PSP GNU CHESS

PSP GNU CHESS
General
Author	Zx-81
Type	Board
Version	1.0.3
License	GNU GPLv2
Last Updated	2007/11/17
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PSP Gnu Chess is a port of GNU Chess, a Chess game that runs on multiple systems such as UNIX, windows and MacOS.

Orginally written in 1986 by Stuart Cracraft, this is a port on PSP with added UI made by Ludovic Jacomme (aka Zx-81), based on the version 5.7 of GNU-Chess.

Installation

Unzip the ZIP file, and copy the folder pspgchess to ms0:/PSP/GAME/.

User guide

It follows the standard game rules.

The homebrew incorporates 2 different virtual keyboards which you can use to specify game filename.

• Danzeff On-Screen Keyboard (by Danzel and Jeff Chen) ​
• Customizable IR Keyboard (from the file pspirkeyb.ini).

Controls

Chess menu:

Start - Open/close the OSK (On-Screen Keyboard)

In game:

Cross - Valid

Square - Undo

Analog/Cursor - Move on the board

Select - Menu

On-Screen Keyboard:

Analog - Choose one of the 9 squares

Triangle/Square/Cross/Circle - Choose one of the 4 letters of the highlighted square

IR Keyboard:

D-Pad - Cursor

Start - Ctrl-W, Tab

Select - Ctrl-Q, Escape

Triangle - Ctrl-E

Cross - Ctrl-X

Square - Ctrl-S

Circle - Ctrl-F

L - Ctrl-Z

R - Ctrl-C

Clear - Ctrl-L

Cross - Enter

Screenshots

Compatibility

Developed for Firmware 3.71-M33.

Changelog

v1.0.3

• IR Keyboard support.
• Add Option to highlight last move.
• Display captured and promoted pieces.
• Add virtual keyboard to enter PGN filename.
• Load and Save PGN game file.
• Fix joypad/pad speed issue.

v1.0.2

• Option to specify search depth (i.e: difficulty).
• Add Undo feature.
• Add Book feature, move database is stored in file book.dat. The file given with this homebrew is the book.dat provided with gnuchess (but you can replace it by your own).
• Bug fix when you put black on the bottom of the screen, King and Queen weren't at the right place.
• Bug fix with keys/analog pad (sensitivity was too high).

v1.0.1

• Intial release.

Credits

GNU Chess Project by Chua Kong Sian, Stuart Cracraft, Lukas Geyer, Simon Waters, David A. Wheeler.

PSP Gnu Chess by Ludovic Jacomme (alias zx).

Special thanks to Yiorgos for the feedback.

External links

• Author's website - http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/250-PSP-GNU-CHESS-Chess-game-for-PSP-v1.0.3.html
• QuickJump - http://forums.qj.net/zx-81s-homebrew-releases/127842-psp-gnu-chess-chess-game-psp-v1-0-3-a.html