v4.3.0

Changelog

• various bug-fixes and enhancements, cf. full changelog here

Installation on Windows:

• download SetupJFXChess.exe and execute it
• The executable is not signed. On the resulting blue Smart Screen Defender window
  • click on "More info" (upper left corner) and then
  • click on "Run anyway" (lower right corner)

Installation on Linux

Install the attached `.deb'

• (remove previous versions with sudo apt remove jfxchess)
• install with sudo dpkg -i jfxchess_x.y_amd64.deb

Or download manually the attached tar.xz, untar & unzip

• open a command prompt and change to the extracted folder
• execute start_jfxchess
• you need to have a recent Java JDK installed, e.g. OpenJDK 17 or higher: sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk

You need a 64 bit OS both for Windows and Linux!

Jerry 4.2.1

New Features

• drag and drop when setting up a position (thx @TTorel)
• adjust strength for any engine that supports 'uciLimitStrength'
• flat style dialogs to better match theme
• nicer looking opening book view
• icon to indicate whose turn it is
• computer's books moves are not selected randomly, but depend on chosen engine strength and opening
• moves in bookview are shown in SAN notation instead of uci notation
• some layout fixes
• deleting games in database view
• several bugfixes

Bugfixes

• fixed and issue where some uci engines could not be loaded

Installation on Windows:

• download SetupJerryChess.exe and run it

Installation on Linux

• Install from Snapstore
  • (remove previous versions with sudo snap remove jerry)
  • install with sudo snap install jerry
  • add manual permission to read from removable media by snap connect jerry:removable-media
  • add manual permission for printing by snap connect jerry:cups-control

Or download manually the attached tar.xz, untar & unzip by tar xvf jerry.tar.xz

• Install OpenJDK 11 or higher, e.g. sudo apt install openjdk-11-jre
• change to the created directory and then start by ./run

You need a 64 bit OS both for Windows and Linux!

Jerry 4.2.1 - beta

Feature complete, but mostly untested

• opening book has nicer graphical interface
• workflow of saving pgn's reworked
• small bugfixes
• 2022_03_16 : fixed error in looking up book path

Jerry 4.2.0

New Features

• opening book with statistics
• dark mode

Bugfixes

• last move was not highlighted correctly when flipping board
• high cpu usage even when engine was switched off / idling
• not all registry keys removed upon de-installation on Windows
• engine parameters were not applied in analysis mode
• multipv was not sent when restarting engine
• PGN metadata persists in UI after selecting 'New Game'

Installation on Windows:

• download SetupJerryChess.exe and run it

Installation on Linux

• Install from Snapstore
  • (remove previous versions with sudo snap remove jerry)
  • install with sudo snap install jerry
  • add manual permission to read from removable media by snap connect jerry:removable-media
  • add manual permission for printing by snap connect jerry:cups-control

Or download manually the attached tar.xz, untar & unzip by tar xvf jerry-4.2.0.tar.xz (coming soon)

• Install OpenJDK 11 or higher, e.g. sudo apt install openjdk-11-jre
• change to the created directory and then start by ./start.sh

You need a 64 bit OS both for Windows and Linux!

Jerry 4.1.1

Version 4.1.1

• several bugfixes (see issue tracker)
• database: edit & save for large PGNs
• colorize last move
• drawing arrows & colorizing fields
• keyboard shortcuts
• fullscreen mode
• option to hide toolbar

Installation on Windows:

• download SetupJerryChess.exe and run it

Installation on Linux

• Install from Snapstore
  - (remove previous versions with sudo snap remove jerry)
  - sudo snap install jerry
  - add manual permission to read from removable media by snap connect jerry:removable-media
  - add manual permission for printing by snap connect jerry:cups-control

• Or download manually the attached tar.xz, untar & unzip by tar xvf jerry-4.1.0.tar.xz

• Install OpenJDK 11 or higher, e.g. sudo apt install openjdk-11-jre

• change to the created directory and then start by ./start.sh

You need a 64 bit OS both for Windows and Linux!

Jerry 4.0.0

Version 4.0.0

• complete rewrite
• allows position searches even in very large PGN files

Installation on Windows:

• download SetupJerryChess.exe and run it

Installation on Linux

• Install from Snapstore

  • sudo snap install jerry
  • add manual permission to read from removable media by snap connect jerry:removable-media
  • add manual permission for printing by snap connect jerry:cups-control

• Or download manually the attached tar.xz, untar & unzip by tar xvf jerry-4.0.0.tar.xz

• Install OpenJDK 11 or higher, e.g. sudo apt install openjdk-11-jre

• cd jerry and then start by ./start.sh

You need a 64 bit OS both for Windows and Linux!

Version 4.0 (beta)

Version 4.0 beta

• complete rewrite
• allows position searches even in very large PGN files

Installation on Windows:

• run .exe file

Installation on Linux

• requires 64 bit OS
• make sure OpenJDK 11 or higher is available
• unzip
• open terminal, cd jerry-v4.0.0beta-linux
• run: java -jar ./jar/jerryfx-4.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar

Version 3.2.1

This is version 3.2.1 of Jerry - Das Schachprogramm.

New features:

• bug fix in displaying move and position annotations
• ability to flip board when entering a new position

The Windows build packages Stockfish 10 as the default internal engine.
The Linux Debian build (available soon) uses the default packaged Stockfish version of the distribution.

Enjoy :-)

Version 3.2.0

This is version 3.2.0 of Jerry - Das Schachprogramm.

Major new features:

• MultiPV up to 4 lines
• ability to handle and search large (> 1 GB) PGN files
• user defined font-sizes

The Windows and macOS build packages Stockfish 10 as the default internal engine.
The Linux Debian build uses the default packaged Stockfish version of the distribution.

Enjoy :-)

Unsorted in-between builds

(a very alpha 3.2 to test the new build environment on macOS)