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Hello! I'm using Scid vs. PC on Linux (Opensuse 13.2 32bits). I tried to run an analysis using Stockfish DD but I had 2 problems: -A lot of times it annotates an empty variantion this way "()" -Some variations looked absolutely wrong (bad moves) I have seen on the Internet that the hash was 32 Mb by default and I read thats way too small, taht it should 2048 or so. So I'd like you to help me tune the rest of parameters to get Stockfish to analyse my games properly. Is it normal the "()" thing? Finally, I'd like to ask you what engine you usually use, since I hace installed Critter, Crafty, Stockfish, Phalanx, Scidlet,... but i don't know which one is better. Right now I'm experimenting with the engine tournament. We'll see which engine wins! Thank you in advance!

Hi, I'm trying to install SCID onto my laptop running the above Linux flavour. To install the latest version I downloaded 4.3 from sourceforge (as the package manager that comes with Linux only has a really old version of Scid), and when I try ./configure Scid into my SCID directory I get the following error: configure: Makefile configuration program for Scid Renaming "Makefile" to "Makefile.bak" Tcl/Tk version: 8.5 Your operating system is: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic Location of "tcl.h": /usr/include/tcl8.5 Location of "tk.h": /usr/include/tcl8.5 Location of Tcl 8.5 library: /usr/lib Location of Tk 8.5 library: /usr/libLocation of X11 library: not found Checking if your system already has zlib installed: yes. Using Makefile.conf.Not all settings could be determined!The default Makefile was written.You will need to edit it before you can compile Scid. I've found a fix here for Ubuntu 11.04, but this work around has been added to the config file already, so I'm wondering if anyone here has had any success getting it up and running on the latest version of Mint Cinnamon? I'm a bit of a noob with Linux, but I have tried to find the libx11 stuff, without much success, so any pointers would be very welcome! Thanks in advance.

Lately I've been watching the chessexplained youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEy99vNm_as In his videos his program (Fritz?) is annotating the game as he plays it, allowing him to immediately review the game after he finishes. It seems like an extremely useful feature, as long as you weren't able to see the computer's analysis as you played. Is there any way to do this with SCID? I'm using SCID vs Mac 4.12. Edit: on a related note, could anyone tell me how to remove the engine generated balance evals without removing the comment-based number evals? Chess.com's chess interface does not accept +, -, nor the D that is put at the end of some lines.

Been expiermenting with this and have some questions about the output results. Went to the stockfish site and wasn't able to find answers. Example 12...Nd4 + = red D Whait does the red D mean? 30:-0.04 Understand the -0.04 BUT what does the 30: mean? Lastly stockfish will return results on most moves but not all even though I thought I aksed it to anylize all moves (may need to recheck this). Any wordds of wisdom??????

Hello all I have recently begun using Scid and I was delighted to find the auto-annotation feature which allows me to set the engine analyzing and annotating all the games in a database. I was even more happy to find that I could supposedly have the engine create tactics puzzles for me from my own games, which could then be accessed through the Find Best Move feature. However, whenever I set the Mark Tactical Excercises option in the annotation window, I always get an error message when it reaches a tactic. I have copied an d pasted: Invalid command: sc_pos has the following minor commands: addNag bestSquare board clearNags fen getComment getNags hash html isAt isLegal isPromotion matchMoves moveNumber pgnBoard pgnOffset probe setComment side tex moves Invalid command: sc_pos has the following minor commands: addNag bestSquare board clearNags fen getComment getNags hash html isAt isLegal isPromotion matchMoves moveNumber pgnBoard pgnOffset probe setComment side tex moves while executing "sc_pos analyze -time 1000 -hashkb 32 -pawnkb 1 -searchdepth $depth " (procedure "markExercise" line 42) invoked from within "markExercise $prevscore $score "?" " (procedure "addAnnotation" line 240) invoked from within "addAnnotation" (procedure "autoplay" line 14) invoked from within "autoplay" ("after" script) I am not a great computer person, so it could be that the answer is obvious to everyone else. I cannot figure out how to fix it though, and I was wondering if everyone else had similar problems. Thanks

I have been comparing Chessbase and SCID on and off, and so far I am sticking to SCID actually because I like the Interface better. Chessbase opens new windows for everything. SCID's way of doing this as kind of tabs that you can move where you want appears more user-friendly. Still there is one feature that chessbase has and I thought I had seen in Videos of the original SCID (nod SCID vs PC):When you open chessbase it shows you an overview of all the databases you have ever opened (if you did not remove them from that view again). In SCID I have to open my database every time by navigating to them with the file explorer.I wonder if the feature is somewhere and I just overlooked it, but I cannot find it in any menu or window. Yes, I can give a custom Icon to every database. But SCID does not remember where it opened the database from. Maybe this would be a feature request I should communicate to the programmer if it is indeed not there. It would close another gap to Chessbase and improve the ease of use a lot.

