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Short description of

ChessFiz Version 0.14 from 11-29-1998
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ChessFiz is a DOS-chess program. It runs also under Windows 95 and 
Windows 98. Befor you start the program under DOS, you have to install
a mousedriver.
You have to copy all files in one directory.
I have developed the program with Turbo Pascal. The program isnt ready.

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Functions:
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AN + [Return]         new game
AS + [Return]         This is for analyse a position. To stop it
                      press the space key.
BD + [Return]         turn board
BUCHAN + [Return]     enable opening book
BUCHAUS + [Return]    disable opening book
DR + [Return]         print moves
DS + [Return]         print position
EN + [Return]         end program
FZ + [Return]         here you can input a fixed time per move in seconds
INFO + [Return]       information during move search on/off
KA + [Return]         coordinates on/off
MZ + [Return]         switch between player/computer and
		      player/player mode and back
SP + [Return]         compute a move
ST + [Return]         a level, to set the seorch depth
TON + [Return]        Sound on/off
WB + [Return]         select opening book
		      T=tournament book S=standard book B=for fast games
ZU + [Return]         one halv move back
Space key             compute a move or break the computing
-                     one halv move back
+                     one halv move forward

Buttons under der move list window:
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I<                    to the beginning of the game
<<                    10 halv moves back
<                     1 halv move back
>                     1 halv move forward
>>                    10 halv moves forward
>I                    to the end of the game

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Input move:
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For the input of moves you have the following possibilities:
a) with the mouse:
   First press the left mouse button on the start field and then on the
   finish field
   or
   press the left mouse button in the start field (hold the button down),
   then move the mouse cursor to the finish field and loose the button.
b) with keybopard:
   for example: e2e4 + [Return]
   or for the white short castling e1g1 + [Return]
c) withe the cursor keys: 
   NOT YET IMPLEMENTED !!!
 
Rem.: The input of moves can be changed, you could first devine the finish
      field and then the start field (Its for all input possibilities).
   
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The outputs in the upper window:
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Erffnung         : the first halv moves will be shown there if then
		    opening book is enabled
Stufe             : here you see your choiced level
Suche             : the just computed move
Tiefe             : the just ply depth in halv moves
Bewertung         : the value of the position (pawn = 1.0)
Alpha-Beta-Fenster: the alpha-beta-window
HV                : the best main variant yet
Knoten            : nodes
Knoten/s          : nodes per second
Zeit              : the first time is when the best move was found
		    the second time is when the best main variant was 
		    found               
		    the third time is the used time for the just computed
		    move

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Autoplayer 232
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If you have the Autoplayer 232 from Christian Donninger, you can make
ChessFiz playing automatic against other chess programs.

(for example Chess System Tal, Comet-32, Dabbaba ab Version Febr./98, 
Diogenes, Fritz 2 and 3, Gandalf 2.1, Genius (all DOS versions), 
HIARCS Master 3 to 6, IsiChess 2.50, Kallisto from version 1.83, 
M-Chess Pro from version 3.5, Minimax DOS, Nimzo 3, Nimzo 3.5, Nimzo 98, 
Rebel 6 to 9, Rebel Decade 1.0,1.2 and 2.0) 

You have to copy the file "nonauto.com" from the Autoplayer-disc into the
ChessFiz directory. Further informations you can find in the manual of the
Autoplayer 232.

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files:
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auto232.bat  :  batch file for the Autoplayer 232
blitz.fbk    :  opening book for fast games
chessfiz.ico :  this is a icon that you can use under Windows 95/98
egavga.bgi   :  driver for the graphic card
figuren.vga  :  file with the graphics for the chess pieces
fiz014.exe   :  my chess program Chessfiz
liesmich.txt :  short description in german
readme.txt   :  short description in english
standard.fbk :  big opening book
trip.chr     :  graphic char set
tunier.fbk   :  opening book for serious games

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expansions since version 0.00
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10-26-98 V0.01 :  Right output of the nodes per second during computing
		  a move.
10-26-98 V0.02 :  Function [KA] coordinates on/off implemented.
10-26-98 V0.03 :  Function [DS] print position implemented.
10-30-98 V0.04 :  Implemetation of a little opening book (kFizBuch.bok)
		  (200 variations with 2212 halv moves).
		  Function [BUCHAN] enable opening book.
		  Function [BUCHAUS] disable opening book.
11-01-98 V0.05 :  Experimental version
11-03-98 V0.06 :  Improvement of the opening book .
		  Implementation of some levels: ST,FZ,AS (see functions).
		  Showing the color that had to make the next move with
		  an "*".
		  Showing the used time for each side after making move.
		  And some functions to improve the opening book.
11-04-98 V0.07 :  Experimental version             
11-04-98 V0.08 :  Corrected a bug by the move rating.
11-05-98 V0.09 :  Same as V0.08 (I hope it's now ok)
		  and some other bugs.
11-07-98 V0.10 :  The mouse cursor is changed to hour glass during
		  computing a move.
		  The first 28 moves are showing on screen.
11-14-98 V0.11 :  Function [WB] to select opening book.
		  Corrected the display of the move rating.
11-17-98 V0.12 :  This version is abaout 20 to 60% (dependet on processor)
		  faster than older versions.
		  Function [INFO] to set information on/off implemented.
		  The third time in the information window is now the used
		  time for the actual move by the computer.
		  Input moves with the mouse is extend (look "Input move").
		  Buttons for the most important functions beside the 
		  chessboard implemented.
		  Now all moves are showing on the screen.
		  Besides some optical changes.
11-24-98 V0.13 :  Functions [ZU],[-] = one halv move back implemented
		  Function [+] = one halv move forward implemented
		  Some buttons under the move list window, to play
		  halv moves back and forward.
11-29-98 V0.14 :  The program knows the 50 moves draw rule and draw by
                  three times repetition now.

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further program changes:
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- implementation of an pulldownmenu
- showing the opening variantion on screen
- input position
- permanent brain
- hash tables
- extend opening book
- input of moves with the cursor keys
- improve the playing strengh
- save and load games in PGN description
- save and load games in ChessFiz description
- save and load positions in EPD description
- help window
- further changeable levels (average time per move, time per game, 
    x moves in y minutes)
- demo play (computer against computer)
- perhaps a new windows version with delphi
and so on

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Questions and infos to:

Andreas Herrmann
Eidinghausener Str. 10
D 32549 Bad Oeynhausen / Germany

email: HerrmannAW@aol.com

Homepage: http://members.aol.com/herrmannaw/herrmann.html

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Good luck with ChessFiz

Andreas Herrmann


PS: Sorry for my bad english !
