The first official binary version of Lucas Chess on Linux has just been released. It has only been made possible by the great work done by Laudecir Daniel , choosing and compiling the 67 engines, as well as laying the groundwork so that the binaries can be more widely used and others such as shortcut creation, installation scripts, ...... In addition, Graham O'Neill has provided Linux-specific drivers for several digital boards. This version has two limitations : 64-bit Linux OS only. Minimum GNU libc version: 2.26 (ldd --version shows it) Installation has been made as simple as possible: The installer is a .sh file, generated with the makeself tool, and can be downloaded from: SourceForge , GitHub The file must be run from a terminal with user permissions only: sh ./LucasChessR123_LINUX.sh Launches a GUI with very basic options: Install: Installs in LucasChessR folder inside the home user folder. Generates a shortcut in Applications > Games Launch the ap...
If an option for allowing an engine to take-over and play at any point in a training game, it would be helpful. For example in a new tabiya position from a long opening line or a difficult ending, where you know there is a win and you wish to learn right then... you can select any engine to play on *your* behalf, by clicking a button called ' Show Me the Win'.
ReplyDeleteJust an idea. Of course the post game analysis will tell you how or what you missed, but I am suggesting this instant method since I most often do not scrutinize my games after it is over unless I lose badly.
What about a button that would make the analysis of the current position ?.
ReplyDeleteI could use the number 5 on the coordinates to do this, or the letter a.
What I was looking at was the option to PLAY immediately without any slow time analysis.
ReplyDeleteThat would have to take place after the game was over. This is more like a strong player who sits in my seat and shows how to win any position that is confusing to me. I remember my club mates who were very strong compared to me (way back in 2002)who often played when I requested them to take over against my friendly opponent. It would save time and help me understand the new tabiyas. I used winboard for this previously. There is a great two engine mode in WB which helps me but it has a big flaw which I cannot explain here due to time/space constraints.
Thank you Lucas. Wish you all the best.
It will take same time to analyze it or to choose the best move. But in the second case, a window don´t appears.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you could use a kibitzer.
If you need to explain with more time and space, you can use my email, lukasmonk at gmail.
Thanks zekerijah, I'm glad you like it.
ReplyDelete