Selecting Play=>Training=>Find best move, generates the following message: No game with Tactics flag or no tactics comments found How do you set the Tactics flag, and what exactly are the 'tactics comments' (besides the "****")?

Anyone using this version??? I put it on another computer to try before committing. Initial screen format remindes me of ChessBase (I have the older trail version) Haven't had time to get serious with it. One initial question. If I edit a game in 4.5.2, add comments & run the Stockfish anylisis engine (save the results to the game ) will I be able to open the same game with and older version of SCID. Same concern applies to Repetoir & Tree Masks.

I maintain a large database and I get games from various sources. However I would like to look for multiple games and then remove them. How to do that?

Yesterday I downloaded SCID and it appears to be a great program. My main purpose for downloading it was in order to develop an opening repertoire. Anyway, with the amount of features SCID has (both a gift and a curse of the program, I'd say) it's hard to figure out how to do anything. So my question is how would (or can) you use SCID to build your opening repertoire? Can you, for example, enter in your rep. moves and then practice them? I'm just looking to get started with it and not anything fancy. Any tips on this and SCID in general would be helpful and appreciated.

Hi. I recently downloaded SCID vs PC and installed Stockfisk. I have been testing out how to use SCID to analyze my games (following this "tutorial" ->http://blog.chess.com/delatbabel/ubuntu-linux-and-chess----using-scid-for-analysis). I set the engine to annotate my game. The followig is an example of the annotation generated: 11...cxd4?! += D +0.80 / +1.49( 11...Nfxd5 12.dxc5 Nxf4 13.exf4 Nd7 14.Rac1 Rc8 15.Qa3 Nxc5 16.Rxc5 Rxc5 17.Qxc5 Qxd3 18.Qxe7 Qd5 19.b3 Rc8 20.Qe3 a6 21.Rc1 Rxc1+ 22.Qxc1 Bf6 23.h3 Be7 24.Qe3 += ) I assume that the text in red represents the engine's score of the position? If that is in fact the case, I am confused as to why there are 2 scores? Can someone help me understand? Thanks.

Hi, For those scratching their heads, Chessvideo.tv has a great collection of videos about SCID by a user there named Katar. First episode can be seen here (registration required, though free!). Katar really does ease in the noobs, beginning with installation and then going onto explain how to get the best from the program. (Disclaimer: I am not Katar, nor do I know him; I'm not affiliated with the above site - just thought y'all would be interested.) Enjoy!

SCID 4.4, Win 7 64bit. SCID doesn't save the analysis engine settings. i.e. if I add a new engine, then quite SCID, I have to configure the engine again when I restart SCID. Any useful, problem-related suggestions?

Hello I upgraded my Scid to version 4.4 released March 2013. Here is the link :- http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid/files/Scid/ Looks like interface has changed here is the opening screen:- Enjoy!!

hi :) i need help i have a huge database in scid with games i have played . if i want create a small database and /or export games and follow the process to do this ; at the end it is a ms dos file not pgn file that i obtain if someone know how to resolve this prob thanks to reply

Many thanks to the vidios that have been posted. Finally added another engine TOGA II by Fruit Which brings up a question. When I set up the anylisis I have to manually set the "Threshold" to 3 each time When I looked at the "Configure the UCI" I don't see any way to pre-set the threshold????? In the "Configure UCI" page there is a depth setting at 0 Any advise as to what this does??? Would a higher setting be better???

From the site we can download free progam but wich choose ? chessbase 10 - chessbase ligth 2007 chessbase ligth 2009

Ok what I want to do is to have openings listed in a methodical way with each variation having a list of games under it. For example Repertoire:- Sicilian White- Sicilian Schevengenin (Pardon my spelling) Classical Variation Games I can't do it with Scid although I have Chess Position Trainer Its not a database. Does anyone know a free software to do this?

Pizzapier....you said: I ask chess.com for a PGN and I get a Scid file. I have a screen shot in Paint, but it does not copy to this post. Chess.com did not send you a SCID file. Your pc has associated all PGN files with SCID, thus when you receive a PGN, your pc says its SCID file . You can right click the pgn file and select to open with notepad etc. OR you can just uninstall scid if you will not be using it as your default PGN viewer.

This partially depends on what you have now. Do you have a .pgn file saved in a folder, or do you have a pgn you have copied to your clipboard?