Eschecs - Pascal chess program

[Roland Chastain]

Hello!

The latest version (please see first post) includes a mate solver, a dynamic library based upon the MATER program by Valentin Albillo. So the computer's move can come from three sources: the book, the mate solver, the main engine.

An important correction has also been made in the engine.

Still compiled with the current versions of Lazarus, fpGUI, BGRABitmap. Tested under Windows 8.1. Maybe I should include the libraries in the archive.

[SilverWarior]

Maybe I should include the libraries in the archive.

If you don't have specific approval from the original authors to distribute those libraries with your code then it would be better if you simply add Readme file and add necessary information as to where can people get those libraries from.
This way you avoid some possible problems regarding the possible Intellectual Property Rights violation.

[Roland Chastain]

@SilverWarior

Thank you for your advice. Yes, I should add a readme file. It will be done in the next version.

[Roland Chastain]

Hello! There is a new version of Eschecs. The previous version didn't work properly when compiled with Lazarus 1.6. Please see the download link in the first post.

[Roland Chastain]

Hello! Here is Eschecs 2.4.1. Please see first post of this discussion. All observations welcome.

[Roland Chastain]

I began to write a short documentation in three languages. The french version (lisezmoi.txt) is the most completed. I have to finish the english and german files (liesmich.txt, readme.txt). A help would be welcome.

The game itself is available in the same three languages. If someone who speaks another language would contribute a translation, he would be welcome too. One would just have to create a file (for example) chinese.inc, starting from a copy of english.inc (in the languages folder).

Any other contribution or observation welcome.

[Ñuño Martínez]

Maybe I can contribute with a translation to Spanish. Give me some time.

[Edit] Done. I thought it would be harder.

const
  TEXTS: array[TText] of string = (
    'Eschecs', // txEschecs
    'Crear un acceso directo en el escritorio', // txShortcut
    'Ayuda', // txHelp
    'Salir', // txQuit
    'Acerca de Eschecs', // txAbout
    'Movimientos', // txMoves
    'Movimiento de la computadora', // txComputerMove
    'Partida automática', // txAutoPlay
    'Tablero', // txBoard
    'Nuevo juego', // txNewGame
    'Invertir el tablero', // txFlip
    'Opciones', // txOptions
    'Tablero de mármol', // txMarble
    'Promover pieza', // txPromotion
    'Caballo', // txKnight
    'Alfil', // txBishop
    'Torre', // txRook
    'Reina', // txQueen
    
    'Acceso directo creado.', // txShortcut
    'Para mover una pieza, haga click en ella y después haga click en el escaque al que quiera moverla.', // txHelp
    'Programa de Ajedrez en Pascal por Roland Chastain.', // txAbout
    'Movimiento ilegal.', // txIllegalMove
    
    'Blancas mueven.', // txWhiteToMove
    'Negras mueven.', // txBlackToMove
    'Blancas ganan.', // txWhiteWins
    'Negras ganan.', // txBlackWins
    'Jaque.', // txCheck
    '¡Jaque mate!' // txCheckmate
    '¡Ahogado!', // txStalemate
    '¡Tablas!' // txDraw
  );

Note that I'm using Spanish from Spain (Castillian, actually) so people from South America, Africa and Philippines (as well as Sephardi Jews) would use different expressions (Yes, all them [may] talk Spanish). Also I tried to use the official chess lingo, but I'm not sure everything is correct (there's a lot of time I don't play chess).

[edit 2]
Ok, tested.

First: It works with Wine.
Second: No levels. And since I didn't play chess for ages it wiped the board in few minutes.

[de_jean_7777]

Great you're working on it still. One thing, clicking the version number in the links on your page always leads to the dutch version even if other language is clicked.

[Roland Chastain]

Great you're working on it still.

Thank you. It's a never ending story.

One thing, clicking the version number in the links on your page always leads to the dutch version even if other language is clicked.

Thank you for reporting the problem. It's weird because I have again tested all the links and I could successfully download the different files.