j2chess 2.6 review
DownloadJ2chess is a chess program written in Java.
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J2chess is a chess program written in Java. Consequently j2chess can run on any platform where a Java Virtual Machine is installed (version 1.4.x or later recommended).
j2chess includes an opening book of 15, games and can play games in three different modes; casual, blitz and blitz Fisher. j2chess can read ".pgn" library files and therefore can be used as a ".pgn" browser as well.
As a matter of fact, j2chess is a pure hobby project and its development progress is fairly slow! But who minds? ;-) I just hope I'll give you the opportunity to have fun playing chess. You can also help me to improve j2chess by sending me your feedback via email. j2chess is a freeware but if you enjoy it you can always say "Thank you" by making a donation.
Here are some key features of "j2chess":
run potentialy on all platform (java 2)
strength and other various settings can be changed
casual, blitz and blitz Fisher style available for new games
opening book with about 15, games
load games in Portable Game Notation (PGN)
internationalisation (EN and FR languages are supported, default is EN).
What's New:
look and feel: j2chess adopts Matisse (Netbeans GUI builder)
improved Preferences dialogbox
improved New Game dialogbox
improved License Agreement dialogbox
homogeneous Ok & Cancel buttons
cosmetic help menu changes
mate/slatemate/draw dialogboxes redesigned with animated icons
new features:
Sound preference: new Mute All option
Board preference: new Color Gradient option
Board preference: new Show when king is check option
Board preference: improved Show Coordinates option
Board preference: improved Show Last Move option
geek stuff:
new performance test (multi-threaded)
Splash window: check for optimum nb of thread the first run of the 2.6 version
bug fix:
on Pawn's excelsior: sub-promotion bug new fixed.
Requirements:
Java 1.4 or later.
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