Scid (continued)
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Latest release (22 June
2008) - Scid 3.6.24 :
Source
files (Linux, MacOS)
Windows
Windows
without setup
What is Scid ?
Scid is a chess database
application (available at http://scid.sourceforge.net).
As Scid's development stopped in 2004, I
decided
to continue it, until someone updates Scid hosted at Sourceforge.
So the version of Scid found here is not a fork
of the original project but a continuation of it (details here).
Caution
- On windows, configuration files in scid\bin\config\ are
overwritten
with default ones. A backup of the files are made in
the directory scid\backup. You can put them back in place if
you
want to.
For licensing details see below.
Scid is extended
with the following enhancements (see
manual for details) :
- Crafty, Phalanx and Toga are
three chess engines embedded in the distribution;
- Play
against an opponent with a simulated ELO rate (between 1200 and 2200)
and optionaly using major opening lines
- Play a serious game against an UCI engine, following a book
or a specific opening line
- Automatic game annotation to find blunders,
with configurable threshold for weak moves and opening book.
Can
also search for opening blunders and annotate an entire base
- Enter markers (colored squares and
arrows) directly on the board with mouse clicks
- Easier game navigation
- Opening trainer using user's repertoire
- Tactical training (more than 20 000 exercises)
- Display of multiple variations during analysis (display the
N-best lines)
- UCI engine support
- Book support : display book, import a book in a game and
book tuning. Books supported are in Polyglot format
- Better EPD support, with annotation function
- Better HTML export, examples here
and here
- Play on internet
- Support external boards (like Novag Citrine)
License
- Scid is released under the GPL license
v2
- Crafty is a free engine, with source available. For license
details see Crafty's source files.
- Data files (databases, books, etc.) bundled in the release
are
free for use with Scid, and only with Scid. Any re-use for any purpose
of these files requires the written authorisation of their respective
authors.
General information
For Windows users, and
starting with
Scid 3.6.14, zip or 7zip files of Scid are available that can
be
unpacked in any directory (even on an USB key) without going through
the installation process (setup.exe).
To get source files for
Linux (or other operating systems) or a
setup executable for Windows go
to the download page and pick up the latest version.
If you want details on
changes, look at
the Changelog file in source package (tgz).
Photo data
Scid can display a photo of players. To install the photos, download photos.zip
(dec 2007)
and extract it into Scid user options directory (~/.scid under Linux,
c:\Program Files\Scid\bin\config under windows). This file includes
photos of old chess masters, the top 100+ FIDE players and logo of
engines.
Players data
Players information can be downloaded
here (thanks to Franz Nagl) and unzipped on your hard drive
(for example in Scid's installation directory). Scid loads them through
options->load
spellcheck file menu.
Contact
There is a mailing list for
Scid users at scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net.
If you have remarks or questions about Scid, this is the best place to
go. To subscribe to this list follow
these instructions.
You can send
comments to scid-users mailing list at www.sourceforge.net (the
preferred way) or contact me directly :
pgeorges
(at)
users.sourceforge.net or pascal.georges1 (at) free.fr
Pocket PC
Goto Scid Pocket's page
CVS access
Updates are under the Scid project at SourceForge. Latest code can be
retrieved with :
cvs
-d:pserver:anonymous@scid.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/scid login
cvs -z3
-d:pserver:anonymous@scid.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/scid co -P scid
Release notes
(see
Changelog file in source package for complete release notes and for older versions changes )
scid-3.6.24
- added an option menu for Tree windows : Fast Mode. This will
dramatically reduce the time needed to refresh the tree window but will
not handle some transpositions. It is efficient only if the following
procedure is followed :
* Sort the database by ECO code
* Compact the database
* Fill the cache of the database (Tree window menu)
using "fast mode" has no drawback on the cache used and the
cache data saved is the one that calculates transpositions. This speed
enhancement is only useful on system with low RAM compared to database
size (for example 1 GB of RAM for a base containing 3 millions games).
- most used shortcuts are available from all windows (arrows, F2, F3, etc).
- engine window is compacted and use toolbar-like buttons with
tooltips, making room usage more efficient. The escape button closes
the window.
- when searching games with ECO code, games with no ECO code are not included by default
- ECO lines are translated in search by header dialog
- removed the frame showing material balance except for the main board
- Added move annoucements when playing on Internet (a simple move is always played when the opponent moves)
- FICS play : the graph of game offers is added (inspired by JIN), and
Time seal is supported (timeseal exec must be installed). When
observing a game, previous played moves are retrieved from server.
- reworked Merida and Fantasy piece sets so that there is no aliasing
problem (requires package Img, which should be present everywhere)
- Fixed a bug (many years old) in Twin games detection : the parameter
"Always keep games with variations" was hidden, hence always ON,
preventing deletion of twins
- changes in code (menus, changes in Crafty) to help compile Scid under Mac Os (thanks to Garth Corral)
- Engine priority is idle by default on Windows and on other platforms
latest setting is kept, but resetted after each start of Scid or there
would be no mean to get back to a normal priority on Linux
- minor bug fixes and enhancements :
* Changes in crosstable and tourney finders : hope this will make them more accurate
* Header search. 'Defaults' did not reset 'Side to move'
* Click on any line in ECO browser : used to replace game without asking
* changed sizes of photos of players when clicking on them
* fixed "coach is watching" that would not detect user's blunders
* show variations window improved
* up arrow leaves current variation if at start of variation (like z shorcut)
* Fix XML decoding issue for CC (special chars like ' & < > " etc.)
* Fixed a bug in opening trainer (due to pieces translation)
* Fixed a bug in scmerge
- Correspondence chess: feature complete. xfcc is done internally or
via external tools, email chess is handled by external mail programs,
sychronisation of either input against a specific local DB, help pages
added, automatic setup added, xfcc config dialog available.
- Pocket PC :
* Memory optimisation : will spare 800 kB to 1 MB
* Most widgets are now themable (note that some
themes don't work well with some resolutions : it is up to the user to
make his choice).
* Search headers and board completely reworked
* Greko 5.7
- Correspondence Chess: Hook up window with scids internal geometry
manager and add some optional Xfcc flags provided by SchemingMind in
near future (player countries, FIDE and ICCF-IDs).
- Fix bug in email chess which sent the annotated game to your opponent.
- Hardened the code in sc_base_open so in case of failure in opening a
base, things are cleaned up (most of the code concerns Scid Pocket, but
some is also used for PC version).
- updated swedish translation (thanks to Hans Eriksson)
- updated spanish translation (thanks to Benigno Hernández)