Winulator running PC chess programs on Android

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Winulator running PC chess programs on Android

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Winlator is an Android application that lets you to run Windows (x86_64) applications with Wine and Box86/Box64.

Winlator is a powerful tool that allows you to run Windows applications and games on your Android device. With Winlator, you can enjoy your favorite PC games on the go, all without the need for a high-end gaming PC.

Screenshots of CB Emu Pro for Windows running the chess computer ROMS on my Android phone.
Just download the PC programs into your Android "Download" folder and Winlator will recognise this as it's D drive.

https://winlator.com/download-install-winlator/

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Thank you Bryan,
I must try this!
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Won’t work on iPhone?
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kamoj wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:10 pm Thank you Bryan,
I must try this!
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Thank you Bryan, I need to try it!
Do you have any tips on the install process - perhaps there are some ready "images" suitable for chess players?
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Hi Jarek

First of all you it won't run on old Android hardware/software like my Galaxy Tab A tablet but it works fine on my Redmi Note 11 phone.

To use the chess computer ROMS just download Franz Huber's CB Emu Pro from his website and unzip it into your Download directory. Your download directory will show up in Winlator as your D drive.

A few people where having problems with their Mephisto boards when running them from the CB Emu.exe file. Franz suggested that it might be better running the ROMS via the MessChess.exe file and that seemed to work ok.

If you have any problems with your graphics then there is an option within the Winlator Container to change the screen resolution.

Very easy to install and great to play against all the chess computers, when you are out and about and have a few spare minutes for a game.
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Touch Chess was intitaly released in 2012 for the IOS platform then three years later, it was released as a Windows program. It was with the Windows release that the developers 2DEngine included my "Modern" piece set that I originally designed for Richard Lang for his Pocket PC version of Chess Genius. The Touch Chess program contains the Fraile chess engine programmed by Adrein Regimbald.

It has been many years since I last played Touch Chess but recently I managed to track down a working Windows version and to my delight, I now have it on my Android phone running under Winlator.


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Winlator has recently released a new version that can be found here at their GitHub site.
https://github.com/brunodev85/winlator

Also don't forget that Hiarcs Explorer can run on it, screenshot below.


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One thing that still amazes me with Winlator, is that I can play against the Fidelity Elite Premiere anytime on my Android phone. This includes both chess programs the Fidelity Avantgarde 2265 and the Mephisto Vancouver 16bit.

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Wow, cool app. Thanks for sharing!
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Just wish a similar emulator could be ported to the iPad!
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