after pressing Play in the main toolbar.
  • Introduced a blindfold chess shortcut: ALT-Y to toggle and CTRL-Y to configure.
  • Polyglot book factory now includes an option to export separate PGN files for white and black games, with the number of games based on position sequences.
  • New piece set, Berlin, with permission from author Pete Schaefer.
  • 2.17c Playing against an engine, initial positions, added Chess 324 in Variants.
Changed
  • Moved the "Create Trainings" menu back under Train (previously under Export).
Fixed
  • Resolved an issue with the second scanner when using multiple monitors.
  • Reverted the 2.16 change regarding LiChess puzzle imports; accessory files for openings are no longer imported, as the information is included in the original files.
  • Corrected eBoard activation on all boards by default, which caused issues with tutors and accessory boards.
  • Fixed an error in Director where arranging graphical elements rendered them unusable.
  • Addressed a bug in databases where saving a new game multiple times during creation duplicated it.
  • Corrected an issue in Kibitzer Candidates where analyzing a terminal position (mate/stalemate) blocked other move responses.
  • Resolved a problem in Train/Openings/Train with a book where Advice functionality was broken.
  • 2.17a For analyzed games, clicking the board coordinates.
  • 2.17b Databases, when editing a game, asks indefinitely if you want to save it.
  • 2.17c Stockfish, best version selection, avx512 not selectable.
  • 2.17c Tourney engines, problem with some UCI options on some engines, which cause them not to perform at the power they are designed for.
  • 2.17d When editing a game, it is not possible to add variations directly with the mouse.
  • 2.17e When editing a game, blocking when variations are added.
  • 2.17f Problem with the support of Armenian language.
Updated
  • Playing against an engine, added a Maintenance option under Save/Restore configurations to sort or hide configurations.
  • Removed the Ponder option from engine settings, as it is not supported by the program.
  • Enhanced Kibiterzs with a home icon to return to the original position after moves are made on the board.
  • General configuration now includes an option to disable mouse shortcuts.
  • Train/Find All Moves now includes a "Next" button as a shortcut to train the last exercise.
  • For analyzed games, clicking the board coordinates displays moves from the analysis. "a" shows the played line, while "b" to "h" show other lines ranked from best to worst.
  • 2.17a Navigation in games now allows jumping between main lines and variations using Shift + Arrow keys. From main line to variations Shift + Down/Shift + Up/Shift + Right. From variations to main line, Shift + Up.
Engines
  • Updated lc0 (WINDOWS only), Version 0.31.2, The LCZero Authors, https://lczero.org
  • Updated Stockfish (WINDOWS only, compiled with GCC for better compatibility, though slightly slower than Clang), Version 17, T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott, https://stockfishchess.org
Updated translations
  • Language Finnish by Heikki J..
  • Language Chinese_simplified by Zoushen.
  • Language Hungarian by József Oláh.
  • Language Portuguese_BR by Laudecir Daniel, Adhoniran Gomes.
  • Language Greek by Nick Delta.
  • Language Spanish by Lucas Monge.
  • Language French by Eric.
Previous releases
Contact: lukasmonk at gmail