I admit this was an older thread.  But we were accepted to the ICC download page http://www.chessclub.com/index.php/download-software/java/

When accepted i didn't update this post at the time.  I got to admit i was put off by the tone of this thread But it's time to clean up.  Sorry for the delay.

thank you,
Mike Adams

And there is nothing commercial. I havent made a dime. I started this as a learning project to train myself in java, a language i don't use at work.  This is a completely free program, and its open source.  Anyone can take the program and modify it if they abide by GPL and make their code open source. To get at the code just take the jar that you run, rename the extension from .jar to .zip. and unzip. full source code is there and it's free to use. the body of the program is in the lantern folder.  sort by type and look for the .java files.

OK, I wish every success to the authors of Lantern Chess, but we don't allow commercial promotions on this board.

LostTactic wrote on 07/18/12 at 16:29:49:


Yep

Also Dan Heisman of ChessFm has been refering new students seeking lessons on a mac to lantern chess

from his lessons page: http://home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Lessons/chess_lesson.htm

"NOTE: For your first on-line lesson you do not have to be an ICC member; get a free trial membership, download "Blitzin" for PCs or "Lantern" for Macs, and log on at www.chessclub.com and I will call and help. "

I think he likes the circles and arrows support.  I have worked with Dan a bit to get some features in to lantern that his students seem to want like Dan motivated me to put flip on the game menu of lantern as the command flip had been hard for some students to grasp.


Mike

All you got to do is download it and run it, dont even need to connect to see it's not a scam. There is no announcement yet by ICC because ICC did not make this interface, it's a private project.  I have been talking to ICC to get Lantern on the ICC download page, and they seem inclined to do that perhaps this year but its a not yet.  They have some other things that they are doing internally with their operations which i won't go into that they want to see done first.  Doesn't relate to me what they're doing but concerns the timing they prefer.

I am not a stranger to chess programming having written the pulsar chess program that plays every wild on icc, crazyhouse, atomic 3 checks etc, and is included in the windboard 4.6 download and i've written LibraryBot on icc. finger librarybot the Mike refered to in its notes as the programmer is me.

the official download link for winboard 4.6 with pulsar is http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?t=51528 ;   you will see in top screen shot a purple flag for pulsar chess engine on screen shot of board and my name Mike Adams on that flag.
Mike
 

Hi,

I am writing to introduce Lantern Chess Client for ICC, a new Interface   for chessclub.com that works on Mac Windows and Linux. Well not quite new, the team has been working on it 2.5 years (there are two of us, Mike and Andrey, and i'm the primary author) but still relatively unknown. And yes i have checked with GMTonyKosten that it's ok to post this.

Lantern is Java and GPL (open source) like Jin and offers most everything Jin is missing (crazyhouse and bughouse support, a game console, multi console, tabs, an events list, easy access to ChessFm via the Actions Window, country flags).  It only runs on ICC though and there are no plans to port to FICS as many features would not be supported on FICS.   

If interested check it out at http://www.LanternChess.com
there are 6 screen shots there for those who are curious but not as inclined to go around installing new interfaces as readily.  I know many of you use internet chess servers though from what i've read your spread out between servers like Playchess, ICC and FICS as well as smaller servers, but if on ICC, particularly if you have a Mac though windows users will find lantern interesting as well, this might be something worth trying.   

There is comprehensive help and help can be found in  the program via the help menu in the menu bar then the Lantern Manual menu item or on the web at http://www.lanternchess.com/lanternhelp/lantern-help.html

Mike