5 versions of Jerry - Das Schachprogramm are listed here, from January 7, 2022 to the current 5.0.0. Each one links to the publisher’s own installer files.
5 versions over 4 years · about 1.2 a year
| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0.0Latest | April 30, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup)64-bit ZIP Release notesChangelog
- cf. full changelog here
Installation on Windows:
- download SetupJFXChess_500_win_x64.exe and execute it
- The executable may trigger Windows Smartscreen. On the resulting blue Smart Screen Defender window
- click on "More info" (upper left corner) and then
- click on "Run anyway" (lower right corner)
- or download jfxchess_500_win_x64.zip, unzip and run jfxchess.exe
Installation on Linux
- Install from Snap Store JFXChess
- Debian/Ubuntu: download the jfxchess_1.0-5.0_amd64.deb and install with sudo dpkg -i jfxchess_1.0-5.0_amd64.deb
- other Linux: install Java JRE, download jfxchess_linux_generic.tar.gz, unzip and run java -jar jfxchess-5.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar. Adapt and install jfxchess-jfxchess.desktop file for inclusion in your start menu/desktop
You need a 64 bit OS both for Windows and Linux! |
| 4.6.0 | December 17, 2025 | — | 32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) Release notesChangelog
- cf. full changelog here
Installation on Windows:
- download SetupJFXChess.exe and execute it
- The executable is not signed. On the resulting blue Smart Screen Defender window
- click on "More info" (upper left corner) and then
- click on "Run anyway" (lower right corner)
Installation on Linux
- Debian/Ubuntu: download jfxchess_1.0-4.6_amd64.deb and install with sudo dpkg -i jfxchess_1.0-4.6_amd64.deb
- other Linux: download jfxchess46_linux.zip, unzip and execute jfxchess/bin/jfxchess
You need a 64 bit OS both for Windows and Linux! |
| 4.3.0 | December 10, 2024 | — | 32-bit EXE (Inno Setup) Release notesChangelog
- various bug-fixes and enhancements, cf. full changelog here
Installation on Windows:
- download SetupJFXChess.exe and execute it
- The executable is not signed. On the resulting blue Smart Screen Defender window
- click on "More info" (upper left corner) and then
- click on "Run anyway" (lower right corner)
Installation on Linux
Install the attached `.deb'
- (remove previous versions with sudo apt remove jfxchess)
- install with sudo dpkg -i jfxchess_x.y_amd64.deb
Or download manually the attached tar.xz, untar & unzip
- open a command prompt and change to the extracted folder
- execute start_jfxchess
- you need to have a recent Java JDK installed, e.g. OpenJDK 17 or higher: sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk
You need a 64 bit OS both for Windows and Linux! |
| 4.2.1 | July 19, 2022 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
| 4.2.0 | January 7, 2022 | — | 64-bit EXE (Inno Setup) |
