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Old 03-04-2023, 08:45 AM   #1
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Chess in kobo.
Hi there, is there a way to play chess in kobo libra 2?
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Old 03-04-2023, 09:30 AM   #2
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There used to be chess on some Kobo models, but it was removed from the firmware just before I bought my H2O (Original 6.8″ Aura HD type with SD card slot).
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There used to be chess on some Kobo models, but it was removed from the firmware just before I bought my H2O (Original 6.8″ Aura HD type with SD card slot).
Not quite the reply I was expecting for
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get the lichess app for your smartphone. That's the best advice I can give you.
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Old 03-04-2023, 01:22 PM   #5
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PBchess now works on the Libra 2. It's free to try, and just a few bucks if you want to really play.
One drawback is that apparently you can't exit without rebooting the Kobo.
http://pbchess.vlasovsoft.net/en
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Old 03-05-2023, 04:26 AM   #6
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get the lichess app for your smartphone. That's the best advice I can give you.
It works also on eink Android, like Boyue Mars / Meebook 78.
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Old 03-05-2023, 03:12 PM   #7
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get the lichess app for your smartphone. That's the best advice I can give you.
Well, I would, but I expierence serious eyestrain problems...

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PBchess now works on the Libra 2. It's free to try, and just a few bucks if you want to really play.
One drawback is that apparently you can't exit without rebooting the Kobo.
http://pbchess.vlasovsoft.net/en
I was using it for long time in my Kobo glo hd and I really liked it a lot.

The problem is they don't update it anymore (I contacted the creator and he told me) and the last time I tried to install it in my libra 2 (about a month ago, 2 times) it crashes in the first welcome screen.

Did you managed to install it?

The truth is I bought the Libra 2 for pbchess.. but I didn't even thought that they will not support it anymore... Now I regret that I didn't bought an android e-ink tablet...
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Old 03-05-2023, 06:57 PM   #8
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The truth is I bought the Libra 2 for pbchess.. but I didn't even thought that they will not support it anymore... Now I regret that I didn't bought an android e-ink tablet...

You bought a $180 e-book reader so that it could (poorly) substitute for a $50 portable chess board?
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You bought a $180 e-book reader so that it could (poorly) substitute for a $50 portable chess board?
Well I bought it for 2 reasons. Pbchess and koreader
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I was using it for long time in my Kobo glo hd and I really liked it a lot.

The problem is they don't update it anymore (I contacted the creator and he told me) and the last time I tried to install it in my libra 2 (about a month ago, 2 times) it crashes in the first welcome screen.

Did you managed to install it?
Yes, I installed it without any problems, it works and is fully functional (I got the new serial number for free as I had a licence for the Kindle version). Just make sure to install the latest version; the previous one always got stuck in the language selection screen because it didn't support the Libra 2 yet.
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Old 03-06-2023, 09:37 AM   #11
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Yes, I installed it without any problems, it works and is fully functional (I got the new serial number for free as I had a licence for the Kindle version). Just make sure to install the latest version; the previous one always got stuck in the language selection screen because it didn't support the Libra 2 yet.
Well I had the same problem and as far as I remember I installed the latest version which seems to be the 2022.5.19 (Well I assume the version numbers are the date when the update been released, so even if it was on May of 2022 I installed after the release)
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Well I bought it for 2 reasons. Pbchess and koreader
Pocketbook has chess natively, ten difficulty levels, I don't know how good is it because I barely know the rules. I don't know if You can install Pbchess on Pocketbook. Of course You can install Koreader.

Otherwise is better some android eink device.

But the better thing of course is to be able to install Pbchess on Your Kobo.
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