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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ C h e s s V i e w ║ ║ ║ ║ ver 2.50 ║ ║ ║ ║ Nightware ║ ║ ║ ║ Copyright 1991 All Rights Reserved ║ ║ ║ ║ *** SHAREWARE-BETA VERSION *** ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ This is SHAREWARE-BETA release of ChessView. The author would appreciate any bugs or enhancement suggestions to be forwarded either by mail or a message left on Decibel BBS or CompuServe. The addresses of each are provided in this document under the section Product Registration and Support. ChessView is a User Supported software product. It is not and has never been free software. You are granted a limited license for up to 30 days to evaluate ChessView. If you wish to continue using ChessView you must register by sending $25.00 to: ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Nightware │ │ 3532 Birchwood Trail │ │ Snellville, GA 30278 - (404) 978-2893 │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ Use your 'VISA - MASTERCARD - DINERS - CARTE BLANCHE' to register through our support BBS: ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ DECIBEL BBS Atlanta, GA. 24 hrs/day │ │ (404) 288-6858 1200/2400/9600 (HST) │ │ (404) 284-1152 1200/2400 │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ TABLE of CONTENTS Introduction.................................................... 1.0 Installation.................................................... 2.0 System Requirements............................................. 3.0 Menus........................................................... 4.0 Libraries....................................................... 5.0 Adding Files to Libraries....................................... 6.0 Viewing a Game.................................................. 7.0 Entering/Editing Comments..................................... 7.1 Entering/Editing Moves........................................ 7.2 Move Emphasis Characters...................................... 7.3 Print Moves and Board Positions............................... 7.4 Trouble Shooting Viewing Problems............................. 7.5 ASCII or TEXT File Format....................................... 8.0 Tournament Log.................................................. 9.0 Product Support.................................................10.0 Product Registration............................................11.0 Product Reviews.................................................12.0 1.0 Introduction ChessView is a chess game viewing program along with tracking your tournament statistics. It will read a TEXT file and present the game for viewing. You can also enter games, move comments, auto-play, print game moves, comments and board positions. The print feature can help you create your own personalized book of games. You can use your favorite word processor or text editor to enter games as well as entering them online in ChessView. Communications programs usually contain a feature to capture text. If you play a version of BBS chess, you can capture the game moves in a text file for viewing with ChessView. It provides libraries so that you can group your games in special categories. The Tournament Log lets you enter tournament data to compliment the game viewing portion of ChessView. The tournament log calculates your tournament performance rating, estimated post tournament rating, points gained/lossed by overall tournament as well as by opponent. Analysis of tournament data contains items such as your performance by openings, by time controls, by round, by opponent and by rating class. This information can prove invaluable for preparing for your next tournament and opponents. ChessView is also great for postalite chess players. Log your moves with comments and score the outcome in the tournament log. 2.0 Installation To install ChessView, use the dos command MD to make a directory called CVIEW. Next copy all ChessView's files to that directory. The following files accompany ChessView and if any are missing, ChessView will not work. Please contact Nightware for an updated version. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CVIEW.EXE - Program executable File │ │ PLAY.EXE - Game Board Executable File │ │ CHESS.FNT - Chess Board & Piece Fonts │ │ CVIEW.DOC - Documentation File │ │ CVIEW.HLP - Help Documentation File │ │ COURB.FON - Character Font File │ │ * CVIEW.CFG - Program Configuration File │ │ * library.mst - Library Master File │ │ * *.lib - Game Library Files │ │ * tourney.log - Tournament Data │ │ *analysis.log - Tournament Analysis Text │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ * These files are not required and will be created the first time ChessView is run. * WARNING - After creating libraries, do not delete the file CVIEW.CFG. This file contains some import indexing pointers to the libraries. If this file is ever deleted, the LIBRARIES will have to be re-created. 3.0 System Requirements This program requires a monitor capable of Black/White Hi-resoultion graphics and 300K of memory. A hard disk is recommended. A graphics printer is required for printing board positions. 