ChessGenius version 1.7

Thank you for downloading ChessGenius!

The following files are included:

- License.txt           Read before installing the ChessGenius.
- Readme.txt            This file.
- ChessGenius.prc       Install this on your Palm device.

To find out more about ChessGenius visit:
http://www.chessgenius.com


1:      Introduction

ChessGenius for Palm connected organizers contains a World
Microcomputer Championship winning chess engine. It offers
incredibly strong play even on the instant level and a wide range
of features for beginners and experts.
It runs on all Palm devices that have Palm OS3.0 or higher and
about 90KB of free memory.
ChessGenius was written by Richard Lang, ten times Computer Chess
World Champion.

New features in 1.7 include:
Board coordinate option and support for the 5-way navigator in
new Palm devices and Jog dial on Sony Clie devices.
There is an option to use the 5-way navigator to enter moves.
Useful for one handed operation. The right and left keys
change the board view and center key inverts the board.

On Sony Clie devices up/down whilst pressing the Jog Dial changes
the board view. As before up/down allows takeback/forward.


2:      Registration

Get the full World Championship Program in your pocket by
registering at:
http://www.palmgear.com/register
and enter Product ID: 6018
After registering you will receive a 'License Key'. Enter this
key to unleash the full features of ChessGenius.

The unregistered ChessGenius has the following limitations.
- Playing Level. After move twenty the playing level switches
 to 1 second per move.
- Main line. Not displayed after move ten.
- Opening library is smaller.
- Save game to memo only saves the first 10 moves of a game.
- The 'ChessGenius unregistered box' is displayed each time the
 program starts.


3:      Hints and Tips

To play with the Black pieces:
Select 'New game' and then 'Switch sides/Move' to force
ChessGenius to move first.

Menus and Shortcuts:
Tap the Menu icon to bring up the ChessGenius menu. The Menu icon
is the round icon at the bottom left of the screen. (Below the
area used by ChessGenius and to the left of the writing area).
It is often quicker to use shortcuts: Write the letter of the
shortcut on the Graffiti area (The shortcut stroke is not
required).

Take back:
This reverses a single move so has the effect of changing sides.
To avoid changing sides take back twice. The scroll button
provides a quick way to take back and step forward.

Board sizes:
Tap on the small icon on the bottom right to switch between Small
and Big board sizes. Use menu command or short cut 'I' to see the
Giant board.

Championship:
The word 'Championship' is displayed on the small board view if
'Hint' and 'Take back' have not been used and the 'Main line' has
not been viewed and 'Playing level' not changed during game.
Can you beat ChessGenius and see the word 'Championship' ?

Clocks:
The chess clocks at the top of the small board view show time
as minutes:seconds or hours;minutes.  Note the ':' or ';'
If the playing level is set to 'Game in ..' the clocks count down
to show the remaining time. When time has run out '--:--' is
displayed. If the playing level is changed mid game the clocks
are set to appropriate times.

Playing levels:
The 'Mate in' playing level can only be used for solving chess
problems, not for playing games or with ChessGenius vs.
ChessGenius.

Side to Move:
The text 'Thinking' or 'Your move' is displayed normally if White
is to move and reversed if Black to move.

Set up position - castling and en-passant status:
See the 'Tips' that are visible whilst setting up a position for
details.

Auto-off:
ChessGenius does not disable the Auto-off setting of Palm
devices. To prevent switching off during long thinking times or
during ChessGenius vs. ChessGenius games it is necessary to
touch the screen occasionally.

New Game Options:
These options are also in preferences.
a) Fast animation. Graphic pieces move faster if ticked.
b) Show main line: If ticked, the small board will show a line
of text that shows the 'thinking process' of the computer.
For example, the line may show:
 '1.03 05 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Bb5'   This means that:
 ChessGenius is winning by 1.03 pawns,
 Search depth = 5,
 and line of moves. ChessGenius is planning cxd4 and expects
 Nxd4 in reply etc.
c) Tutor. If ticked ChessGenius will warn if a blunder or weak
move is played and give the option of takeback. This is
intended for beginners.
d) Permanent brain. If ticked ChessGenius also thinks when it is
your turn to move. This raises ChessGenius's playing strength.
Note that battery drain is higher whenever ChessGenius is
thinking.
d) Show legal moves. If ticked ChessGenius will show legal
moves. Tap on a piece to see where it can move to.

