Announcement : Phoenix Chess System release 5.01G.
A leap forward in Functionality & Experience.
The latest Phoenix Chess System updates introduce some of the most significant improvements ever delivered to the platform. Across versions 5.01D through 5.01G, which were build during the whole of 2026, we have focused on platform unification, advanced analysis, new chess content, speech interaction, stronger emulation and improved reliability. Now under test, but we expect release during september.
Highlights include:
♟️ Unified firmware architecture for both first gen and second gen systems.
This ensures that release 5.01G (Play Computer, Emulations and Free Analysis) has compatibity for both systems!
♟️ Brand-new Free Analysis mode with up to four engines analyzing simultaneously or MultiPV analysis within engines . This mode will auto recognise positions through all saved games. This offers direct free analysis on your current ended game, or go to a certain position in a saved game, rebuild and analyse from that position.
♟️ New licensed (from Phoenix) content including the renowned Noomen opening books and Novag Expert emulation.
♟️ Latest Gingko World Championship engine integration, which won the recent World Champion Maastrich Tournament .
♟️ Spoken move announcements and the new Kibitz commentary mode.
♟️ Faster and more accurate 65C02 emulation (over 25% speed gain).
♟️ Numerous reliability, compatibility and performance improvements throughout the system.
Discover a more powerful, more intelligent and more interactive Phoenix Chess experience.