4.0 Menus The Main Menu is listed vertically and each Submenu for a Main Menu selection is listed horizontally in the upper right half of the screen. The UP/DOWN cursor keys selects items from the Main Menu and the RIGHT/LEFT cursor keys selects Submenu items. A triangle will be placed to the immediate left of each selection. Most processing will take place in the window containing the submenu. At any time press F1 for HELP. The topic will be for the current Main Menu and submenu item. Libraries - Select this menu to Create Libraries or Edit the library title. Games - Select this menu to Add/Edit/Delete or View game files in a library. Tournament - Select this menu to create, view, modify and prepare analysis of your tournaments. Setup - Select to tell the program whether you are using a laptop pc. This causes the colors on the board squares and pieces to be reversed. * Note - When this feature is changed, you may need to exit ChessView and restart it for the proper monitor settings. You can also set the scaling for the size of board to print when printing board positions. Normally the verticle value must be at least 150 above the horizontal value for a proportional board. Also use this selection to select the appropriate graphics printer for printing board positions. Exit - Select this menu to exit ChessView. 5.0 Libraries ChessView let's you classify a set of games in a Library. A Library is simply a category to group certain games together. For example you may have want to create a library for a specific tournament that you participated, or maybe you have a set of games pertaining to a certain opening that you would like to have classified together. A library must exist before any chess files can be viewed. Select the "Create a Library" item from the Games menu to create a library. Examples of libraries might be "Best Games Ever", "Tournament Games", etc. To add a Library, choose the Select Submenu, then depress the INS key. A new line will be added to the end of the list. 6.0 Adding Files to Libraries After you have created a library, you can then add files to it for viewing. To do this, choose the Select Submenu from the Games Main Menu. Press the INS key and a new item will be added. Select this new item by highlighting it, then depressing the SPACE bar. The new selection will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. Then choose the Edit submenu selection to add the information about the game and the file name. *Entering New Games - If the file doesn't exist it will be created so game entry can be accomplished while on the game board. 1) Filename - This is the complete file name of your ASCII file containing your game to be viewed. It must also contain the file extension. 2) Date - Date of game 3) White - Who played white. 4) Black - Who played black. 5) Title - A description or title of the game. Items 2 through 5 will be displayed on the viewing board. After entering the above data, depress ENTER to save the file to the library. The TAB and SHIFT+TAB will move you through the fields. Upload the text files of games so others may add them to their libraries. *Note - You can place a game file in more than 1 library. 7.0 Viewing a Game To view a game, select the View submenu from the Games menu. Once you're in the game viewer you will be able to select the previous or next game, in the library, by depressing the RIGHT or LEFT cursor key. When the game board is displayed the following keys are used: F1 - Displays Help Window F2 - Inverts or flip flops the board. F3 - Toggles Comments On/Off F4 - Enters/Exits Comment Edit mode ALT+C : Change or enter comments ESC : returns control to the game F5 - Toggles auto play On/Off. Toggling it on will permit the program to replay the game for you. Set the number of seconds to pause between moves under the Setup Menu. F6 - Prints entire game moves. F7 - Prints current board position. F8 - Auto print of game. *see section on printing games. F9 - Edit/Enter Game Moves This option permits the entry or changing existing moves. Refer to the Section "Entering / Editing Moves" HOME- Key resets the game back to the first move ESC - Exits to the main menu Right Cursor Key - Selects next available game. Left Cursor Key - Selects the previous game. Down Cursor Key - Makes the next game move. Up Cursor Key - Takes back the last game move. ! + ? and BACKSPACE - Used for adding/editing exclamatory move notations. 7.1 Entering/Editing Comments Comments can be entered and edited while you're viewing the game. After the game is displayed, depress F4 to toggle the edit mode on. At this time a temporary file will be created, organizing the moves and comments. To enter or edit comments, depress ALT+C. The you can now enter or edit comments. To return to the game, depress ESC. Repeat the ALT+C/ESC process for each move's comments. After you have completed the comments, depress F4 again to exit the comment edit mode. The game will be saved with the new comments inserted and the temporary file is deleted. *NOTE - While in edit mode, the new comments can only be seen when ALT+C has been depressed. Otherwise the old comments will be displayed. Once exiting the edit mode by depressing F4, the the new comments can then be seen normally. 