Detailed description of Chess Assistant 8.1
Index
11.1. New Playing Dialogue
Main menu: Engines->Play against an engine
Users requested a better way to play games against the computer, and so we have added a
new dialog box that opens whenever a game with the computer is requested. This dialog box
allows you to specify all the most important options for play against the computer:
Select your game play options in this dialog and the game will start. We feel that this
approach is superior to many other implementations, since it allows the most used options
to be configured from one dialog, rather than having the user hunt through menus for
changing them.
11.2. Improved Winboard/UCI Support
We have improved winboard/UCI support for Chess Assistant, and you should find that
many engines run within the Chess Assistant interface. There are over 50 winboard engines
that have been tested, and run within Chess Assistant. As with versions 6 and 7, engines
without their own opening book can use Chess Assistant's comprehensive book functions.
11.3. Opening Book Improvements
There has been a significant overhaul of the opening book function in Chess Assistant
8.1. This has lead to the simplification of the manner in which the book functions, and
moves are selected by the engine. This new approach is user-friendly, and is based on
fuzzy-logic principles. The manual contains full documentation of the approach.
11.4. Improvements to Test Suite Mode
Test suite mode is now much easier to use, with a redesigned interface, and a more
user-friendly way of assigning points to completed test positions.
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