Scid 3.6.13 released

[pgeorges]

Hi,

I released Scid 3.6.13 at http://prolinux.free.fr/scid/

Changes are the following :
- fixed a bug in "en passant" moves (7r/pp3k2/2pb4/3pn1P1/P5p1/1P6/2P1NPP1/3R1RK1 w KQkq - 0 1 after f4, gxf3 was considered as illegal)
- improved non-UCI engines handling (especially for Scidlet)
- values for informant notation is now entirely configurable and will be reflected in analysis, tactical and serious games
- game annotation now uses informant symbols (+=, -/+, etc)
- added a new export file format : HTML + Javascript (games can be replayed online, small boards are added in moves frame). [Thank to Marc Lacrosse for his valuable hints, and at same time, to have proven that Anand is beatable !]
- fixed an important bug in book tuning
- put back the "delete last move" triggered by a click on right mouse button. So the use of the mouse is the following :
* left button : enter a move, asking for replacement, variation, etc
* middle button : enter a new variation without asking
* right button : delete last move if at end of var, else go back one move
- added a new pieces set : eboard (better look, colorful and in relief) [Thanks to Michal Rudolf to have pointed out the idea, and to eboard and chessx contributors]
- updated swedish translation [thanks to Hans Eriksson]

Pascal

[Norm Pollock]

Thanks Pascal.

Any chance you will fix the bug with pgn output that does NOT leave a white space after the period following a move number? In other words, Scid outputs "5.Nf3" instead of "5. Nf3".

[ikalel]

Thanks, Pascal, good upgrade. Much appreciated.

[pgeorges]

I made an option available that will make Scid more compliant to standards. I prefer to keep the old way around in case of any bad side effect.
But I have a question :

1. e4 is the PGN standard, but after a variation, with black to move, what should be displayed :
2... e5 or 2. ... e5 ?

[royb]

Most books I have show the proper way to represent Black's next move as:


2. ... e5

For what it's worth ...

Please do keep the enhancements coming! Seeing further development of SCID is a great thing!!

Roy

[Norm Pollock]

I made an option available that will make Scid more compliant to standards. I prefer to keep the old way around in case of any bad side effect.
But I have a question :

1. e4 is the PGN standard, but after a variation, with black to move, what should be displayed :
2... e5 or 2. ... e5 ?

2. ... e5

The example from the standards ( http://www.tim-mann.org/Standard ):

16.1.4: Examples

Here's the FEN for the starting position:

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1

And after the move 1. e4:

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0 1

And then after 1. ... c5:

rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/8/2p5/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq c6 0 2

And then after 2. Nf3:

rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/8/2p5/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 1 2

For two kings on their home squares and a white pawn on e2 (White to move) with
thirty eight full moves played with five halfmoves since the last pawn move or
capture:

4k3/8/8/8/8/8/4P3/4K3 w - - 5 39

-Norm

[shiv]

A few small suggestions I can make are in the serious game/tactical game mode:
1. There should be an option of offer a draw. Also 3 fold repetition detection should be enabled.
2. The computer should resign with a configurable threshold.

[pgeorges]

A few small suggestions I can make are in the serious game/tactical game mode:
1. There should be an option of offer a draw. Also 3 fold repetition detection should be enabled.

I don't know how to offer a draw to an UCI engine ... I saw no option for this.
Concerning 3 fold repetition the problem is that UCI engines are "stateless" and the 3 fold repetition should be detected by the UI. I will look at it.

2. The computer should resign with a configurable threshold.

Now, the resign value is static (4.5). I will make it equal to the "new" Nag code ++-

[rkp]

Ever since version 3.6.12 Rybka 1.2n has not been working properly for me, while in 3.6.11 it was OK. Could you possibly look into this Pascal?

Thanks.

[pgeorges]

Did you try this ? :
http://prolinux.free.fr/scid/FAQ.html#engines_output

Maybe configuring Rybka again can help.