7.2 Entering / Editing Moves Moves can be entered or edited by depressing F9 while on the game board. To enter a game from scratch, add the file name (the one that ChessView will create) for your game to a library. Then access that file for viewing. Then depress F9 to enter the game moves. A cursor will appear on the screen. Use the cursor arrow keys to move it about the screen. To select a piece to move, place the cursor in the same square as the piece and depress ENTER. A second cursor will appear in the square indicating this piece is marked for moving. Position the cursor to the new square and press ENTER again to move the piece. Depressing ESC cancels the move in progress. Depress F1 for help when in the edit mode. When you enter the move edit mode, you can also enter/edit comments as well. Depress ALT+C to edit/enter a comment and ESC to return to the move edit. If you need to take back a move, exit the edit mode, take back the move, then re-enter the edit mode again. Key functions while in the move edit mode. F5 Save the Game. (only while in move edit mode) F9 Exits Edit Mode ALT+C Edit Comments ESC Exits From Comment Edit or Aborts move in progress. END Game Ending Annotation Records Draw,Win or Loss *Note - Don't forget to save the game before exiting the viewing board or loading another game. 7.3 Move Emphasis Characters Characters such as +, ! and ? can be entered for any move. Up to 3 of these emphasis characters can be entered for each move. To do so, make the move then depress any of the above character keys. To erase or change, depress the BACKSPACE key to erase the emphasis character. 7.4 Printing Games and Board Positions Printing games or board positions can be accomplished while viewing a game. You can print the games in several ways. 1) Depressing F6 prints the entire game moves. No board positions are printed. 2) Depressing F7 prints the current board position only. 3) F8 turns the auto print on and off. When the auto print is on the current move is printed with comments. Use the F7 key to print the current board position. If you turn on the AUTO-MOVE feature after turning on the AUTO-PRINT, the game will be printed automatically. Board positions will be printed whenever comments are encounterd. *Note - Because graphic printing on black/white printers becomes a negative of the screen, meaning black items are white and white items are black, the pieces and board squares colors will be reversed while in the auto print mode. Upon exiting the auto print mode the correct colors will be restored. 7.5 Trouble Shooting Viewing Problems This section is provided to alert you to some possible problem situations when viewing/editing a game. 1) When viewing a game, and an unexpected result appears on the board as a move, please check the text file containing your game for validity. More than likely it is an annotation type that ChessView does not support, or an invalid move. 2) The above situation can occur upon editing a game. For example you are viewing a game, containing 30 or so moves, and you are presently on move 5. You decide to edit the move and change it. Because the remaining game moves may not be compatible with the one you entered, an unexpected occurance will appear. 3) Correcting the above situations can be obtained by: a) Correcting the game file b) Resetting the game to the first move by depressing home. c) Exiting the viewing screen then reselecting the game. 4) If the none of the above correct the situation, if you could send a copy of the game and an explanation of the problem to Nightware, it will be corrected. 8.0 ASCII or TEXT File Format The file to be viewed must be an ASCII or TEXT file. This can be accomplished through word processors or text editors. Please refer to your editor documentation on text files. EACH GAME must be in a separate file. The following rules must apply, 1) The notation must be in long algebraic form such as e2-e4 or semi-short algebraic form such as e4,Nf6,Qxc4 etc. Although the program interprets short notation, it will be displayed in long algebraic. 2) Either a "-" , ";" or "x" can be used as the move separator. example e2-e4 or e2;e4 or e2xe4 (usually only for captures) 3) The move number, white's move and black's move must always be on the same line. Unexpected results will occur if this rule is not followed. Also it is VERY IMPORTANT to have a move number at the beginning of a new line. example 1 e2-e4 g7-g6 2 d2-d4 f8-g7 or 1.e2-e4 g7-g6 2.d2-d4 f8-g7 3.g1-f3 d7-d6 do not - > 1 e2-e4 g7-g6 4) Non-displayed Comments Use @ signs as the first character of line where you might want to insert as a comment. Once the @ sign is encountered, the line is no longer scanned for moves. This is for internal comments. These comments will not be displayed when viewing the game. example comment @ a better move was h2-h4 5) Displayed Comments After entering a move, you may enter comments that will be displayed after the move is made. The first character of the comment line must be a '#' (for white move comments) or a '$' (for black move comments). Do not place comments and moves on the same line. The moves will be