Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Chess PGN Master since it was posted on our website on 2014-06-14.
The latest version is 3.3.5 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 3.3.5
posted on 2024-04-04
● iChessOne support
● Certabo BLE support
● e-Board position editor with analysis
version 3.3.4
posted on 2024-01-01
● Fixed position entry when using a Chessnut EVO device
version 3.3.3
posted on 2023-12-15
● Improved Chessnut EVO support: new setting to change intensity of the LEDs
version 3.3.2
posted on 2023-12-08
● Fixed internal engine (StockfishNPS 16) for some devices
● Fixed engine/autoplay stopping when changing device orientation
version 3.3.0
posted on 2023-11-07
● Updated Android SDK libraries
● Upgraded internal engine to StockfishNPS 16
● Chessnut EVO support
● Various smaller bug fixes
version 3.2.9
posted on 2023-07-02
● Fixed Square Off Pro support after firmware update
version 3.2.8
posted on 2023-05-28
● Fixed DGT-E-Board USB support
● Fixed wrong move numbers in annotation editor
version 3.2.7
posted on 2023-01-31
● French translation (Thanks to Bruno for providing the translation!)
● Support for TabuTronic E-Boards
● The evaluation bar is now displayed when playing against the engine
● Some minor fixes and improvements
version 3.1.1
posted on 2022-04-27
● Certabo USB: fixed crashes on Android 12
version 3.0.9
posted on 2022-04-18
● Fixed issue with access to master games
version 3.0.7
posted on 2022-04-09
● Support for e-boards from Certabo
● Support for DGT Classic Bluetooth e-boards
● Various smaller fixes and improvements
version 3.0.1
posted on 2022-03-20
● Reintroduced LED indication for own move (ChessLink) - can be turned off in e-board dialog settings
Previous release:
● Support for Square Off Pro e-Boards
version 2.9.2
posted on 2021-10-26
Thanks for choosing Chess PGN Master! This release includes stability improvements.
version 2.9.1
posted on 2021-10-15
* Added menu entry to delete previous moves
* Improved accessibility (board view)
* Increased maximum of multipv from 4 to 10
* Fixed colored arrows not shown in guess-the-move mode
* Fixed issue with null moves (cannot enter null move when null move is not main line)
* Fixed empty lines issue when pasting PGN (thanks Fernando!)
Thanks to Fábio and Leandro for helping out with translations!
version 2.9.0
posted on 2021-04-05
* Fixed incorrect move numbers in variation list (thanks Tejendra!)
* Fixed crashes in position editor
Previously:
* Support for dragging pieces
* Removed “Open Dropbox” menu item (Android 6+): use “Open file” instead
* Re-introduced keyboard shortcuts: use a physical keyboard to navigate using the cursor keys. Enable this in preferences.
* Added ECO search to master games search options
Thanks again to Fábio Ruiz de Freitas for keeping the Portuguese translations up to date.
version 2.8.0
posted on 2021-02-27
* Reverted keyboard navigation due to problems with soft keyboards
* Fixed issue in chess960 games when adding engine lines at certain positions
* Fixed issues in guess the move mode
version 2.7.8
posted on 2021-02-24
* Internal engine updated to Stockfish 13
* Hardware keyboard navigation (left, right, up, down, Alt+left, Alt+right)
* Smaller fixes and stability improvements
version 2.7.4
posted on 2021-02-05
* Android 10/11: directly adding engine binaries is no longer possible due to Android security restrictions; install OEX engines instead
* New menu item (pro only): Export favorites
* Stability improvements and some smaller fixes
Thanks to Fábio Ruiz de Freitas for keeping the Portuguese translations up to date.
version 2.7.2
posted on 2020-10-15
Please note: due to changes in Android security the feature of adding engines directly via files will be disabled in future updates of this app. You will still be able to add engines by installing engine apps (OEX format).
* Fixed non-working blunder analysis with internal engine
* Put back Leipzig and Plain piece sets, new Kosal piece set
version 2.6.8
posted on 2020-09-26
Please note: due to changes in Android security the feature of adding engines directly via files will be disabled in future updates of this app. You will still be able to add engines by installing engine apps (OEX format).
* Internal engine updated to Stockfish development v2020-09-24 (including NNUE)
Previous version:
* New menu item to strip comments and/or variations from a game (edit mode)
Thanks to Fábio Ruiz de Freitas for the Portuguese translation updates.
version 2.6.7
posted on 2020-09-21
* New menu item to strip comments and/or variations from a game (edit mode)
* Fixed issue with material imbalance display
Thanks to Fábio Ruiz de Freitas for the Portuguese translation updates.
version N/A
posted on 2020-08-26
* New arrows for variations - you can turn them off in Preferences - Display... and change the colors in Preferences - Custom colors...
Thanks to Fábio Ruiz de Freitas for the Portuguese translation updates.
