Changelog

Welcome to Papachess! Here you can follow the latest updates and improvements. Don’t hesitate to send me a feedback if you have ideas for improvement, bugs or if you want to join the beta tester team.

version 0.6.1

August 28, 2023

• On the analysis board, scoring includes more move classifications (theory + mistake).
• On tactic rush, hovering the mouse over a problem displays a preview, clicking triggers the analysis board
• Correction of a major security bug concerning password reset
• Correction of a major security bug concerning account creation
• Implementation of a patreon link on the navigation bar and footer
• Correction of a highlighting error in the navigation menu
• Added papachess on Yandex search engine
• Added chessnut theme
• Updated footer

version 0.6

August 27, 2023

New chessboard

This chessboard will make it easier to deploy the deck system (see ⁠wanted-features).

• Possibility of using textures
• Possibility to view the possible moves of a piece by selecting it
• Possibility of adding arrows of different sizes/colors
• Highlight boxes in different colors
• Possibility of highlighting pieces
• The ‘dragging’ icon for pieces has been changed to resemble a hand at all times

New analysis module deployed on all papachess infrastructures

• Game review 2.0 (accuracy fixed)
• Game insight (who won the opening? You gain the first advantage, etc …)
• Stockfish 16 replaces stockfish 11 with a +100% gain in performance
• The new analysis module is capable of detecting great finds, brillants and misses: a tactic or missed opportunity during the game.
• Explain this move: The module is now able to explain a move.

Redesign of the game analysis page

• The analysis screen will be separated from game review.
• Real-time game analysis
• Game insight
• Game review
• Explain this move feature
• Import PGN
• Set a custom position
• Create and edit comment in PGN
• Add opening theory to the game analysis
• Add the possibility to continue from the position versus an AI bot

Home page & misc

• The home page has been redesigned to present the tools more clearly
• Send a feedback will be replaced by Join the community
• The current version will be displayed in the footer
• All icons have been redesigned
• At the end of a tactic rush session, added the ability to look at the puzzles on an analysis board

version 0.5

• Added new functionnality : Pattern recognition (tactics)
• Added new functionnality : Anti-blunder (tactics)
• Added new functionnality : Chess A.I Bots (practice)
• Visual improvement of the choice of pieces and the chessboard theme
• All new layout, colors, and board optimizations
• Drastically increase speed performance
• Correction of bugs related to rated puzzles
• Added 100K + new puzzles

version 0.4.1 : The release 🎉

May 1, 2023

• Added 10.5K+ puzzles
• Added 10 new board color scheme (The chess nerd live, King, Azure, Maple, Chessmaster, Blue, Purple, Red, Orange and grey)
• Added 2 new board pieces theme (Kosal and Cburnett)
• Added marketing text to home page and game analysis for the launch ! 🥳
• Added 2 turbo server for fast game analysis
• Added a new dashboard system on home page
• Registration are now open to anyone
• New game fetching system
• Domain registration (papachess.com)
• Enhanced page speed and overall performance
• Fix promotion bug on rated puzzles
• Fix theming to avoid theme blinking on page refresh
• Added a blog system

version 0.4

February 3, 2023

• Redesign game list + added a filter system
• Adding a feedback system
• Adding a leveling system for general experience and tactic themes
• Adding better comprehension to moves in game analyzis
• Update game analysis to obtain significant performance gains
• Added rated puzzle game with 3060 ultra high quality puzzles
• New board layout with adaptative size
• New typography, icons and interface animations, redesigning components …
• Added the streak modal
• Added promotion feature
• Minor fixes

version 0.3

December, 2022

• Corrected ratio on game analysis to get better move classifications
• Added machine learning to analysis system to get better accuracies
• New app bar (mobile & desktop)
• Added notifications system
• New cache system to speed up game analyzis
• Added 20K+ cached positions, already analyzed on the api
• Earn ruby for analyzing your games
• New browser analysis design
• Fix 404 on analysis menu (temporary)

version 0.2

November, 2022

• Added stockfish arrow of best move on game analyzis
• Added board sound and option to disable it
• Added a back button on games to get back to the list
• Fix the maximum games fetched by 30 at a time to reduce fetching delay
• Added fetching indicator when a user link an account to chess.com or lichess.org
• Refactoring evaluation system and add option to evaluate via the browser

version 0.1

November, 2022

• Initial release