ignored. If you enter comments before the first move, use the '#' sign. Comments can only be 3 lines and limited to 79 characters each. The following is an example of displayed comments. a) #Bird's Opening 1 f2-f4 d7-d5 b) #This is comments concerning white's move #for move number 1. You can have up to 3 #comment lines of up to 79 characters each. c) $This is comments concerning black's move $for move number 1. You can have up to 3 $comment lines of up to 79 characters each. a) Will be displayed before the first move is made. b) Will be displayed after white's first move. c) Will be displayed after black's first move. 6) To designate whether the game was drawn, resigned or mate occured use the following format. drawn game example 23 c1-e1 draw or 0-0 resignation example 23 c1-e1 resig or 1-0 or 0-1 mate example 23 c1-e1 mate or 1-0 or 0-1 These are the only words the program recognizes, any others may cause unexpected results. 7) Pawn promotion is designated with a Q (queen), R (rook), N (knight) or B (bishop) directly with the move. promotion example 23 g7-g8=Q (promoted pawn to a queen) No matter what annotation method is used, always depict pawn promotion with the = (equal) and piece letter. Do not place any spaces between the move and the promoted piece. =Q Queen =R Rook =B Bishop =N Knight 8) Do not place move numbers without moves, unexpected results may occur. example 23 (no move annotated) 9) The following characters are ignored when reading a game file: (.)period 10) Exclamatory signs can be added to moves such as +, ! or ? signs. Up to 3 signs per move (either White or Black) can entered. Do not place any spaces between the move and the exclamatory sign. example: 15. QxR+!? 11) Castling notation must be entered either in long algebraic or the following: O-O castling kingside (Capital letter O's only) O-O-O castling queenside (Capital letter O's only) Review the game files that accompany the program in your text editor for more examples. The program does not alter the original ASCII file. You can change this file in your word processor or text file and the changes will immediately be in effect in the ChessView program. Remember to put these files in the DIRECTORY containing your ChessView program. 9.0 Tournament Log To move about the fields, use the TAB key for forward tabbing, use the SHIFT+TAB to tab backwards. The RETURN will save the data to the TOURNEY.LOG file. The following is an example and explanation of the data fields. Depress F1 for help. Tournament Log Event Name Date Time Controls / Pairing Number Current USCF Rating Performance Rating ( ) New Estimated Rating ( ) Points +/-( ) RD Opponent Rate Pr# Opening C S Pts -- ------------------------- ---- --- ------------------------- - - --- 1| | | | | | | 2| | | | | | | 3| | | | | | | 4| | | | | | | 5| | | | | | | 6| | | | | | | 7| | | | | | | 8| | | | | | | 9| | | | | | | 10| | | | | | | Event Name : Enter the tournament title here. Date : Enter the event date in the MMDDCCYY format. Time controls: i.e. 35 / 90 35 moves in 90 minutes. Pairing numb : Your pairing number in the tournament. USCF rating : Your rating entering the tournament. The Performance, Estimated and Points will be calculated for you. Depressing F4 will calculate based on the current data and then will be displayed on the screen. Opening : The opening that was played. Opponent : Your opponent. Rate : Your opponent's rating. PR# : Your opponent's pairing number. Opening : The opening that was played. C : The color of pieces you played Enter W for white B for Black. S : Your score. W=win L=loss D=drawn PTS : Points gained or lost on the game. This is calculated for you. F3 : Prints the tournament data. F4 : Depressing M while holding down the ALT key will calculate the Performance rating, New estimated rating and points gained or lost. RETURN : Saves the entered plus the calculated data. 9.1 Analysis Samples The tourament analysis creates summary information items such as performance by rating class, tournament round, time controls, opening and opponent for all tournaments entered in ChessView. This is analysis is stored in a text file called ANALYSIS.LOG and is replaced each time a new analysis is performed. The analysis shows how well you performed playing White, Black and both. The following is a sample of the analysis available. The sample only includes a single tournament. For example if you entered data for 10 tournaments, and won 8 games as White against a class A player, under the heading White (wins) for class A would be 8 instead of the 0 showing in the sample. ************************ ANALYSIS BY RATING CLASS *************************** ------WHITE------ ------BLACK------ ------TOTAL------ Description Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws ==================== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Master 2200 & Up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expert 2000 - 2199 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 1800 - 1999 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 B 1600 - 1799 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 C 1400 - 1599 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 