Analyze Game:
Analyze game is like 2 player mode but ChessGenius calculates
continuously and shows its thinking on the small board. Useful
for replaying games to see where mistakes have been made or
for playing over an imported PGN Master game. Note that battery
drain is higher whenever Genius is thinking.

You vs. IR:
You can play against another player who has ChessGenius installed
on a Palm device using the infrared port.- Start a new game and
set this mode on both devices.

Sound:
Sounds can be switched on or off (and with Palm OS3, the volume
adjusted) by using the built in 'Prefs' application on your Palm
device.

Color and Gray scale support:
See the 'Colors... /O' menu item
Color devices: Light and dark board squares can be any color
Palm OS3.5 upwards: Light and dark squares can be any gray scale.
Palm OS3.0 to 3.3: Dark squares can be either: dark gray, light
gray, black checked or dark gray checked.
Palm OS2.0: No support for colors.

Save Game as memo:
This saves the current game as a memo. The game can be deleted,
edited, beamed or put into a category using the built in 'Memo
Pad' application. Your games will be backed up to your desktop
computer during HotSync.

Load game:
This displays a list of saved games. Tap on a game to load it.

Transferring games between Palm and Desktop PC:
ChessGenius loads and saves games in a standard PGN format which
is compatible with most PC Chess playing programs.
Advanced users will be able to move games between the Palm and
Desktop PC by cutting and pasting to the Memo Pad area of the
Palm Desktop software. For details see the FAQ page at:
www.chessgenius.com


4:      Features

- Incredibly strong play even on the 'instant' level.
- Forty playing levels.
       Ten easy levels. ChessGenius makes deliberate mistakes.
       Ten time based levels. Instant, 1 sec, 2 sec,...
       Ten Blitz levels. Whole game in 1 min, 2 min,...
               The Chess Clocks count down in these levels.
               You lose if you run out of time.
       Ten Problem solving levels. Solve newspaper checkmate
               in .. problems.
- Three board views. The smallest board allows much additional
 information to be displayed on screen including:
       The last 8 moves of the game.
       Chess Clocks. Total White and Black time and move time.
       Main line. e.g. '1.03 05 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Bb5'
       Display of 'Championship' if you have not used
        Hint, Taken back moves or Viewed the Main line. Can you
        beat ChessGenius without help?.
- Set-up position allows any legal position to be entered.
- Take back moves to the start of game.
- Step forward ( to reverse take back) to end of game.
- Use the scroll buttons for quick Take back and Step forward
- Hint.
- Play against ChessGenius, against another player, watch
 ChessGenius play itself or Analyze game.
- Promote pawns to any legal piece.
- Recognises draw by repetitions and by the 50 move rule.
- Announces a draw if there is insufficient material to win.
- Reverse board.
- Swap sides/Move now.
- Huge library of opening moves.
- Make moves by tapping on 'from' and 'to' square or sliding.
- Animated piece movement. Fast animation option.
- Graffiti short cuts. Command stroke not required.
- Color/Gray scale support.
- Save and Load games in PGN format.
- Permanent brain option.
- Tutor option. Warns of bad moves.
- Legal moves option. Shows legal moves.
- Infrared play.
- Show legal moves option.
- High resolution support for Sony Clie and Palm OS5 devices and
 for the Handera 330.

5:      Upgrading to version 1.7

If you already have an older version of ChessGenius simply
install over your current version. Registered users will not
need to enter the License Key again.


6:      Technical Support and FAQ

For Technical support, answers to Frequently Asked Questions and
information on the rules of chess
Visit     http://www.chessgenius.com
or email  [email protected]


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