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Scid on the go on Windows Pc

Developed By: Gerhard Kalab

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 980 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

Game Details

Version 1.55
Size 5.1 MB
Release Date May 16, 20
Category Board Games

Game Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (3)]

What's New:
* Updated internal engine to Stockfish 11* Fixed sharing games [see more]

Description from Developer:
Features
* Browse Scid (Shane's Chess Information Database) files, optimized for databases with millions of games
* Header search using player names, sites, events, dates, resu... [read more]

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About this game

On this page you can download Scid on the go and play on Windows PC. Scid on the go is free Board game, developed by Gerhard Kalab. Latest version of Scid on the go is 1.55, was released on 2020-05-16 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Scid on the go is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This game had been rated by 980 users, 49 users had rated it 5*, 695 users had rated it 1*.

How to play Scid on the go on Windows?

Instruction on how to play Scid on the go on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Scid on the go on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this game on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Play Scid on the go using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Scid on the go" icon on the home screen to start playing, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to play Scid on the go on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Scid on the go" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.55.

Download Scid on the go 1.55 on Windows PC – 5.1 MB

Features
* Browse Scid (Shane's Chess Information Database) files, optimized for databases with millions of games
* Header search using player names, sites, events, dates, results, ECO, ELO ratings,…
* Search games by material and position
* Favorites
* Copy/paste games and positions to/from clipboard
* Edit board
* Support for variations
* Replay the game with a configurable delay between moves (autoplay)
* PGN import (also includes import from Internet)
* Analysis with included chess engine: Stockfish 10; you can add additional UCI engines for analysis
* Study mode
* Experimental write support and marking of games for deletion (needs Scid for PC to compact database after marking games for deletion)
* Retrieve positions from external programs, such as https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kgroth.chessocr (ChessOcr, non-free)

License
* GNU GPL v2
* Source: https://github.com/gkalab/scidonthego

Developers
* Most of the GUI code was taken from Peter Österlunds DroidFish and re-released under GPL v2 by the authors permission.
* Scid integration by Gerhard Kalab.
* Various enhancements by Alexander Klimov.
* Manage UCI engines by Larry Isaacs.

Permissions
* Storage for accessing databases stored on the SD card
* Internet access for downloading PGN files from The Week in Chess (http://www.theweekinchess.com/twic/)
* Updated internal engine to Stockfish 11
* Fixed sharing games
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read from external storage.