D 1200 - 1399 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 1199 & Below 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ************************ ANALYSIS BY ROUND ********************************** ------WHITE------ ------BLACK------ ------TOTAL------ Description Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws ==================== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Round 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Round 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Round 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Round 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Round 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 ************************ ANALYSIS BY TIME CONTROL *************************** ------WHITE------ ------BLACK------ ------TOTAL------ Description Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws ==================== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Moves:35 Time:90 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 ************************ ANALYSIS BY OPENING ******************************** ------WHITE------ ------BLACK------ ------TOTAL------ Description Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws ==================== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== English 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 CK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Slav 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 ************************ ANALYSIS BY OPPONENT ****************************** ------WHITE------ ------BLACK------ ------TOTAL------ Description Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws Wins Loss Draws ==================== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Belcher 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Brooker 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Drexler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.0 Product Support Questions or inquiries can be directed to the following sources: Nightware (404) 978-2893 3532 Birchwood Trail Snellville, GA 30278 GEnie mail address : V.Bradley CompuServe mail address: 71520,1316 Decibel BBS Atlanta, GA: Bud Bradley (404) 288-6858 1200/2400/9600 (HST) (404) 284-1152 1200/2400 Whether you're a supporting user or not, we appreciate your suggestions on improving our products. Registered users recieve 90 days free support from the point of registration. DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of ChessView must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "ChessView is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse- quential, which may result from the use of ChessView." ChessView is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using ChessView and continue to use ChessView after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg- istration payment of $25.00 to Nightware. The $25.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Commercial users of ChessView must register and pay for their copies of ChessView within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by con- tacting Nightware. Anyone distributing ChessView for any kind of remuneration must first contact Nightware at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by Nightware as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering ChessView immediately (However Nightware must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of ChessView.). You are encouraged to pass a copy of ChessView along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of the ChessView system along with 90 days free support. 11.0 To register ChessView send $25.00 in the form of check or money order to: Nightware 3532 Birchwood Trail Snellville, GA 30278 By registering ChessView, you will receive 90 days free support and the latest registered version of ChessView. You will also be notified when future releases are available. These upgrades will be available to you at great savings over the registration price. Rapid charge orders for ChessView are accepted via Decibel BBS. Use VISA, MasterCard, Diners Club or Carte Blanche for all ONLINE Nightware product registrations. Decibel BBS also provides you with DIRECT access to the ChessView author and other fine software authors. Decibel BBS - Atlanta, GA Tom Brady, Sysop (404) 288-6858 1200/2400/9600 (HST) (404) 284-1152 1200/2400 (with MNP) After logging on to Decibel BBS, use the Q command from the Main menu to access the Registration Questionaires for charge card registration of ChessView. Following charge verification (within 24 hours), you will be able to DOWNLOAD the latest and complete registered ChessView package! The $1.50 shipping and handling fee is waived for online registrations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- N I G H T W A R E Your Name -------------------------------- Address -------------------------------- Address -------------------------------- City ST ZIP -------------------------------- ---- ---------- Computer System Description ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- PRODUCT QUANTITY PRICE EA. 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