Version History
Here you can find the changelog of SmallFish Chess for Stockfish since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-24.
The latest version is 16.16.20 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 16.16.20
posted on 2024-03-24
Mar 24, 2024
Version 16.16.20
Fixed move-list for all iOS devices
version 16.16.19
posted on 2024-02-25
Feb 25, 2024
Version 16.16.19
Improved the "Shortcut" help page description
version 16.16.18
posted on 2024-02-13
Feb 13, 2024
Version 16.16.18
Fixed a typo in the setup board
version 16.16.17
posted on 2024-02-11
Feb 11, 2024
Version 16.16.17
PGN export now sorts the PGN fields correctly
version 16.16.16
posted on 2024-02-04
Feb 4, 2024
Version 16.16.16
Minor typo correction
version 16.16.14
posted on 2024-01-26
Jan 26, 2024
Version 16.16.14
Added coordinates to board setup
version 16.16.12
posted on 2024-01-21
Jan 21, 2024
Version 16.16.12
Bug fixes
version 16.16.10
posted on 2024-01-09
Jan 9, 2024
Version 16.16.10
Improved the game import process. The game you now paste into the app from clipboard doesn't need to have PGN headers.
version 16.16.8
posted on 2023-11-17
Nov 17, 2023
Version 16.16.8
Minor UI improvements
version 16.16.5
posted on 2023-08-25
Aug 25, 2023
Version 16.16.5
Minor fixes
version 16.16.4
posted on 2023-08-09
Aug 9, 2023
Version 16.16.4
Bug fix
version 16.16.3
posted on 2023-07-19
Jul 19, 2023
Version 16.16.3
Fixed the tablebase icons for 3, 4 and 6-men pieces
version 16.16.2
posted on 2023-07-11
Jul 11, 2023
Version 16.16.2
The default time control was 5 minutes per player. This is now 2 seconds per move. The quicker time control will be useful for new app users.
version 16.15.8
posted on 2023-04-11
Apr 11, 2023
Version 16.15.8
Fixed crashes on iPhone 13 zoomed mode.
version 16.15.7
posted on 2023-03-18
Mar 18, 2023
Version 16.15.7
Fixed crashes on iPhone 12 Pro Zoomed.
version 16.10.3
posted on 2022-04-26
Apr 26, 2022 Version 16.10.3
Bug fixes
version 16.10.2
posted on 2022-04-21
Apr 21, 2022 Version 16.10.2
Added Stockfish 15.
version 16.9.0
posted on 2022-03-29
Mar 29, 2022 Version 16.9.0
Bug fixes
version 16.8.9
posted on 2022-01-23
Jan 23, 2022
Version 16.8.9
Fixed a crash in the options menu.
version 16.8.8
posted on 2022-01-09
Jan 9, 2022 Version 16.8.8
Minor bug fixes
version 16.8.7
posted on 2022-01-06
Jan 6, 2022 Version 16.8.7
Minor bug fixes
version 16.8.1
posted on 2021-12-29
Dec 29, 2021 Version 16.8.1
- Added several new piece sets, all contribution from lichess.
- Stockfish will no longer use an opening book for playing if the option is off.
- Updated Stockfish to 14.1.
version 16.7.2
posted on 2021-10-24
Oct 24, 2021 Version 16.7.2
* Support the latest iPad Mini 6
* Improve stability
version 16.7.0
posted on 2021-08-12
Aug 12, 2021 Version 16.7.0
Showing foreign non-English player names.
version 16.6.3
posted on 2021-07-29
Jul 29, 2021 Version 16.6.3
Minor improvements to dark mode.
version 16.6.1
posted on 2021-07-10
Jul 10, 2021 Version 16.6.1
Added Stockfish 14
version 16.5.4
posted on 2021-05-03
May 3, 2021 Version 16.5.4
Bug fixes
version 16.5.3
posted on 2021-04-29
Apr 29, 2021 Version 16.5.3
Bug fixes
version 16.5.2
posted on 2021-04-25
Apr 25, 2021 Version 16.5.2
- Added a new option for showing Win/Draw/Loss (WDL). Sorry, no time to write proper documentation but this option will show the quality of the position. Please find the new settings in the option screen.
