Lucas Chess Fresh News

The next version will be the 9, I have no date for its publication, the most likely to take at least one year, in the meantime I will publish the development version from time to time. News: Playing in general: Tutor opinion saved (when option marked in configuration), even when it is the same as user move. (ADT) When playing opponent then changed cursor (and doesn´t show a message) (?) Keyboard changed to support indicating moves by keyboard (Robert Anderson), now f=flip, c=save pgn, i=save png img, d=director, needs Alt. Can be stablished main window as top window in relation other programs. (Red Hood) Analysis of a game-> option to show histogram. (ADT) Lucas elo: It is possible to play against all better engines, even from beginning. (?+++) Playing against any engine: Tutor used and tutor general are now the same. (ADT) Shows arrows with the thought of opponent. (Michele) Opening selection, can be selected by mouse, and with the depth the user wan...

Bugs fixed: Paste PGN, with data invalid crashes the program. (?) New Komodo don´t works (getzero) Internals: Disabled python garbage collector. (the intention is to reduce the possibility of crashes). Python 2.7.6 PyQt 4.10.4 Engines: Tarrach Toy ( http://www.triplehappy.com/ ), updated to V0.906 T o update: Alternative:  https://googledrive.com/host/0B0D6J3YCrUoublFqc0VGZWw3VVU/release Remember that  all user data  is in the  UsrData  subfolder of LucasChess folder.

Bugs fixed: Reading a pgn with 0 instead O (Brian S). Resizing tutor board from menu Options (ADT) Databases-Removing one database (Nils Andersson) Playing against any engine, selection of opening, some deep openings aren't showed. (Nils Andersson) Tournaments between engines with "initial position" LC doesn't insert FEN in the pgn (Stolcius Von Stolcenberg) Some labels in English corrected (Nils Andersson) (Edited 19/2/2014) Tournaments between engines, don´t add engines with spaces in its path (Cristel C, Di Maria G.) (Edited 14/3/2014) Find Best Move, more height to solutions (tewald) PGN reader-Utilities-List of FENs (david) ESC in comments go out the app (MeWannaTakeYouHome) (Edited 27/4/2014) Show candidates option when in check. Analysis window, save to FEN.(Matt L) Some translations of mate in (Marco T) (Edited 01/05/2014) Learn a game, don´t works saved games. (Lady K) And some news: New translation, Suomi by Heikki J. ...

Learn a game (Training-Resources for zebras), don´t work promotion ( Mariusz ) Stockfish DD has a wrong message (mate 0) that affects analysis results, changed to Stockfish 4 (Pavel)

Bugs fixed: Sound of 9 removed (Indy) Creating a training playing like a GM, (Adrijan) Capture window inactive in Tourney between engines (Urban G) Analysing sometimes only shows a few moves (Pavel+Michele) To update: Alternative:  https://googledrive.com/host/0B0D6J3YCrUoublFqc0VGZWw3VVU/release   Remember that all user data is in the UsrData subfolder of LucasChess folder.

Bugs fixed: Saving PGN files, bad encoding type, now UTF-8 is used (chessfollower). Play like a grandmaster, don´t work (Lolou). Director, don´t work (Michele). Database-Summary results are reversed when black move (xpdnc).

Bugs fixed: When resigning, label is in some cases wrong (Pavel) . Stockfish info message mate 0 not handled properly (Pavel) Fifty move rule, program used a fifty halfmove rule (Chris Ratt) Resistance test and playing against Tarrasch, program hangs(Коробкoв) News: Greko engine  ( Vladimir Medvedev ) included in Competition. New color-theme by Dan.