Scid Portable

A sport is not all about pushing your body to the limits, but also your mind. Games played by people worldwide have evolved into competitions and ultimately reached the rank of sport. Amongst some of the most difficult, still practiced today is Chess and can also be played on a computer. In this regard and for professional training, Scid Portable comes with the right tools to let you record games, practice moves and analyze games to become a pro.

The application comes in very handy for enthusiasts that are attending various competitions and are constantly on the move. This is because you don't need to install it on your system, which poses a series of advantages, like keeping registries clean and that you can take it with you on a Flash drive along with your saved data. However, there's also the installer version if you prefer.

In case you're a chess enthusiast, you're most likely packed with heavy amounts of patience, which works well wen using the application. The abundance of features put at your disposal are cleverly stored in a highly-customizable interface, with most space taken up by an interactive board.

Pieces can be arranged as you see fit, with a log window monitoring and displaying every move. You can record each game, and there's even the possibility to connect with third-party associated apps online to compete with others, while recording the game so you can analyze different strategies.

The application is fitted with powerful engines against which you can run matches. These can also be used mid-game in order to generate a list of all possible moves, which makes for a neat training method. At the press of a button, you can launch a full scale match based on the generated moves to see if you've learned a thing or two.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Scid Portable is the companion every chess enthusiast must keep on his personal Flash drive or computer. The amount of support provided can train even the most inexperienced in the shortest time possible. In the end, you can create thorough databases of move sets, develop new strategies or record games, so that you get closer and closer to mastering this game of the mind.