Welcome to QtChess

QtChess is available on a variety of operating systems, including Android, FreeBSD, MacOS, Linux, and Windows.

Release Notes

January 10, 2024.

• Deprecated Windows x86.
• Happy New Year!
• Linux-like installers will install in /opt instead of /usr/local.
• PiOS64 release! PiOS32 is obsolete.
• Qt 6.5.3 Android 10.
• Qt 6.5.3 MacOS.
• Qt 6.5.3 Windows 11.
• Twenty-one years of QtChess!

November 20, 2022.

• Corrected history information.
• Qt 5.15.7 for MacOS.

December 25, 2021.

• Version 2021.12.25 is ready.
• New piece images.

December 1, 2021.

• Version 2021.12.01 is ready.
• First Android release!
• Qt 6.2 LTS.
• Raspberry Pi!
• Refactored the entire application.
• Removed OpenGL.
• Windows Qt 5.12 LTS.

March 15, 2021.

• Version 2021.03.15 is ready.
• Data authentication via SHA-1 HMAC.
• High DPI support.

February 15, 2020.

• Version 2020.02.15 has been released.
• Antialiasing.
• C++11.
• Corrected castling.
• Debian Qt 5 package.
• Initialize variables.
• Qt 4.8.7 on W32.

September 4, 2016.

• Version 2016.09.04 is ready.
• Upgraded Qt libraries to version 5.7.0 on Windows.

March 11, 2016.

• Version 2016.03.11 is ready.
• Corrected initialization of containers.
• Purge socket data.

January 1, 2016.

• Version 2016.01.01 is ready.
• ARM support.
• New board size.
• Upgraded Qt products to version 5.5.1 on Windows. OpenGL text rendering is flawed.

October 16, 2015.

• Version 2015.10.16 is now available.
• Corrected the About dialog's image.
• Removed OpenGL sampling as it causes errors on MacOS and Qt 5.

August 14, 2015.

• Version 2015.08.14 is now available.
• OpenGL sampling.
• Prevent editing of history items.

August 1, 2015.

• Version 2015.08.01 is now available.
• Colorful clocks.
• Single sockets.
• Upgraded Qt to version 4.8.7 on MacOS and version 5.4.2 on Windows.

January 24, 2015.

• Happy New Year!
• Version 3.20 is now available.
• Allow custom listening ports.
• Upgraded Qt to version 5.3.2 for Windows.

August 27, 2014.

• Version 3.19 has been released. QtChess is ten years old!
• Added the Wformat=2 compiler flag to various project files.
• Corrected valid moves highlighting. Locations should only be highlighted if a valid game is in progress.
• Prevent divisions by zero.
• Respect array boundaries.
• Upgraded Qt to version 5.3.1 for Windows.

March 14, 2014.

• Version 3.18 has been released.
• Corrected layout usage.
• Guard against invalid pointers.
• Specify formats in fprintf().
• Upgraded Qt products to version Qt 5.2.1 on Windows.

February 4, 2014.

• Version 3.17 has been released.
• Corrected queen-side castling.
• Inspect received network data.
• Protect array boundaries.
• Upgraded Qt products to version 4.8.5 on MacOS.

May 25, 2013.

• Upgraded Qt products to version Qt 4.8.4 on MacOS and Windows platforms.

February 19, 2012.

• Version 3.16 is now available.
• Added support for IPv6.
• Improved piece validation.
• Improved pointer safety.
• Improved the Connection Configuration panel.
• Removed stale source.
• Replaced gluOrtho2D() with glOrtho().
• Updated Qt products to version 4.8.0 for MacOS and Windows platforms.

November 6, 2011.

• The MacOS bundle has been upgraded in support of MacOS 10.6.
• Updated Qt products to version 4.7.4.

October 11, 2009.

• Version 3.15 is available.
• Insignificant display update.

September 13, 2009.

• Released version 3.14.
• Security enhancements.

August 21, 2009.

• Removed old versions.

July 1, 2009.

• Version 3.13 is now available.
• Interface improvements.

June 14, 2009.

• Version 3.12 will be available shortly.
• A new MacOS installer.
• A new Windows XP installer.
• Various board sizes.

February 2, 2008.

• Released version 3.11.
• Resolved a size issue on X11 systems.

February 1, 2008.

• Version 3.10 is now available.
• Initial, and to be continued, release of QtChess as a plugin (for the Retroshare Instant Messenger).
• Integrated the Clocks and History dialogs into the main window.
• Introduced Algebraic Chess Notation for recording moves. Checkmates are not recorded.
• Qt 4.3.3 is required.

November 17, 2007.

• Released version 3.09.
• Added more descriptive status messages.
• Beautified the board.
• Created an INSTALL file.

November 13, 2007.

• Version 3.08 is now available. A Windows XP release will be available sometime this week.
• Added an option that provides the operator with the valid moves for a selected piece.
• Fixed a validation error with the pawn piece.
• Included support for translations.

November 3, 2007.

• Released version 3.07 for Windows XP.
• Resolved a compilation issue on FreeBSD. Version remains at 3.07.

November 2, 2007.

• Fixed a minor discrepancy with a figure's dimensions.
• Modified the board size options.

October 31, 2007.

• A Halloween release! Version 3.06 is now available.
• Allow the board to be resized.

October 14, 2007.

• Released version 3.05.
• Removed an unnecessary frame.

October 7, 2007.

• Released version 3.04 for Windows XP. This version uses Qt 4.3.2.

September 28, 2007.

• Released version 3.04. A Windows XP release will be available shortly.
• Enlarged some of the buttons.
• Removed a toxic reference to an include file.
• This version relies on Qt 4.3.1.

April 25, 2007.

• Released version 3.03 for Windows XP.

April 24, 2007.

• Released version 3.03. The clocks won't begin ticking until all connections have been established.

April 15, 2007.

• Released version 3.02. A Windows XP binary is included in this release.
• Beautified the board.

April 15, 2007.

• Released version 3.01.
• Communications now function without the use of threads.
• Removed all Qt 3 support, that is, QtChess 3.01 uses only Qt 4.

April 9, 2007.

• Released version 3.00. Qt 4.2.3 is required.
• A Windows XP version is also included.

April 7, 2007.

• Version remains at 2.05.
• A Windows XP release of 2.05 may not become available. Stay tuned.
• Fixed an incorrect usage of updateGL().

April 6, 2007.

• Released version 2.05.
• Added a dialog that displays player and opponent clocks.
• Added labels to the board.

April 2, 2007.

• Released version 2.04 for Windows XP.

March 29, 2007.

• Released version 2.04 for non-Windows.
• Resolved a potential memory problem in the communication thread.

March 28, 2007.

• Version 2.03 has been released.
• Modified the help information.
• Removed a potential segmentation fault.

March 27, 2007.

• Version 2.02 has been released.
• Some minor display issues with the Windows release have been resolved.

March 26, 2007.

• Version 2.01 has been released.
• Resolved some painting and stickiness issues in Windows XP.

March 25, 2007.

• Some code housekeeping. Version remains at 2.00.
• Released version 2.00 for Windows XP. The folder includes the Qt 3.3.8 shared library.

March 24, 2007.

• Version 2.00 has been released.
• A Windows XP version may be released today as well.
• Removed all XDR dependencies.

March 23, 2007.

• Fixed an issue with a missing include file. This fix only applies to Solaris 10 systems.

March 20, 2007.

• Version 1.01 has been released.
• Additional code housekeeping.

March 13, 2007.

• Some trivial code housekeeping.
• Updated the README file.

February 23, 2006.

• Set an eight second alarm before calling connect().

August 16, 2004.

• Version 1.00 is available for download.