The American Checker Federation

The main reason is that the development of Chinook ceased in the 1990s. Like most game-playing programs of that era, it used a traditional linear evaluation function. Modern programs employ machine-learning techniques and have made rapid improvements. This is true for checkers, chess and other board...

Hi everyone, As usual I've been working on CheckerPlayer and I'm pleased to announce the following improvements in the new version 1.4.0: Click-to-move is now possible. If your hand hurts from clicking and dragging, this is for you. Video export facility with adjustable size and font. Hope you like ...

I can paste my version of OCA2 here, if anyone wants it. I removed some duplicates (at least I think they were duplicates) and tidied some of the text. As a zip file it's 2.3MB so might be small enough?

I don't know of any. If the program just teaches the rules then I suspect it would be installed and then deleted fairly quickly because the rules are easy to learn. A video tutorial could probably do just as well for that. A program to teach the rules, and then move on to teaching openings, tactics,...

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Thanks Krzysztof, glad you like it. I'm working on some new features!

Best wishes,

Steve.

It sounds like quite a good program, except it requires a full install of Windows 10 or 11 to access it throught the MS store, so I haven't been able to try it yet. Thanks Bob, yes it’s Windows only - the choice of champions, haha. Having said that, I do seem to spend a lot of time on Linux and AIX...

champion374 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:15 am Im having trouble downloading this,its carrying me back to a old email.Any help.

Hi,you can download it with this link. You will need to be using Windows 10 or 11.

https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9P ... =periscope

New version 1.3.3 - thought I'd throw in a few extra features, guess I'm in one of those moods this week... More improvements to pasting, can handle more non-standard text such as "OFF 9,24". Can now copy board image to clipboard at a specific size. Board coordinates resize with the fontsi...

Hi everyone, Pleased to announce an update to CheckerPlayer (version 1.3.0) with some handy new features and improvements. Game editor for easy corrections to game scores. This makes editing and correcting database games much easier as you can now edit the game as plain text. Ability to open multipl...

Is there a trial version planned? Interested to see how it compares to CheckerPlayer.

Found it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dktwg2jpA2Y

A nice little production, one wishes they could make a full film.

Is it video of the event, or a game walkthrough?

Available here: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9P72GJD5LC1V?ocid=periscope&cid=periscope If you already have it installed, Microsoft will update it automatically via the Store (sometimes take a few days as Store updates only occur during "idle" periods). If you've turned off Stor...

A new version of CheckerPlayer (1.2.1) is now available free in the Microsoft Store and has some new features I think you'll like: Database filters, makes finding games/players/moves/comments much easier Adjustable font size Drag and drop games Copy and paste multiple games Replay selected database ...