- Improved the ELO algorithms. The app should be more tuned for each rating group.
version 16.4.4
posted on 2021-04-01
Apr 1, 2021 Version 16.4.4
Fixed a checkmate game crash.
version 16.4.3
posted on 2021-02-27
Feb 27, 2021 Version 16.4.3
- Added a UI indicator for showing move navigation on iPhone, near the player names.
- Minor visual changes.
version 16.4.1
posted on 2021-02-22
Feb 22, 2021 Version 16.4.1
Added Stockfish 13. This release has the improved neural network technologies which enabled it to win the recent computer championship.
The SF13 release came earlier than expected due to the recent scandal. Please read https://blog.stockfishchess.org/post/643239805544792064/statement-on-fat-fritz-2 for a statement on Chessbase's Fat Fritz 2.
version 16.3.6
posted on 2021-02-15
Feb 15, 2021 Version 16.3.6
Added board flipping in board setup.
version 16.1.5
posted on 2021-02-03
Feb 3, 2021 Version 16.1.5
- Fixed issues of not showing 1/2-1/2
- Added a hint button to iPad
version 16.1.4
posted on 2021-01-26
Jan 26, 2021 Version 16.1.4
Added a Hint button to iPhone 12 devices.
version 16.1.3
posted on 2021-01-15
Jan 15, 2021 Version 16.1.3
The app failed if there is a non-unicode character in a PGN chess game. This is now fixed.
version 16.1.2
posted on 2021-01-12
Jan 12, 2021 Version 16.1.2
- Removed Facebook and Twitter position sharing. Rarely used. Not very useful.
- Fixed a game loading crash on iPad Air 4th generation.
version 16.0.7
posted on 2021-01-05
Jan 5, 2021 Version 16.0.7
Minor bug fixes.
version 16.0.6
posted on 2020-12-04
Dec 4, 2020 Version 16.0.6
- Fixed a bug when coping a game from chess.com's mobile app.
- Small layout adjustments to iPhones
version 16.0.4
posted on 2020-11-25
Nov 25, 2020 Version 16.0.4
Fixed crashes in move list on iPhone 12.
version 16.0.3
posted on 2020-11-23
Nov 23, 2020 Version 16.0.3
Bug fixes
version 16.0.1
posted on 2020-11-21
Nov 21, 2020 Version 16.0.1
- Raised the supported iOS version to iOS 13 and 14. We need to do this in preparation for dark mode (dark mode is only available on the iOS 13 and 14).
- Added support for all new iOS devices, including the iPhone 12s.
version 15.0.5
posted on 2020-10-20
Oct 20, 2020 Version 15.0.5
The last update generated bugs on iPhone buttons. This update addresses it. Please report any issue to tedwong@smallchess.com.
version 15.0.3
posted on 2020-09-12
Sep 12, 2020 Version 15.0.3
- Bumped up maximum time control limit from 30 minutes to 2 hours per game
- Bumped up maximum increment seconds to 5 minutes per move
- Fixed the broken write review button
- Bumped up number of threads to 6
- Bumped up hashtable limitation up to 3GB
Please note you will need a high end device with 4GB of RAM to run a 3GB hashtable.
version 14.8.1
posted on 2020-03-22
Mar 22, 2020 Version 14.8.1
Added Stockfish 11.
version 14.7.0
posted on 2019-10-31
Oct 31, 2019 Version 14.7.0
Sorry, the last commit was a mistake. An incorrect iPhone build was committed. Fixed.
version 9.4.3
posted on 2013-07-25
version 14.8.1
posted on 1970-01-01
2020年3月22日 Version 14.8.1
Added Stockfish 11.