Previous releases:
* New clear button in the coloring button bar to clear the currently selected color
* New custom color preference for the move indicator (see Preferences - Custom colors)
* Sound effects when moving pieces (see preferences to enable the sounds)
version N/A
posted on 2020-08-22
* New clear button in the coloring button bar to clear the currently selected color
* New custom color preference for the move indicator (see Preferences - Custom colors)
* Stability improvements
version N/A
posted on 2020-07-30
v2.6.4:
* Sound effects when moving pieces (see preferences to enable the sounds)
* Fixed an issue when saving games to new (empty) files
v2.6.2:
* Better gestures support: you can now specify an action for each gesture (see preferences)
* Fixed issue when saving to PGN files generated by Chessbase (i.e. files with UTF8-BOM file encoding)
Special thanks go to Fábio Ruiz de Freitas for keeping the Portuguese (Brazilian) translations up-to-date.
version N/A
posted on 2020-07-11
* Better gestures support: you can now specify an action for each gesture (see preferences)
* Default gesture for swiping right/left is now to go to the previous/next game
* Fixed issue when saving to PGN files generated by Chessbase (i.e. files with UTF8-BOM file encoding)
Special thanks go to Fábio Ruiz de Freitas for keeping the Portuguese (Brazilian) translations up-to-date.
version N/A
posted on 2020-06-01
* New action to reload the current file
* Added support for different colored arrows to point in the opposite direction
* Fixed corrupt PGN files when synchronizing them via Google Drive or another hoster
version N/A
posted on 2020-04-16
Stability improvement
version N/A
posted on 2020-04-03
Fixed hanging app when loading certain PGNs with command directives, e.g. [%evp ...]
version N/A
posted on 2020-03-31
* Improved pt_br translations (thanks to Fábio Ruiz de Freitas!)
* Support pasting move text without headers
* Fixed colored squares on wrong position when board is flipped
* Fixed jerky piece animation
version N/A
posted on 2020-03-14
* Paste from clipboard: new merge option
* Option to enter variations in autoplay mode
* New wooden board layout
* Improved blue color for colored squares/arrows
version N/A
posted on 2020-03-06
* Edit and display colored arrows, colored squares (Chessbase, Lichess format)
- see menu Display - Show coloring buttons (drag to draw arrows)
* Fixed castles in some chess960 positions
* Stability improvements
version N/A
posted on 2020-02-28
* Full chess960 support (to castle select your King first, then the Rook you want to castle with)
* Stockfish 11
* Add custom tags when saving games (pro version)
* Blunder analysis: option to select side to analyze
* Game Information menu entry
* Less obtrusive arrows
* Enabled edit mode for free version
* Fixed an issue with the check symbol (+)
version N/A
posted on 2020-01-24
v2.2.8:
* Engine name is added to the engine output (when added to the game)
* Fix crashes
previous release:
* Added buttons to increase/decrease the number of lines to analyze (long tap on the engine result text during analysis to show buttons)
* Fixed issue with thread analysis
version N/A
posted on 2020-01-08
v2.2.7:
* Added buttons to increase/decrease the number of lines to analyze (long tap on the engine result text during analysis to show buttons)
* Fixed issue with thread analysis
previous releases:
* Added a menu item to create a new, empty file (pro version)
* Added feature to enter color hex codes in extended color picker for board colors
version N/A
posted on 2020-01-04
v2.2.6:
* Fixed adding games to files on Google Drive (pro version)
* Fixed crash in night mode (landscape orientation)
previous releases:
* Added a menu item to create a new, empty file (pro version)
* Added feature to enter color hex codes in extended color picker for board colors
version N/A
posted on 2020-01-02
v2.2.5:
* Added a menu item to create a new, empty file (pro version)
* Fixed an issue with creating new games (pro version)
* Fixed a navigation issue with moving to the parent variation with a long tap on the left side of the board
v2.2.4:
* Fixed some crashes (thank you for the crash reports!)
* Added feature to enter color hex codes in extended color picker for board colors
* Fixed orientation issue in Guess The Move mode
* Various smaller fixes and code improvements
version N/A
posted on 2019-12-29
v2.2.3:
* Master games searches are no longer lost upon orientation changes
* Support added for Google Drive file selection on Chromebooks
* Fix issues with game loading
v2.1.6:
The Android system file picker is now used for selecting files. This adds full support for
* Google Drive
* Nextcloud
* Seafile
as long as the respective apps are installed.
version N/A
posted on 2019-12-28
v2.2.2:
* Master games searches are no longer lost upon orientation changes
* Support added for Google Drive file selection on Chromebooks
v2.1.6:
The Android system file picker is now used for selecting files. This adds full support for
* Google Drive
* Nextcloud
* Seafile
as long as the respective apps are installed.
version N/A
posted on 2019-12-25
v2.1.6:
The Android system file picker is now used for selecting files. This adds full support for
* Google Drive
* Nextcloud
* Seafile
as long as the respective apps are installed.
* Fixed issue with saving games.
v2.1.7:
* Fixed missing annotation editor.
v2.1.9:
* Fixed various crashes.
version N/A
posted on 2019-09-20
v2.1.0:
* Dark mode added (see Preferences - Theme)
* The way engines are executed has changed - you need to reselect the chess engine you want to use after updating if you are not using the default engine
* Various smaller fixes for Android 10
v2.1.1:
* Fix for crash on Android 4.x devices
v2.1.2:
* Fix opening non-secure URLs (http) on Android 8+
version N/A
posted on 2018-02-25
* internal engine updated to Stockfish 9
* blunder checking result comments changed
* fix reading PGN files from mail attachments
* fix castling flags for loaded games with invalid castling
version N/A
posted on 2018-01-18
* improved performance when reading games analysed by DroidFish
* engine parsing fixes (Fritz engine)
* PGN parser fix (post move annotations)
version 1.91
posted on 2016-03-10
* support for variations in study mode (see option in preferences),* new option to swap left/right gestures (see gesture preferences),* date picker added to save game dialog,* fix missing example file ChessFundamentals.pgn
version 1.58
posted on 2013-05-25
Several fixes and updates