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http://www.mediafire.com/file/icaefol6zcd2l0m/LucasChessPortable50rc2.exe News : Play like a GM, it is possible to select initial move ( Ransith  idea). Playing, new icon = View, new option = PGN information : to show a new panel with editable pgn fields (same effect = right button on pgn cell). Analysis (double click on a pgn cell) : new icon = disk to save in Variants. (Filomeno M. idea) Variants edition : double click on a line of Variants and it can be edited directly on board.

Link :  http://www.mediafire.com/file/t93t659q9f7h91n/LucasChessPortable50Beta2.exe This is a portable installation, and to avoid problems, it is better make a clean install and choose a new folder, after, copy UsrData from older installation.  New   beta   with   new features : Files polyglot  : Create a new book   : in PGN file viewer added a new option to create a poliglot file, from games of the current view (with filter possibility).  Merge two books in a third : To perform these two options is used polyglot.exe program (version 1.4 w), created by Fabien Letouzy , and modified by Fonzy Bluemers Suggestions from tutor : also includes the results (if any) of the consultation of registered books. Training with a polyglot book: Third tab in Captured material window, show in comment move's list If you do not choose one of the moves of the book shows a menu End of game In any moment, you can select...

Link :  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18461840/LucasChessPortable500Beta1.exe News from last development version are: Bolokay  has written the program's  FAQ  ,  available from Information. Options-Other options : Translation of labels  : primarily for translators. Also to those who want to adapt the labels to their preferences. Sounds edition : to record voices (also external wavs)  that can be heard while playing. For now, only for results and rival moves. Users  : enables a small user management, in the improbable situation that has more than one user using the same computer and lucas chess, or if user wants to organize with more than one entry. Windows position are now saved. Tutor window can now be set vertically. Via Options-Configuration-Boards Critter updated to Version 1.0.1 While playing : Hand cursor to pick up the pieces. ( DRANIX idea)  +Options Tutor change :  engine and/or its thinking t...

Now you can update to version 4.03b, which has two changes: Fixed a bug in the creation of PGN files, when there is a capture with a pawn it is not necessary to indicate the row, as was done previously, because it can cause problems with some PGN viewers.  (Thanks to J.O. ) Updated german translation.  (Thanks to Georg Pferfferle ) To upgrade, Information - Searching for updates...

New step in the development of the new version 5. It adds the option of training mate positions from mate in 1 move to mate in 4 moves. The positions are taken : Mate 1-2 : from positions prepared by    Eduardo Sadier .   Mate 3-4 : from positions prepared by Pascal George and included in   SCID  a free chess database app. It is divided into levels, each level has 10 blocks, each block has a number of positions depending on the type of mate. Mate in 1 has 500 levels of 10 blocks of 15 positions each. Mate in 2 has 700 levels of 10 blocks of 10 positions each. Mate in 3 has 80 levels of 10 blocks of 7 positions each. Mate in 4 has 30 levels of 10 blocks of 5 positions each. No difference in difficulty from one level to the next, the limitation is that you can not move from one level to the next if not all blocks have been completed without error ( no matter the time used ). To train a block in current level : double click on the row block ...

New step in the development of version 5, added support for reading books Polyglot, allowing its use in the following :      - Trainig/Game Against an engine of your choice      - Training/Utilities/PGN Viewer      - Training/Utilities/Create your own game It includes a book made ​​from games of Grandmasters, played from 1970 to 2010. The source code of the routines is a python translation of sources in c of Michael Van den Bergh ( http://alpha.uhasselt.be/Research/Algebra/Toga ) To make the query : +Options / Consult a book Shows the movements which can be chosen . You can perform basic maintenance movements :      - Instal new      - Remove      - Modify Modify : with "Consult default" can be set more than one book to shows its proposals.        There is also the option to activate the analysis mode : Analysis mode : the consultation of the...