Installation instructions
- Latest version: SetupDragon v4.7.0.exe (9-5-2026)
System requirements (default installation)
- Windows 10 or higher
- 4 GB RAM
- Because of their large file size, only a few endgame databases are provided in installation file. (Those with up to 4 pieces) If you want the program to use more, you will need to create them through the program. Depending on how many databases you want to create, this can take a considerable amount of waiting time
Earlier Windows systems
- On Windows 8 or lower, you can still download SetupDragon v4.6.2.msi (27-3-2020).
Optional system requirements for creating the 7 piece endgame databases
- 2 GB RAM
- 100 GB free diskspace
Optional system requirements for creating the 8 piece endgame databases
Warning: creating the 8 piece databases involves the computation of 10.000.000.000.000 positions. This is only possible on computers with a lot of RAM memory, a lot of disk space and it will take months.
- 24 GB RAM (32 GB is better)
- Minimal 2 TB free diskspace (3TB recommended)
- A traditional disk drive is preferred