Installing Sharly Chess

Windows

Requirements

:information_source: For 32/64bits compatibility of the Access driver, run accessdatabaseengine_X64.exe /passive

Installing Sharly Chess

Download the latest release of Sharly Chess (v2.6.3)

:information_source: See the changes of the latest release

  1. Unzip the downloaded archive.
  2. Inside, you’ll find a folder named after the version number. Move this folder to a location of your choice. We recommend placing it inside a parent folder named sharly-chess — this lets you keep multiple versions organized, and the automatic updater will install future versions into this same location.

:information_source: See the previous releases

Running Sharly Chess

To start the application, simply double-click the .exe file inside the version folder.

When run for the first time you’ll be asked to choose your language and it will open your default web browser to display the Sharly Chess interface with the opportunity to configure your preferences.

On subsequent runs, Sharly Chess will open the home page, where you can either access the admin interface or the client interface — which can be used by other devices on your network to display tournament information.

Updating Sharly Chess

Each time you start the application, Sharly Chess checks if a more recent release is available.

When a new release is found, you are proposed to install it into the parent directory of the current version.

Uninstalling Sharly Chess

To uninstall Sharly Chess, simply delete the folder where you installed it. Sharly Chess doesn’t install and extra files elsewhere and doesn’t create any registry entries, so it will be completely removed from your system.

:warning: Note however that your events are also be stored in this folder, so if you don’t want to lose your event data, you’ll need to move files events/*.db to another location before removing the folder.

Linux and macOS

Sharly Chess is not yet available on Linux or macOS. Support for these platforms is planned as soon as we remove our dependency on the .papi file format (which relies on Microsoft Access, a Windows-only technology).