Scid on the go
Board
100K+ installs
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- CategoryBoard
- PlatformAndroid
- DeveloperGerhard Kalab
- In-app PurchasesNo
- Installs100K+
- Updated2020-03-14
- Size5 M
- Version1.55
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Editor's Review
Developed by Gerhard Kalab, Scid on the go is a board game available on Google Play. Its store tagline reads: "Scid on the go is a viewer for Scid chess database files." So far it has been installed 100K+ times and carries a 3.7-star average (1.1K ratings). The latest version (1.55) was released on 2020-03-14. Good to know: it needs about 5 MB of storage.
How To Play?
Browse Scid (Shane's Chess Information Database) files, optimized for databases with millions of games
Header search using player names, sites, events, dates, results, ECO, ELO ratings,…
Search games by material and position
Copy/paste games and positions to/from clipboard
Support for variations
Google Play
Description
Features
* Browse Scid (Shane's Chess Information Database) files, optimized for databases with millions of games
* Header search using player names, sites, events, dates, results, ECO, ELO ratings,…
* Search games by material and position
* Favorites
* Copy/paste games and positions to/from clipboard
* Edit board
* Support for variations
* Replay the game with a configurable delay between moves (autoplay)
* PGN import (also includes import from Internet)
* Analysis with included chess engine: Stockfish 10; you can add additional UCI engines for analysis
* Study mode
* Experimental write support and marking of games for deletion (needs Scid for PC to compact database after marking games for deletion)
* Retrieve positions from external programs, such as https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kgroth.chessocr (ChessOcr, non-free)
License
* GNU GPL v2
* Source: https://github.com/gkalab/scidonthego
Developers
* Most of the GUI code was taken from Peter Österlunds DroidFish and re-released under GPL v2 by the authors permission.
* Scid integration by Gerhard Kalab.
* Various enhancements by Alexander Klimov.
* Manage UCI engines by Larry Isaacs.
Permissions
* Storage for accessing databases stored on the SD card
* Internet access for downloading PGN files from The Week in Chess (http://www.theweekinchess.com/twic/)
Screenshots
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