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Chess Graphical User Interface: Banksia 0.56 (Windows, Mac and Linux)

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BanksiaGUI is a freeware chess Graphical User Interface.

 Changes v 0.56:
Besides some minor bug fixes, many small improvements and changes, there are some new things, including:

Support Apple Silicone with a binary for native Apple silicone
Opening books in the default engine folder (it is a sub-folder “engines” in the program folder): auto-detect and install those books (for Polyglot and OBS only)
Analyze anywhere: in previous versions, users can analyze a position only when it is being shown on the main board. Now users can analyze almost anywhere they see a board. In Fig. 1 when watching a game in a database, users could click on the analyze button under the preview board to start analyzing (analyze on the fly)
Show engines scores with thinking arrows for better watching (Fig. 1 & 2)
Coach: check blunder and display some information (Fig. 2)
New design for Settings dialog box (Fig. 3)
Support accessibility (Fig. 3): make moves by using the keyboard with announcements of the current square and piece; much more information could be read by screen reader/voice-over programs; White pieces could be changed colors to support visually impaired people
Support variations (Fig. 4): BSG now can view variations (but it cannot add or edit them directly in this release)


Banksia 0.56 download from homepage.

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