PortableApps.com is proud to announce the release of Lucas Chess Portable 6.4c. Lucas Chess is a chess game with a chess trainer built in designed to help you beat increasingly difficult opponents with a limited number of hints. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.
Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.
Features
The aim is to play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor. Also included are thousands of training positions such as different types of endgames, tactical combinations and chess problems (mate in 2,3,4 and more). The computer uses different chess programs (so-called chess engines) of various strength. The user starts playing against the weakest engine at first. Initially the engine plays with limited strength but as the user wins more games the engine will be given more calculation time and its strength will improve. Eventually the engine will reach its maximum level of strength and if the user continues to win he will be passed to the next stronger engine and so forth.
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PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
Lucas Chess Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Platform including the Menu and Backup Utility.
Download
Lucas Chess Portable is available for immediate download from the Lucas Chess Portable homepage. Get it today!
Comments
failed to load
Tried to use it and got the following log:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "lucas.pyw", line 9, in
File "sip.pyc", line 12, in
File "sip.pyc", line 10, in __load
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
More Info
Please paste a bug report in the forums (not as a news story comment) with install path, operating system, any antivirus running, etc so we can assist you.
Update
Current version is 7.0
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